Ceza

For other uses, see Ceza (disambiguation).

Bilgin Özçalkan (Turkish pronunciation: [bilˈɟin ˈœzt͡ʃaɫˌkan]; born 31 December 1976), also known by his stage name Ceza (pronounced [dʒeˈzaː], Turkish for 'punishment'), is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter.

Ceza
Background information
Birth name	Bilgin Özçalkan
Also known as	Ceza Fatalrhymer Fatalflex Keskinkılıç Bloody
Born	(1976-12-31) 31 December 1976 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper Singer Songwriter Breakdance(Formerly)
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Kod Müzik (1999) Hammer Müzik (2000–2006) EMI (2006) Orijinal Müzik (2008) Pasaj Müzik (2009) Esen Müzik (2010–present)
Formerly of	• Nefret (1998-2004) • Asya Sentez (1999-2002) • Kuvvetmira (1998-2005)
Website	ceza.com.tr

Early works

In 1995, Özçalkan started a group called U.C.S and performed with this group until about 1998. His group Nefret got signed under Hammer Music in 2000, and the album Meclis Ala – İstanbul was released. In 2001, Özçalkan proceeded to release the album Anahtar. The title track on this album that holds the same name as the album itself was the first one that came with a music video. The album was a great success, and Özçalkan performed at many concerts from it.

However, Özçalkan's big breakthrough came in 2004. He was invited to one of the biggest rock festivals in Turkey, namely RockIstanbul, and was asked to perform on stage there. He was able to showcase his rap music in an environment that held the largest Turkish popular music acts.

In 2005, at the Turkish rock music festival Rock 'n Coke, Ceza let out a profanity-laden freestyle rap directed at the singer Kıraç, who had made comments about rap not being real music.

After these two projects, Özçalkan had a featuring with artist Mercan Dede in his album Su ("Water").

Personal life

Özçalkan was born on 31 December 1976 in Üsküdar, Istanbul, but he was registered on 1 January 1977 in his birth certification. He worked for 8 years as an electrician before he started rapping. He is the first and only Turkish singer to have won a MTV Music Award in 2007. Again in 2007, he created his own clothing brand called Evin Delisi.

His sister, Ayben Özçalkan Ülkü is also a rapper.

Discography

Solo albums

Year	Title	Label
2002	Med Cezir	Hammer Müzik
2004	Rapstar 130.000	Hammer Müzik
2005	Feyz Al	Hammer Müzik
2006	Yerli Plaka	Hammer Müzik
2007	Evin Delisi	Underground EP
2008	Bomba Plak with Killa Hakan	Dolunay Müzik and Orjinal Müzik
2010	Onuncu Köy	Esen Müzik
2010	Artık Suç Değil Sevgi İşleyin - Yüksek Gerilim	Esen Müzik
2015	Suspus	Esen Müzik
2024	Yatay Zeka	ED Müzik

Split albums

with Güven (Uslanmaz Çocuklar Senfonisi)

Year	Title	Label
1996	Af Yok	Unknown Label

with Nefret, Susturucu, Turbo, Ses, Silahsız Kuvvet, Yener, Statik

(Compilation Album)

Year	Title	Label
1999	Yeraltı Operasyonu	Hammer Müzik

with Dr. Fuchs (Nefret)

Year	Title	Label
1998	Vatan EP	Hammer Müzik
2000	Meclis-i Ala İstanbul	Hammer Müzik
2001	Anahtar	Hammer Müzik

with Silahsız Kuvvet (Asya Sentez)

Year	Title	Label
2000	Toplama Kampı	Unknown Label

Singles

• "Streetball Underground" (1995)
• "Açık Ara Bul Kon" (2009)
• "Artık Suç Değil Sevgi İşleyin" (2010)
• "Sende Biraz Delisin" (2011)
• "Türk Marşı" (2012)
• "Mind Right" (feat. Kaan) (2016)
• "Denizci" (2018)
• "Fight Kulüp" (feat. Killa Hakan & Ezhel & Ben Fero) (2019)
• "Komedi v Dram" (feat. Sayedar & Önder Şahin) (2019)
• "Beatcoin" (2019)
• "Yak" (with Tepki) (2020)
• "Yeni Mesaj" (2020)

International (as featured artist)

Year	Single	Peak position	Certification
		US
2011	"Worldwide Choppers" (Tech N9ne featuring Busta Rhymes, Yelawolf, Twista, U$O, Ceza, D-Loc, JL of B.Hood & Twisted Insane)	104

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2005	Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul	Himself
2013	Leyla and Mecnun	'Guest appearance'

External links

• Official website