This soundtrack accompanies Martina Priessner’s award-winning documentary "Die Möllner Briefe / The Moelln Letters", which premiered at Berlinale 2025 and won multiple awards. The film explores the aftermath of the 1992 racist arson attack in Mölln (Germany), where three family members were killed, and the discovery of hundreds of undelivered letters of solidarity. Music produced, composed and recorded by Derya Yıldırım. The film will be released in cinemas across Germany on September 25, 2025.

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1. Letters of Solidarity
2. Mumlar Yanar
3. Reclaim and Remember
4. Ratzeburger Strasse
5. The Roofs of Moelin
6. 23. November 1992
7. Ibo at the Archive
8. Namik's Garden
9. Murder
10. Letters of Children
11. Hava's Book
12. Sibling Love
13. Elveda

The instrumental album of Yarın Yoksa (If There’s No Tomorrow), following the original album released in March 2025. Produced by Leon Michels and recorded at Diamond Mine Studios, New York, it presents the instrumental versions of Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek’s latest work. Released by Big Crown Records. Composed and arranged by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek.
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1. Çiçek Açiyor (Instrumental)
2. Cool Hand (Instrumental)
3. Yakamoz (Instrumental)
4. Hop Bico (Instrumental)
5. Bilemedim Ki (Instrumental)
6. Yüz Yüze
7. İstanbul'un Kuşları (Instrumental)
8. Direne Direne (Instrumental)
9. Ceylan (Instrumental)
10. Misket (Instrumental)
11. Güneş (Instrumental)

Yarın Yoksa (If There Is No Tomorrow) is the third album by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. It blends Anatolian tradition with a fresh, soulful, psychedelic sound and explores themes of loss, longing,resistance, and hope. Alongside nine originals, the band reimagines folk songs like “Misket” and “Hop Bico.” This album shows the band at a new creative peak. Recorded at Diamond Mine Studio, produced by Leon Michels, and released on Big Crown Records. Composed and arranged by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek.

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1. Çiçek Açiyor
2. Cool Hand
3. Yakamoz
4. Hop Bico
5. Bilemedim Ki
6. Yüz Yüze
7. İstanbul'un Kuşları
8. Direne Direne
9. Ceylan
10. Misket
11. Güneş

"DOST 1 & 2" are reunited in a special gold-foiled double LP, combining the previously released EPs Dost 1 and Dost 2 into one package. Dost means “friend” in Turkish, and the album celebrates friendship, connection, and shared moments. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek.

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1. The Trip
2. Haydar Haydar
3. Deniz Dalgasız Olmaz
4. Hastane Önü
5. Hop Çerkez
6. Sunrise
7. Gümüş
8. Darıldım Darıldım
9. Odam Kireç Tutmuyor
10. Yeni Yürekle
11. Mola
12. Bal
13. Meraklı Gönül
14. Ayşe Halam Arıyor

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Cool Hand / Yakamoz is a 7-inch record. Side A, “Cool Hand”, is an empowering track about letting go of a lover’s gardens to embrace your own beautiful flowers. Side B, “Yakamoz” (moon glow), reflects displacement and loss, telling the story of leaving home and realizing that roots live within oneself. Both tracks blend poetic lyrics, expressive Saz, and emotional grooves. Recorded at Diamond Mine Studio, produced by Leon Michels, and released on Big Crown Records. Composed and arranged by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek.

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1. Cool Hand
2. Yakamoz

"Hey Dostum, Çak!” is a sing-along album for all ages, featuring turkish children’s songs and a mix of well-known and lesser-known folk tunes. Created together with Graham Mushnik (Catapulte Records) and released by Buback Tonträger. Produced, arranged and interpreted by Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek.

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1. Ilgaz
2. Tren Gelir
3. Çömüdüm
4. Mini Mini Bir Kuş
5. Atem Tutem Men Seni
6. Silifke'nin Yoğurdu
7. Arkadaşım Eşek
8. Ey Çoban
9. Dandini Dandini Dastana
10. Süt Içtim Dilim Yandı
11. Maçka Yolları
12. Horoz Havada

"Dost 2" is the second part of the DOST series, following DOST I. Dost means “friend” in Turkish—a comrade, sibling, or more. The album celebrates connection, respect, tolerance, and shared moments of
love and peace. Dedicated to Reto. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Released by Catapulte Records & Bongo Joe Records.

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1. Gümüş
2. Darıldım Darıldım
3. Odam Kireç Tutmuyor
4. Yeni Yürekle
5. Mola
6. Bal
7. Meraklı Gönül
8. Ayşe Halam Arıyor

"DOST 1" is the first part of the DOST series (Dost means “friend” in Turkish). The album blends Anatolian folk songs with original compositions, celebrating friendship and connection. It also features a poem written by Derya’s aunt, Ayşe Yıldırım. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Released by Catapulte Records & Bongo Joe Records.

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1. The Trip
2. Haydar Haydar
3. Deniz Dalgasız Olmaz
4. Hastane Önü
5. Hop Çerkez
6. Sunrise

Kar Yağar (Snow Falls) is the debut album by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. In 12 tracks, the band combines Anatolian folk traditions with their own psych-pop sound. The album includes original compositions, instrumental pieces, and reinterpreted folk songs, ranging from the rhythmic opener “Üç Kız Bir Ana” to the personal title track “Kar Yağar”. Recorded and self-produced in the Larsen Studios in France, the album reflects the group’s connection to Anatolian roots while presenting a contemporary approach. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Released by Catapulte Records & Bongo Joe Records.

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1. Üç Kız Bir Ana
2. Kürk
3. Kar Yağar
4. Nefes
5. Dom Dom Kurşunu
6. Çocuklar
7. Seni Hala
8. Bir Kardeşim
9. Çocuklar 2
10. Hekimoğlu
11. Ey Şahin Bakışlım
12. Oy Oy Emine

Oy Oy Emine / Kürk is a 7-inch record. Side A, “Oy Oy Emine”, is a Turkish song with Bağlama, rhythm, wah-wah guitars, and expressive vocals. Side B, “Kürk”, is a slow, groovy, folky psychedelic track. This release hints at the sound and spirit of the upcoming full-length album "Kar Yağar". Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Released by Catapulte Records & Bongo Joe Records.

1. Oy Oy Emine
2. Kürk

Experimental art-school sounds meet the traditional saz, blending English with Turkish lyrics. Written by Fee Kürten and Derya Yıldırım. Released by Hanseplatt.

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1. Electric Ladyland
2. Andante Calmo

Nem Kaldı is the debut EP by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. The band first came together in 2014 to perform these songs at the New Hamburg theater festival, and that experience led them to form the group and record the EP at Larsen Studio. It features four tracks—two Turkish folk songs important to the Turkish-German migrant community, and two original compositions—blending Anatolian folk, psychedelic grooves, and Derya’s vocals and Bağlama into their signature “outernational” sound. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Released by Catapulte Records & Bongo Joe Records.

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1. Nem Kaldı
2. 3,2,2,3
3. Gurbet
4. Davet

Derya Yıldırım appears as guest vocalist on “Andante Calmo” by Michaela Melián, included in the book and LP/CD Electric Ladyland, released for the exhibition Michaela Melián – Electric Ladyland (March 8 – June 19, 2016) at Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, München. The track features Derya’s expressive voice contributing to the atmospheric and experimental sound of Melián’s composition. Recorded at Kuhmühle in Hamburg.

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1. Electric Ladyland
2. Andante Calmo

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