I was born in 1972 in Istanbul, Turkey. I studied high school at Robert College, where I started making music in 1990. I especially like '80s music and Synthpop bands like Depeche Mode and Erasure. The same year I started DJ'ing in school parties and next year founded my band Chantage together with Kivanc Kutlumus. We played for over 20 years in well-known venues and pubs in Antalya and Istanbul, with a repertoire consisting of our own songs, and favorite covers from the New Wave, Indie, Punk, SynthPop and New Romantics genres. We were elected as one of Depeche Mode's support bands in Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul concert in 2006. Recently I started my solo career as Tolgai, and released my first album in 2020. My goal is to make my listeners relive the spirit of the '80s and '90s and have some time away from their daily troubles.