Tolgahan Çoğulu was born in Ankara in 1978. He started his guitar training at age of twelve. In 1996, he entered the Department of Business Administration at Bosphorus University and continued his guitar education in Folklore Club. He studied flamenco guitar and classical guitar with Ayhan Akkaya. After graduating from Bosphorus University in 2001, Çoğulu entered Istanbul Technical University, Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM). Between 2001and 2006, he studied with Soner Egesel and Bekir Küçükay.