Islak Islak is the first album by Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 rock

Anatolian rock

Anatolian rock is a fusion of Turkish folk and rock music. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Status Quo and Omega became popular in Turkey...

 musician Barış Akarsu

Baris Akarsu

Barış Akarsu was a Turkish rock musician and actor who rose to fame after winning the television series Akademi Türkiye in July 2004...

. It was released in 2005 by Seyhan Müzik after Akarsu's success at Akademi Türkiye (Academy Turkey). The album became famous thanks to its first single "Islak Islak" which is a well known piece from Cem Karaca

Cem Karaca

Muhtar Cem Karaca , also called Cem Baba , was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement.-Biography:...

, legendary Turkish musician and childhood idol of Akarsu. Akarsu also pays tribute to his hometown with the song "Amasra".

Track listing

1. Islak Islak
2. Mavi
3. Kimdir O
4. Gel Gör Beni Aşk Neyledi
5. İsterdim
6. Ayrılacağız
7. Amasra
8. Gün Olur
9. Aldırma
10. Bir Kasaba Akşamı