Since its 1996 debut "Şehir", mor ve ötesi has been a powerhouse of modern Turkish rock and has inspired generations of Turkish musicians with its songwriting and arrangement skills. Throughout two decades the band has released 8 studio albums, numerous singles, an award-winning motion picture soundtrack, and appeared in hundreds of live shows both in Turkey and abroad. Their 4th album "Dünya Yalan Söylüyor" (2004) represents the band’s transition from alternative to mainstream and is widely regarded as a hallmark of the Turkish rock scene. mor ve ötesi represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, published two songs in English in 2010, and celebrated its 20 years of recording in 2016 with Kayıtlar 2005-2016 - two CD box-sets that include nearly all recorded material they’ve ever produced. 2018 saw the release of their first live album Canlı Senfonik - Aya İrini which captures the band's live performance with a symphonic orchestra in the historic Byzantine church of Hagia Irene in Istanbul. The band's latest studio album Sirenler was followed by the first-ever solo stadium gig by a Turkish rock band on 28.05.2022, with an attendance of 35.000. With their distinctive sound and extraordinary aura mor ve ötesi remains as one of the brightest bands in the Turkish music scene since day one. remains as one of the brightest voices in the Turkish music scene since day one.
