Tugay GULER
“Throughout our lives, we sweat and save for a shallow grave.
But I never lived confined within walls. If life consists of borders, then not crossing them is my real grave.”
— Tugay GULER
"This is myself."
This is the story of a
SOUL
Beyond the Horizon
Tenderness and storm, sorrow and hope; every contrast paints the canvas of Tugay Guler’s inner world.
Every emotion, every experience, every love, every sadness related to life opens a new sky for him. Invisible emotions transform into a sailing ship, brought to life by melodies.
🎶 Works created with love, performed freely, and resonating beyond borders
He’s much more than an ordinary person. After all, he doesn't play a musical instrument. He doesn’t know musical notation. He is not even a vocalist who can sing.
With no formal training, yet blessed with a natural ear for music, he creates melodies born purely from instinct and emotion.
This rare talent emerged after a brain tumor and the subsequent struggle with psychogenic amnesia (see "About Him"). He writes his poems by humming the melodies that float in his mind, later translating them into notes.
This is what makes him unique: he is bound by no rules, no notation, and no boundaries. His works are infused with originality, freedom, and utterly pure emotion.
This extraordinary gift allows him to adapt his Turkish, English, and French poems to all kinds of music, including rock, jazz, blues, pop, techno, Turkish classical music, Turkish folk music, and many other genres.
In addition to writing and composing his own lyrics, he transforms the indescribable melodies flowing from his mind into vibrant sound, reaching the souls of people with his resonant, modern symphonies.
Every word, every melody, every note tells a vivid and breathtaking story, filled with profound metaphors.
These stories embody silence, resistance, and emotion.
Listeners discover deep meanings in every word and note, and feel the urge to listen again and again. With each listen, a new layer of meaning is revealed.
🎶 Works created with love, performed freely, and resonating beyond borders.
"He" called…
And the ghosts turned into music
The melodies emerging from Guler's soul needed voices and instruments.
CHIZGI – grup Çizgi and CHIZGI symphony orchestra became his voice.
They are an artist project created by Tugay Güler.
All the lyrics, melodies, and stories belong to GULER.
The CHIZGI project performs what his own voice cannot.
About "Him"
The melodies emerging from Guler's soul needed voices and instruments.
CHIZGI – grup Çizgi and CHIZGI symphony orchestra became his voice.
They are an artist project created by Tugay Guler.
All the lyrics, melodies, and stories belong to GULER.
The CHIZGI project performs what his own voice cannot.
He was born on May 27, 1971, in İzmir, Turkey — the only child of a mother who raised her son alone, within the narrow walls of poverty and perseverance. From his earliest breath, life taught Him endurance before comfort, and courage before rest.
Education
After completing his primary, secondary, and high school education in İzmir, He entered 'Istanbul Technical University', Department of Business Administration. Yet, for Him, real education was never defined by diplomas — it was a lifelong journey of self-cultivation and inner discovery.
Throughout his life, He continued to study and learn across many disciplines:
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Istanbul University – Communication and Communication Techniques
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Istanbul University – Body Language Education
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Istanbul University – Life Coaching
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Boğaziçi Institute – Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
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Ankara Science University – Creative Writing and Text Design
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Additionally certified in Projective Child Education
He is currently continuing his academic studies at the 'International 'Dublin University', Faculty of Social Sciences, majoring in Psychology.
For Him, learning was never a phase — it was a way of being
Professional Life
For sixteen years, He served as an executive at several of the world’s leading international corporations. Later, He founded his own companies and became the Turkish regional distributor for major global electronics brands.
Today, He owns three international online stores in the field of electronics and office equipment. He is the patent holder of the 'PIVOT Cartridge' brand, and the founder of 'Kırmızı Göz Publishing House (Red Eye Publishing)' — an independent literary press — not only to publish his own works, but to give a voice to other writers as well; 'KLEO Art Gallery'; and 'LineEye Record'.
But titles never defined Him. He is a sculptor, painter, poet, writer, lyricist, and composer — an artist in every direction the human soul can reach.
Life Philosophy
At the age of 23, a severe car accident forever changed his life. A spinal injury left Him with lifelong physical limitations and countless surgeries to endure. But from that pain, He forged resilience, patience, and rebirth.
“All our lives we sweat and save for a shallow grave.
But I never lived between walls.
If life is made of borders and impossible hardships,
then not crossing them would be my true grave.”
That became the compass of his existence. No matter what he faced, nothing could stop Him. When doctors said impossible, He replied, it only takes time.
Despite his condition, He took up the sport of cycling, riding thousands of kilometers across his country. Later, He co-founded the 'İzmir CAT Cycling Association', working for years to raise awareness, build cycling paths, and secure recognition for cyclists’ rights in Turkey.
In his business, art, and social life, He carried the same relentless spirit — creating his own brands, companies, and patents, while also teaching, mentoring, and inspiring others.
He founded 'Kırmızı Göz Publishing House (Red Eye Publishing)' — an independent literary press — not only to publish his own works, but to give a voice to other writers as well. He opened 'KLEO Art Gallery', exhibiting his sculptures while providing space for artists who had no other stage. His sculptures have been featured in numerous national and international exhibitions.
He also founded the “You Exist Too” project, offering free emotional and psychological counseling to those in need. And today, He transforms those same souls and their stories into songs born from his own poems — a creation that, too, began from a tragic chapter.
Symphonies – The Echo of Silence
The words born from pain eventually turned into notes. He was no longer just writing — He was composing.
Out of life’s quietest seasons, His symphonies began to rise. Each one carried the echo of a chapter: some told of childhood memories, others of a lost friend, or a woman’s silent gaze.
His symphonies are not made of notes, but of lived moments. Some carry the weight of stone, some the pulse of a heart, some the reverberation of silence itself.
Today, each of those works continues to live at the heart of CHIZGI — just like Him, reborn again and again.
Impossible Only Takes Time
What brought Him this far was not luck, but an unbreakable will — patience, endurance, and vision. Yet just as powerful were His emotional depth, his compassion for the human spirit, and the millions of stories He witnessed across his country. His life is a testament to one truth: a person must never stop evolving.
“Imagine this…
You build your art or your work with your bare hands, and one day an economic collapse erases it all. Or one day you’re applauded for your art, and the next you’re condemned for it.
Only a soul that never stops following its passion can rise again and again from such things.”
“Don’t forget —
wherever you are in this world, problems exist for you, to lead you toward your true self. The meaning of life isn’t to live without problems; it’s to rise through them and create your own heaven. Real happiness lives there. What you create with love, passion, and faith is the only truth.
Don’t give up —
as long as your heart beats with love, no story truly ends.”
Humility
One of His most defining traits is humility. Very few people truly know what He has endured.
“I believe I came into this world not to hurt people, but to love them and make them happy. That’s why I never want to burden anyone with my pain.”
Even in success, He preferred to stand quietly behind the scenes.
“I’ve been so humble that even those closest to me stopped believing. They’d say, ‘You? Really?’ Strangers even tried to give me charity! But that only makes me laugh — because I learned something: the real devil isn’t out there. It lives within us. I gave it another name: Ego.”
“Feed your soul, not your ego. Grow your talent, not your pride. Aim for goodness, not wealth — because what is good endures. Happiness isn’t found in what you have, but in what you’ve overcome. If money comes before maturity, your ego grows — not your spirit. True wealth is emotional wealth. Don’t sell yourself — reveal yourself. But first, to yourself.
Then the word ‘impossible’ will vanish — and become simply ‘it takes time.’”
Epilogue
Today, He still writes with the same pen, and creates with the same heart. For Him, time is not an enemy — it is a brush. Each passing year paints a new color upon life. In His sculptures lives the strength of humanity, in His songs the ache of the heart, and in His writings — the hope that transcends them all.
Because He has long learned that nothing truly ends. To rise again after every fall has become His very name:
Tugay GULER
