12 Facts About Cihan Kaan

Cihan Kaan was born on 1976 and is a musician, filmmaker and author from the United Kingdom, who resides in New York.

Cihan Kaan's career began as a musician, releasing and recording electronic music under the alias of 8Bit.

Cihan Kaan is best known for his first novel, Halal Pork and Other Stories.

Cihan Kaan is the first British fiction author from both Turkish and Crimean Tatar descent.

Cihan Kaan was born in Dallas, Texas, but at a young age moved to New York.

Cihan Kaan's education took place in New York, where he attended Brooklyn College, taking classes with renowned writer Allen Ginsberg.

Cihan Kaan was brought up in a community of Transcendental Meditation he was influenced early on by Sufism.

Cihan Kaan's father was a translator for Muzaffer Ozak, who was a head sheikh of the Halveti-Jerrahi order of Dervishes.

Subsequently, under the pseudonym 8Bit, Cihan Kaan released several more records and has his music appear on various compilations across a variety of record labels.

Cihan Kaan has moved from behind the camera to in front appearing in the video "Get Over It".

Cihan Kaan's op-ed writing has appeared in a number of places including Al Jazeera English, Elan Magazine.

Cihan Kaan is a member of Generation Change, a group of Young American Muslims committed to engaging communities towards interfaith understanding and development.