Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American f… Read Full Bio ↴Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American family. Her father Talat Tekin was a prominent Turkologist at UC Berkeley. The Tekins moved to Turkey when she was four years old. Özlem grew up in Ankara, where she went on to study classical western music at the Hacettepe University Music Conservatory in Ankara, specializing in the clarinet.

She started out as the vocalist in "The Bad." The Bad was an underground rock band like most other rock bands and they would perform gigs at clubs, often playing covers from other popular bands. In 1993, she met Şebnem Ferah, who has now also become another recognized rock musician in Turkey, and became the keyboard player of the successful all-female rock band Volvox. Özlem occasionally performed as the lead singer as well.

While still in Volvox, she met Hakan Peker and they started working on her debut solo album in 1994. This album, Kime Ne (literally, who cares?), was eventually released in January 1996 to widespread critical acclaim. The first single Aşk Herşeyi Affeder Mi? (Does love forgive everything?) shot to the top of the charts. Other hit tracks include Duvaksız Gelin (Bride without a veil) and Herkes Şanslı Doğmuyor (Not everyone is born lucky).

Özlem Tekin then left Hakan Peker's record label and went to İstanbul Plak (Istanbul Record) which also had acquired other popular singers like Tarkan. Her second album Öz (Pure) was released in February 1998. This spawned Yol (Road) which became an enormous hit.

Laubali (Care-free/Disrespectful) came out a year later to great success.

Özlem started up her own TV show on Kanal D called Yaz Rüzgarı (Summer Wind) in 2000. This aired for 1 hour, 5 days a week and received high ratings. In year 2003 she started acting in the TV series "Sil Baştan" (From Scratch). This show aired for 2 years, also with high ratings.

In 2005, she starred in the stage musical "Mucizeler Komedisi" (The Comedy of Miracles). That very year, her new album "10987654321" was released, which presented a much harder sound than her previous effort.

In 2006 she played in the Cem Yılmaz movie "Hokkabaz" (The Trickster).

In the same year,she also played in the tv movie "Maçolar" (Machos).

After this experiment, she received a nice surprise, a forest in her honor, owing to her tenth year in music sector. After a long preparation,the forest was completed and named as "Özlem Tekin-Bahar Ormanı (Özlem Tekin-Spring Forest)" by her fans.

In 2007, she played in another TV movie "Fesupanallah" (Gosh) and nowadays she is preparing for her new project which is a theatre play "Kim O" (Who's That). Özlem Tekin will share the roles with a famous Turkish thespian Metin Serezli in this project.

In 2008, she started a new TV show in one of the most famous national music channels in Turkey, Kral TV. The show's name is "Hiperaktif" (Hyperactive), which is well-suited for Özlem's personality. Özlem is also fully suitable for the program format in her second TV announcer experience after "Yaz Rüzgarı" (Summer Breeze).

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Özlem Tekin Lyrics

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Bugün doganın dengesi yok
Öyle herseyden alınmayalım
Aglasam kızsam hiç yeri yok
Başladık yarım bırakmayalım
Daha seninle işim bitmedi bitmez
Aşk gün yüzü görmedi görmez
Sana söylemeye degmedi degmez
Seni benim kadar kimse sevmedi sevmez

Yalnız kalmanın alemi yok
İçip içip abartmayalım
Aşkta sükutun kıymeti yok
Kaçıp gidip saklanmayalım
Aşksız hayatın hiç tadı yok
Fani dünyaya sarılmayalım

Darlanmanın manası yok
Sevip sövüp ayrılmayalım

Overall Meaning

The verse talks about the imbalance in nature, indicating that something is wrong with the world, and how humans should not take everything for granted. The singer suggests that even if they cry, get angry, or express their emotions, it won't matter. Therefore, they encourage the idea of finishing what they have started, and the job is not completed with their significant other. The chorus highlights how love has not seen the daylight yet, and nobody, besides the singer, has loved their partner as much they do. The singer then addresses the idea of being alone and how there is no joy in it, but at the same time, one shouldn't drink heavily or exaggerate things. Love is something that should not be kept silent, and running away from it doesn't solve anything. The singer emphasizes how life is tasteless without love and how one should not be confined to this temporary world. They end the verse by stating that there is no meaning in getting upset and separating from each other, and true love would not lead to separation.

Overall, the song touches upon the theme of love and the importance of valuing it in a world that is often unbalanced. It emphasizes that love is worth cherishing and how it contributes to one's happiness and well-being. The lyrics resonate with those who believe in the power of love and the profound connection between human beings.

Line by Line Meaning

Bugün doganın dengesi yok
Today nature's balance is disturbed

Öyle herseyden alınmayalım
Let's not take offense at everything

Aglasam kızsam hiç yeri yok
If I cry or get angry, it is useless

Başladık yarım bırakmayalım
We started, let's not leave it half done

Daha seninle işim bitmedi bitmez
My work with you isn't over, it won't be over

Aşk gün yüzü görmedi görmez
Love hasn't seen the light of day, it won't see it

Sana söylemeye degmedi degmez
It's not worth telling you, it won't be worth it

Seni benim kadar kimse sevmedi sevmez
No one has loved you as much as me, no one will

Yalnız kalmanın alemi yok
There's no joy in being alone

İçip içip abartmayalım
Let's not exaggerate while drinking

Aşkta sükutun kıymeti yok
In love, silence is worthless