▁a ▁popular ▁coffee ▁shop ▁in ▁Er bil . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four ▁Er bil ▁began ▁learning ▁Turkish ▁folk ▁music ▁from ▁his ▁mother . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁his ▁f athers ▁C off ee ▁shop ▁whilst ▁capt uring ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁customers . ▁Although ▁his ▁parents ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁music , ▁they ▁also ▁were ▁mind ful ▁in ▁restrict ing ▁him ▁from ▁sp ending ▁all ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁one ▁year ▁tut ition ▁from ▁the ▁Iran / A zer bay can ▁music ▁a cademy . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁political ▁un rest , ▁he ▁later ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Turkey ▁en list ing ▁in ▁a ▁special ised ▁ba ğ l ama ▁( T urk ish ▁guitar ) ▁course ▁& ▁later ▁on ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁music ▁arts ▁via ▁Ni ğ de . ▁Later , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁An k ara ▁and ▁en list ed ▁for ▁another ▁year ▁in ▁studying ▁Turkish ▁classical ▁and ▁folk ▁music . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁performed ▁in ▁an ▁Opera ▁musical ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Sin an ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁immediately ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁Turk men ▁& ▁Turkish ▁Association . ▁To ▁further ▁strength en ▁his ▁musical ▁ab ilities , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Turkish ▁Arts ▁Academy . ▁Wh ilst ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁world - ren owned ▁classical ▁music ian ▁Sab