Murat Evgin honored for his long career in composing for Turkish series

Turkish musician Murat Evgin has been awarded for being the first and only composer to create music for 700 episodes of a TV series in Turkey with Arka Sokaklar (Back Streets) on Kanal D.

Arka Sokaklar is the longest-running TV series in Turkey, with 19 seasons and 707 episodes aired on Kanal D. "I’ve been composing music for this series since 2006, from the very first episode," said Evgin.

"I have composed over 250 tracks and several songs for this series. Recently, a comedy theme I composed for the show, Mesut Tema, went viral on TikTok Global as the Goblin Laugh Meme Music," he added.

Evgin also mentioned that he created a special YouTube program for the 700th episode of Arka Sokaklar alongside legendary TV presenter and DJ İzzet Öz. During the program, Öz presented him with a commemorative plaque from Arka Sokaklar fans, celebrating the milestone of 700 episodes and the record for the longest-running TV series music composition.