When the mother of Tuluyhan Ugurlu realised her little boy was musically talented, she took him to see Cemal Resit Rey in 1970. The great maestro played a piece and asked the child to repeat it. As a result of this incident it became clear that Tuluyhan Ugurlu was specially gifted in music. Through the support of the Gifted Children Law, Tuluyhan began studies at the conservatory at the age of five.
During his career he has given up to 90 performances in a single year, an achievement few could surpass. His works composed in the Turkish classical music style, include "Go With God", "Kutsal Kitaptan Ayetler 1 (Verses From The Holy Book I)", "Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (Istanbul Under My Wings)", "Kutsal Kitaptan Ayetler 2 (Verses From The Holy Book 2)", "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Soldiers of the Sun", "Tears of the City", "My Father Was A Poet", "Time in Beyazit" and Symphony Turk.

IT IS HARD TO BE A GIFTED CHILD
The most difficult aspect of being a gifted child was having to practise piano while his other children were playing in the park, Ugurlu explains.