Akın Eldes (born 11 November 1962) is a Turkish guitarist.
Career and Life
Akın Eldes was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and played mandolin and flute as a child. Eldes started playing the guitar in high school.[1] He played with the bands E-5, Painted Bird, Asım Can Gündüz, singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil, bassist Gürol Ağırbaş, composer Melih Kibar and Çapkınlar among others prior to joining Bulutsuzluk Özlemi.[2] He is currently playing with the Turkish rock band Pinhani.[when?] Eldes uses a variety of hand-made guitars by Murat Sezen.[3] He generally plays the Yamaha Pacifica PAC1511MS or Steinberger Headless guitar in Pinhani Concerts. His work with Bulutsuzluk Özlemi lasted from 1986 to 2000.[4]