Kerem Kabadayi

Kerem Kabadayi

Poet, musician (drummer).
Date of Birth: 20.12.1977
Country: Turkey

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Literary Pursuits
  3. Musical Journey

Early Life and Education

Kerem Kabadayı was born on December 20, 1977, in Ankara, Turkey, to Ulku Kabadayı (father) and Müjde Kabadayı (mother). From 1983 to 1988, he attended Bahariye İlkokulu (Bahariye Elementary School). He then enrolled at İstanbul Özel Alman Lisesi (Istanbul Private German High School) from 1988 to 1996, where he met Harun Tekin. In 2000, he graduated from Koç Üniversitesi (Koç University) with a degree in Production.

From 2001 to 2004, Kabadayı pursued a degree in the History of Architecture, Urbanization, and Contemporary Art at Boğaziçi University. His thesis, titled "Capitalist Urbanization in Turkey between the 1920s and the Early 1990s: An Alternative Interpretation," focused on Marxist urbanism and the theory of history. He also worked as a lecturer (2000-2004) in the Faculty of Science and Literature at Koç Üniversitesi before joining the graduate program in the History of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University.

Literary Pursuits

Kabayı's first published article appeared in 1992 in the computer technology magazine "Amiga Dünyası." The magazine ceased publication later that year. From 2003 onwards, he wrote for "Asklepios," a medical journal.

Musical Journey

Kabadayı began playing the drums in 1990 as a hobby. He took lessons from Alpay Asena Salt, the drummer of the Turkish rock band Whisky. He went on to form the band "Decision" with friends Sahin Yalabyk (vocals), Harun Tekin (guitar), Derin Esmer (guitar), and Alper Tekin (bass guitar) until 1994.

After Yalabyk's departure, the band members decided to switch to Turkish lyrics, thus founding Mor ve Ötesi ("Purple and Beyond") in 1995. Their debut album, Şehir, was released in 1996. Kabadayı contributed four songs to the album: "Sabahın Köründe," "Uyku," "Past," and "Reality." Notably, "Uyku" was the band's first song in Turkish.

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