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TNK was formed in Ankara, Turkey in 2001 by Ali Surel and Caner Karamukluoglu, who were high school fellows. Back then they were listening to a distinct and a much harder genre. When they decided to found TNK Caner was 16 and Ali was 18. Later Ali’s childhood friend Hasan has joined the band as the electric guitarist, the last but far from the least, was the entry of Basri; as bass player. After the squad was set, they started to make music and having an unbelievable joy out of it.

After being awarded the “Most Promising Band” in the year 2002 at the “Sing Your Song” song contest organized by a national TV channel, they went on to win the first prize at the nationwide “Fanta Young Talent Search” contest, refereed by a jury consisting of famous musicians and producers including (Melih Kibar (Musician), Candan Ercetin (Singer), Levent Yuksel (Musician), Meltem Taskiran (Musican and Chair of MSM Music School, Department of Popular Music), Afsin Akin (Aura Records), Asli Atasoy (Ada Records).

“Sira Bizde” (It’s Our Time) was their first EP and was published in 2005 under the On-Air label. Drummer of the band had to fly off to United states that made way to Arda Aksu who, having replaced Ali Surel, performed well beyond what was expected of him at his age. And now, after signing Onur Ertem, the band has formed into its current final composition.

As of now the band, aiming at introducing a genuine album to all Turkish listeners, works at full speed with live performances and record preperations.

TNK 2001 yilinda Ankara'da kuruldu. O yillarda Grubun davulcusu Ali Surel ile Caner lise arkadaslariydi. Onlar "TNK"nin bugunku muziginden cok uzak sert bir turun dinleyicileriydiler. Bir gun TNK'yi kurmaya karar verdiklerinde yani 2001 yilinda; Caner 16, Ali ise 18 yasindaydi. Daha sonra gruba Ali'nin çocukluk arkadasi Hasan katilacaktir. Son olarak Caner'in dersaneden arkadasi Basri ise, bassci olarak bugunku yerini alacaktir. Beraberce cok genc yasta ama inanilmaz bir istekle bu ise baslayan bu 4 kisi ;

2002 yilinda duzenlenen "SingyourSong" adli yarismada "Genc Yetenek" unvanina layik goruldukten sonra calismalarina hizla devam edip; 2004 yilinda "Fanta Genc Yetenekler Ariyor" adli yarismada unlu muzisyenlerin ve produktorlerin (Melih Kibar (Muzisyen), Candan Ercetin (Sarkici), Levent Yuksel (Muzisyen), Meltem Taskiran (Muzisyen, MSM Konservatuari Pop Muzik Bolum Baskani), Afsin Akin (Aura Records), Asli Atasoy'un (Ada Muzik) bulundugu bir juri tarafindan "Turkiye birincisi" secilecektir.

2005 yilinda ilk 'EP'leri olan "Sira Bizde” On-Air etiketiyle yayinlanmistir. Album kayitlarinin bitimiyle Ali Surel Amerika macerasina ucmustur. Gencyasina gore cok iyi bir performans sergileyen davulcu "Arda Aksu" alacaktir Ali Surel'in yerini. Bugun ise gruba Ankaranin en onemli davulcularindan biri olan Onur Ertem ile grup son halini alacaktir.

Su an grup album calismalarina ve konserlerine hizla devam ederek, istedikleri olan, farkli bir albumu Turkiye'de herkese dinletmek pesindedir...