High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ya mur Sar gül (pronounced [ja mur sar yl]) (born 26 August 1979; Antalya) is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. He writes both lyrics and music. Ya mur Sar gül was born on 26 August 1979 in Antalya, Turkey. He was 3 years old when his family moved to Ankara. His talent in music was discovered early in his childhood. His parents are both amateur musicians; his father plays the ney, while his mother plays the oud. Ya mur was raised in listening to classical music, Turkish folk music and various other genres. He started playing the piano at the age of ten at Hacettepe University State Conservatory, then he studied violin at Bilkent University Stage Arts Faculty. Finally he realized the best musical instrument for him would be a guitar, so he applied to Ankara Anatolian Arts High School and the guitar became his major instrument. Later he studied music at Gazi University.