Akman, who also plays guitar, has tried acting by appearing on the 12th episode of Bizim Hikaye in a supporting role.
[3] Under the direction of Zeo Jaweed, Akman's new song was released by 2645 Records on 12 December 2016,[4] titled "Gece Gölgenin Rahatına Bak".
[6] The Israeli music group Anna RF accused Akman of copyright violation and took "Gece Gölgenin Rahatına Bak" off YouTube.
[11] Akman revealed on his Instagram the release date for his new song "Sensin Benim En Derin Kuyum", which was set to be published on 9 June.
[13] The song, which was written and composed by Çağatay Akman and Ahmet Hatipoğlu, was turned into a music video by Yekta Özbilen.
It was again written by Çağatay Akman and Abdullah Özdoğan and its music video was directed by Yekta Özbilen.
It was originally performed by İbrahim Tatlıses for Ahmet Selçuk İlkan's album Unutulmayan Şarkılar Vol 2.
[27] Sabah's author Meltem Fıratlı wrote in her article "High schoolers reached the top" on 24 December 2016, that Akman "is a musician who has brought his fans to the peak.
[29] In his article for Hürriyet, published on 8 March 2017, Cengiz Semerciğlu argued that Çağatay Akman was an 18-year-old guy with great talent who had emerged from the difficult conditions in Zeytinburnu.
[31] Ali Eyüboğlu from Milliyet saw the success of the artist due to the power of internet and to the issues addressed by him in the song "Gece Gölgenin Rahatına Bak".
[32] In his article for Milliyet, titled "Turkish Films in Mexican TV" which was published in May 2018, Sina Koloğlu discussed the song "Bizim Hikaye" by Akman and wrote: "The piece was nice and he did the job well.