MİNAS CEYLİN

Minas Ceylin (born Mustafa Tamer Sağır) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans music, literature, and creative strategy. A graduate of Istanbul University with degrees in Turkish Language and Literature as well as Journalism, he blends poetic sensibility with sonic experimentation to craft deeply emotional and socially resonant works.

His artistic journey began in adolescence with formal training in Classical Turkish Music and classical guitar. During his high school and university years, he moved toward professional music by forming rock bands, most notably Eflatun, where he took on the roles of guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter. Over time, his sound evolved into a singular voice marked by melancholia, resistance, and lyrical intensity.

In the field of literature, his poems and essays have appeared in leading literary journals such as Varlık, Yasakmeyve, Akatalpa, Edebiyat Ortamı, and Karakalem, as well as in newspapers like BirGün, Taraf, and Radikal. His published poetry collections—Kırçıl (Komşu Publishing, 2011) and Arabın Şeyi (Noktürn Publishing, 2013)—reflect his raw, unfiltered view of identity, memory, and modern solitude.

In 2015, he released Sen Duy Diye, one of Turkey’s earliest trip-hop albums, under his own name. Adopting the moniker Minas Ceylin, he followed up with two full-length studio albums: Kaybolursam Şarkı Söyle (2020), a sonic map of inner exile and longing, and Hep Acı Tektim (2021), a darker, more intimate continuation of his distinctive sound. In 2022, he released the EP Öteki Cumhuriyeti, further blurring the lines between poetry and electronic music.

After 2020, he accelerated his musical production and successfully brought his music to an international stage. Following his autobiographical album Kaybolursam Şarkı Söyle, he began releasing a series of emotionally charged and lyrically rich singles. As of 2025, he became the first Turkish artist to release original songs in Montenegrin, marking a unique cultural milestone in his career.

His music and writing tell stories that echo across geographies and cultures. From Turkey to Montenegro, from Germany to Serbia, Minas Ceylin continues to explore the emotional and political landscapes of the individual—always searching, always transforming.

He currently resides in Podgorica, Montenegro, where he continues to create, compose, and share his evolving narrative with a growing audience.

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Discography

Singles

• “Jedina Electrabesk Remix” (2025) (MNE) 

• “Jedina” (2025) (MNE) 

• “Benim Yorgun Kalbim” (2024)

• “Hayat Böyledir İşte” feat Burcu Tatlıses (2023)

• “Bir Of” (2023)

• “Öteki Demolar” (2022)

• “Odam Kireçtir Benim” (2022)

• “Bir Şeyler Değişsin Artık” (2022)

• “Tek Kişiliktir” (2020)

• “Bunu Bana Yapma” (2020)

• “Fincanın Etrafı Yeşil” (2020)

• “Bir Yalan” feat Burcu Tatlıses (2020)

• “Sadece Vazgeçtim Uğur Çelik Remix” (2020)

• “Sadece Vazgeçtim” (2019)

• “Her Şeyin Farkındayım” (2019)

• “Unuttun mu Beni” (2019)

• “Mutluyduk Aslında” (2018)

• “Bu Kalp Onsuz da Tütsün” feat Burcu Tatlıses (2018)

EPs

• Öteki Cumhuriyeti (2022)

Albums

As Minas Ceylin:

• Hep Acı Tektim (2021)

• Kaybolursam Şarkı Söyle (2020)

As Tamer Sağır:

• Sen Duy Diye (2015)

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Poetry Books

• Arabın Şeyi – Noktürn Publishing (2013)

• Kırçıl – Komşu Publishing (2011)