About Haluk Levent
Haluk Levent (born Haluk Acil; 26 November 1968) is a Turkish rock singer who helped revive the long forgotten Anatolian rock genre in the 1990s. In 2023, Levent was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He later said he would not attend the gala due to the criticism aimed at the Turkish government in the entry penned by Elif Shafak. Levent was voted Türkiye's most trusted celebrity for 7 consecutive years from 2019 to 2025, breaking records for the index. In July 2026, he was detained on charges of alleged money laundering and multi-million-dollar fraud. == Early life == He was born on 26 November 1968, in the Yamaçlı neighborhood of Yüreğir, Adana. He attended Sabancı Primary School for his primary education. After graduating from Adana Atatürk High School, he briefly studied Forestry Engineering at the Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University; Computer Programming at Ankara University and Kastamonu Vocational School; Physics at the Faculty of Science and Letters, Middle East Technical University; and Accounting at Ankara University Vocational College. His family's financial difficulties played a significant role in his lack of a consistent university education. During this period, he also tried his hand at business, but having failed to succeed in the commercial world, he left Adana.
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