Abstract
In parallel with music becoming a global phenomenon after the Second World War, Western musicians such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, John Lennon and Mick Jagger became well-known names not only in their own countries but all over the world. In this period when English began to gain prominence, artists from different nationalities resorted to many methods, including singing their songs in English, to gain a place in the global market. In our country, names such as Barış Manço, Erkin Koray, Moğollar started their journey by imitating the popular Western artists of the period. Although their initial aim was to get somewhere by carrying their partial success among Istanbul's petty bourgeois groups to the country, their real goal is to achieve success abroad. Due to the current conditions or lack of planning, they did not get what they wanted with the records they released with English and French lyrics and they returned home. After some time, they realized the lack of "locality" in their western style works and returned to the roots. They tried to create a contemporary music combining local and modern elements that the people of this country would love and over time they began to achieve success. This music genre , which they performed polyphonically, using Anatolian melodies and Turkish music modes on the basis of electric guitar, bass guitar and drums, has been known as Anatolian rock over time. In this study, the "returning home" processes of Anatolian rock musicians will be discussed in terms of their partial successes and disappointments after their efforts to achieve their goals abroad.