Barış Manço was born on 2nd January 1943. His mother’s name was Rikkat and his father’s name was Hakkı. His mother was a singer. And  Barış Manço was interested in music like his mother. At first, he studied at Galatasaray High School.

He put together a band named “Kafadarlar” and then another one “Harmoniler” with his friends. Then he went on his education at Şişli Terakki High School.

In 1978, he married Lale Cağlar, who gave birth to two children -- Doğukan Hazar and Batıkan Zorbey.

With his passionate voice and combination of ethnic folk-rock themes, Manco modernized folk poets  with diverse themes in his spiritual lyrics.

He began his career by forming his first band Kafadarlar  when he was in high school.

The father of Turkish rock recorded his first singles in the early 60s with his next band, Harmoniler , which is one of the first examples of the Anatolian rock genre combining a Turkish folk song with rock instruments.

In 1970, he formed the band Baris Manco Ve ...  recording his first hit single, Dağlar Dağlar which sold over 700,000 copies.

He later formed the legendary Kurtalan Ekspres in 1972, the band he would concentrate on until his death. His first and only live album was released after he toured with Kurtalan Ekspres in Japan in 1996.

Manco started his TV career in 1988, directing and presenting the show ''7'den 77'ye". The program was a combination a talk show, music and documentary one which aired for 10 years.

He traveled to nearly 150 countries from the equator to the arctic, and he presented the culture of the countries on his TV show, which was broadcasted on Turkish national television TRT 1 from 1988 until his death.