28 October 1957)[1] is a Turkish musician, record producer, lyricist, songwriter, composer, and pianist.
He worked as a civil servant at a tea factory in Rize Province and moved to Istanbul in 1984.
On 12 September 1984, his first album Sen Sözden Anlamaz Mısın?
[3] His later albums helped him to garner popularity, and a fan group called Cengizciler was established (Fans of Cengiz).
[4] In 2010 Cengiz Kurtoğlu released an album called Sessizce.