Akın Eldes

Akın Eldes (born 11 November 1962) is a Turkish guitarist.

Career and Life
Akın Eldes was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and played mandolin and flute as a child. Eldes started playing the guitar in high school. He played with the bands E-5, Painted Bird, Asım Can Gündüz, singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil, bassist Gürol Ağırbaş, composer Melih Kibar and Çapkınlar among others prior to joining Bulutsuzluk Özlemi. He is currently playing with the Turkish rock band Pinhani. Eldes uses a variety of hand-made guitars by Murat Sezen. He generally plays the Yamaha Pacifica PAC1511MS or Steinberger Headless guitar in Pinhani Concerts. His work with Bulutsuzluk Özlemi lasted from 1986 to 2000.

Albums

 * Kafi (2002)
 * Türlü (2004)
 * Cango (2007)
 * Ara Taksim (2009)
 * Başka Türlü (2010)
 * Hane-i Akustik (2011)
 * Tek Başına (2018)
 * Denemeler (2021)

Singles

 * Hep Birlikte (2019) KERRAR feat.Gönül Taner
 * Hep Birlikte - Rerecording (2020)
 * Kuzgun (2020)
 * Deneme 1-2 (2020)
 * Deneme 3-4 (2020)
 * Deneme 5 (2020)
 * Deneme 6 (2020)
 * Deneme 7 - Kimlederdensin Kimlerlesin (2021)
 * Deneme 8 - Oyun Havası (Karışık Tarz) (2021)
 * Böyle (2021)
 * Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (2021)
 * Krähe - Kuzgun Pt.2 (2021)

Other album appearances

 * Bulutsuzluk Özlemi: Uçtu Uçtu, Güneşimden Kaç, Yaşamaya Mecbursun, Yol
 * Bülent Ortaçgil: Bu Şarkılar Adam Olmaz.
 * Gürol Ağırbaş: Bas Şarkıları II
 * Barış Manço: Mançoloji
 * Melih Kibar: Yadigar
 * Mehmet Güreli
 * Meltem Taşkıran
 * Haluk Levent: Kral Çıplak
 * Pinhani: İnandığın Masallar, Zaman Beklemez Başka Şeyler
 * Tanju Duru: Duru Zamanlar
 * Mustafa Gökdeniz: Yalan Söyle