On 14 July , his single "Cuppa" was released. According to Telifmetre, Tarkan was the male artist with the most number of streams in Turkey in the first six months of According to Ahmet Ertegun : "He's a great dancer, he moves beautifully, and he has the magic that all big hit artists share, which is the ability to get an emotion across through a recording.

At the height of his fame in , Tarkan was called up for military service, which had been legally deferred since The deadline for beginning his service had passed in , but due to contractual obligations abroad after the success of his compilation album he did not return to Turkey to do his military service.

The media discussed whether Tarkan should be viewed as a deserter and stripped of his citizenship. Even the Turkish parliament discussed the issue.

Of his shortened time in military training, he said: "It was January and snowing like crazy. It was tough; the food was terrible.

Eighteen months of my life for nothing? I thought my own dreams were more important. Tarkan was in a relationship with a French model in the early s, [77] and with a Turkish journalist [78] between and Photos stolen from his house in New York in were portrayed as compromising; they were photos with other men in swimwear at a public nude beach.

In one of the pictures he appears to be kissing a man. In , he said that his relationship with the media had gone wrong. He was in a relationship with a lawyer, Bilge Öztürk, for seven years until they amicably parted in The couple met in after a concert in Germany.

Dilek had been a fan of Tarkan long before they got acquainted. List of awards Tarkan has won during his career: [92]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Retrieved 5 March His second and third albums, Aacayipsin and Olurum Sana, were released in and respectively. The song "Simarik" from ''Olurum Sana'' became popular in a number of countries.

In , he signed a new contract with Universal Music Group. In , his compilation album, Tarkan, received platinum and gold certifications in several countries.

In , he made music videos for the songs "Kuzu Kuzu, "Hup" and "Verme" from his fourth studio album ''Karma''. Two years later, the album ''Dudu'' performed well on the sales charts, and in with the release of his first English album, Come Closer, he became known in Europe.

The lyrics of the songs included in the album ''Metamorfoz'' were praised by the Turkish Language Association. In , his seventh studio album, ''Adimi Kalbine Yaz'', became the best-selling album of the year in Turkey.

In , his ninth studio album, Ahde Vefa, which has a Classical Turkish theme, was released. Alongside his music career, Tarkan has taken part in numerous social projects and is known as "Megastar" and "Prince of the Bosporus" in the press.

One of few European singers who has managed to span chart success without singing in English, he is also noted for his live stage performances.

Tarkan's effect on Turkey has been compared by the Washington Post to that of Elvis Presley in the US around and Atlantic Records's co-founder Ahmet Ertegun described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen.

He has also been listed by Rhapsody as a key artist in the history of European pop music, with his signature song "Simarik" as a keystone track that moved the genre forward.

His albums have sold over 15 million copies. AT 50 3 Wo. CH 43 6 Wo. Erstveröffentlichung: 6. April CH 72 1 Wo. Erstveröffentlichung: Juni DE 6 Gold 20 Wo.

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Tarkan hat ein Alter von 48 Jahren. Er wurde am Oktober in Alzey, Deutschland, geboren. Weitere prominente Geburtstage hier auf karavokiris.com: 10/17/ Tarkan Tevetoğlu (n octombrie ), cunoscut ca Tarkan, este un cântăreț turc de muzică pop, născut și crescut în karavokiris.com este cunoscut pentru utilizarea de teme romantice și sexuale în melodiile sale, fiind poreclit de mass-media Prințul muzicii karavokiris.com a primit discul de platină pentru vânzarea a peste 15 milioane de albume în toată lumea. Tarkan Tevetoğlu (* oktobar ), poznatiji kao Tarkan, je svjetski nagrađivani turski pop pjevač. Rođen je u Zapadnoj Njemačkoj i odrastao u Turskoj. Tarkan je poznat po korištenju romantičnih tema u njegovom radu i dobio je nadimak "Princ popa" u medijima. [ 1 ]Porijeklo: tursko.