Mehmet Barış Manço (attained fame as Barış Manço, also spelled Baris Mancho in some European album releases), born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço, (January 2, 1943 in Üsküdar, Istanbul – February 1, 1999 in Kadıköy, Istanbul) was a Turkish rock singer, composer, and television producer.He composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including English, French, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Urdu, and Arabic. He remains one of the most popular public figures of Turkey.