
Efe Sargın
Vocalist
He was born in 1997 in Istanbul. He received his first music education from his father, Zeki Sargın, a Turkish classical music vocalist. He continued his music training at Üsküdar Musiki Cemiyeti, where he studied repertoire, theory (nazariyat), usul (rhythmic structure), and solfeggio for three years. After completing this program, he joined the Üsküdar Musiki Cemiyeti Performance Choir under the direction of TRT artist Yahya Geylan and participated in concerts both as a soloist and a chorist. During his education, he studied with prominent composers such as Amir Ateş and Alaeddin Pakyüz. In 2018, he participated in the activities of the TRT Istanbul Radio Turkish Classical Music Youth Choir, conducted by Mustafa Doğan Dikmen. In 2020, he was admitted to the undergraduate Voice Training (TSM) program at Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory. During his conservatory education, he studied repertoire with Sinem Özdemir Göçeri, Suat Güney, İbrahim Suat Erbay, Cengizhan Sönmez, and Gülşah Sönmez; vocal training with Kemal Akdoğan; ud with Mehmet Emin Bitmez and Osman Kırklıkçı; makam theory with Nurullah Kanık; and religious music with Süleyman Erguner. He graduated in 2024 with second-highest honors in his class. Outside the conservatory, he continues to study repertoire and theory with the distinguished tanburi and composer Erol Sayan. In 2024, he passed the artist recruitment examination held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye and began working as a vocalist with the Istanbul Sufi Ceremonies Ensemble.