Ümit Yılbar (1966, Kadıköy, Istanbul - 25 September 1993, Bağgöze, Siirt) was a Turkish musician and guitarist.
Yılbar, one of the guitarists of Pentagram, one of Turkey's famous heavy metal bands, voluntarily became a commando while performing his military service as a sub-lieutenant, and died at the age of 27 during a conflict with the PKK in an operation he participated in on 25 September 1993.
[1] In memory of Yılbar, who was also the guitar teacher of Gökhan Özoğuz from the Athena,[2][3] Athena band dedicated the album One Last Breath and Pentagram band dedicated the song Fly Forever from their second album Trail Blazer to him.
[4] A poem that Ümit Yılbar wrote 11 days before his martyrdom is still remembered.
Even if a stone falls on my head, My friend, I won't give up on this road, .