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Tarkan
Tarkan Tevetoğlu is a German-born Turkish singer-songwriter.
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entertainment · Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1972) · singer · composer · musician · also Tarkan, Tarkan (singer)
Born 17 October 1972 · Q485771
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2026· 17 entries
Sözcü Gazetesi: Tarkan'ın yalnızca 400 kişinin girebileceği konserinin fiyatı 'pes' dedirtti
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Haberler.com: Megastardan mega ücret! Tarkan'ı dinlemek bir araba parası
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Onedio: Tarkan'ı Dinlemenin Bedeli Dudak Uçuklattı: 2 Gecelik Paketin Fiyatı Şoke Etti!
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Filmaffinity: Sección visual de Tarkan: Dön Bebegim (Vídeo musical) (1994)
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Milliyet: Tarkan Tevetoğlu
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Published video “TARKAN - YO (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “TARKAN - Vatanımsın (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “TARKAN - Sorma Gitsin (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “TARKAN - Çınar (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “TARKAN - Şerbetli (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “TARKAN - Olay (Official Visualiser)”.
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Published video “Şahaneydiniz Ankara! Çok Teşekkürler | #Tarkan #Ankara2026”.
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Türkiye Gazetesi: Tarkan Haberleri
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Published video “TARKAN - Rindlerin Akşamı (Dönülmez Akşamın Ufkundayız) - Ahde Vefa | 2017 Yılbaşı Özel – 4K”.
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Published video “TARKAN - İstanbul 2026 I Ay I #Tarkan #VolkswagenArena”.
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Published video “TARKAN - İstanbul 2026 I Öp I #Tarkan #VolkswagenArena”.
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2025· 1 entry
haberler.com: Tarkan İstanbul konseri 2026 ne zaman, bilet fiyatları ne kadar? Tarkan Volkswagen Arena konseri biletleri ne zaman, saat kaçta satışa çıkacak?
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2024· 4 entries
Released ep “Kuantum 51 Remixes (Vol.2)”.
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Milliyet: Tarkan’ın değişime ihtiyacı var
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Released ep “Kuantum 51 Remixes (Vol.1)”.
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Released album “Kuantum 51”.
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2022· 2 entries
BBC: Tarkan: Geççek şarkısıyla gündeme oturan sanatçının 'kendi müzik formülünü' yaratan başarılı kariyeri
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Posta: Tarkan’ın yeni single’ı "Geççek"in videosu Türkiye’de ilk kez YouTube’da!
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2021· 1 entry
Mynet: Tarkan Altın Madalyon filmi nerede ne zaman çekildi? İşte oyuncu kadrosu...
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2020· 1 entry
Hürriyet: Megastar Tarkan kardeşlerini ilk kez paylaştı – İşte Tarkan’ın kardeşleri
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2019· 1 entry
İnternet Haber: Tarkan Kimdir?
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2017· 1 entry
Released album “10”.
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2016· 4 entries
Haber7: Ünlü popçu Tarkan kiminle evlendi? Pınar Dilek kimdir?
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Hürriyet: Tarkan'ın eşi Pınar Dilek kimdir?
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Released album “Ahde Vefa”.
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On 29 April 2016, Tarkan married his long-time girlfriend, Pınar Dilek.
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2012· 1 entry
Tarkan recorded the song "Aşk Gitti Bizden" for Ozan Çolakoğlu's debut album 01
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2011· 2 entries
Tarkan was the most searched artist on Google in Turkey
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Released album “Tarkan Best Of The Tarkan 2011 Albümü Şarkıları”.
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2010· 2 entries
Released album “Adımı Kalbine Yaz”.
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His eighth studio album, Adımı Kalbine Yaz, became the best-selling album of the year in Turkey, and in 2016 was released his ninth album, Ahde Vefa, which has a Classical Turkish theme
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2008· 3 entries
Released album “Metamorfoz Remixes”.
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The remixed versions of the songs from Metamorfoz were released in two CDs under the title Metamorfoz Remixes
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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2007· 2 entries
Released album “Metamorfoz”.
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Was the time of his seventh album, Metamorfoz, whose lyrics of the songs included were praised by the Turkish Language Association
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2006· 3 entries
Released album “Come Closer”.
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Said that his relationship with the media had gone wrong
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Of his first English album, Come Closer, he became known in Europe: from this Long Play were selected "Bounce" and "Start the Fire" as the lead singles
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2005· 1 entry
Tarkan released the single "Ayrılık Zor" followed by "Bounce" in 2006, which was sold in Europe as well
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2004· 1 entry
Tarkan was chosen as the "Best Male Pop Music Artist" at the Turkey Music Awards
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Dudu”.
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2002· 1 entry
Tarkan released two new singles "Özgürlük İçimizde" and "Bir Oluruz Yolunda"; modifications in the song "Bir Oluruz Yolunda" were made for the Turkish national football team's entry to the 2002 FIFA World Cup
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2001· 3 entries
Released album “Karma”.
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Were portrayed as compromising; they were photos with other men in swimwear at a public nude beach
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Made music videos for the songs "Kuzu Kuzu", "Hüp" and "Verme", from his fourth studio album Karma, while two years later, Extended Play Dudu performed well on the sales charts
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2000· 1 entry
Took advantage of this law, and completed his service
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1999· 4 entries
His compilation album, Tarkan, received platinum and gold certifications in several countries
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Tarkan was called up for military service, which had been legally deferred since 1995
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Tarkan, who already had high sales figures around the world, was honored at the World Music Awards as the Best-Selling Turkish Artist
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Released album “Best Of '99”.
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1998· 3 entries
But due to contractual obligations abroad after the success of his compilation album he did not return to Turkey to do his military service
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Released album “Tarkan”.
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Tarkan signed a contract with Universal Music Group
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1997· 2 entries
Released album “Ölürüm Sana”.
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Tarkan founded his own production company Hitt Müzik and in the same year he released his third studio album Ölürüm Sana, which sold three and a half million copies
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1995· 1 entry
When media mogul Ahmet Ertegun encouraged Tarkan to break into the international market
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1994· 4 entries
Released album “Aacayipsin”.
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To learn English and complete his education at Baruch College
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Experienced a dip in his celebrity status after he made a gaffe during an interview on a live broadcast marking the anniversary of the private Turkish TV channel ATV
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While his third, Ölürüm Sana, in 1998: the latter included the song "Şımarık" ("spoilt" in Turkish), that became popular in a number of countries, also for its English version, "Kiss Kiss"
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Yine Sensiz...”.
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1986· 3 entries
With their parents settled in Karamürsel, Kocaeli
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Moved to Turkey together with his family
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“s interest in music began in childhood. Tarkan and his five siblings moved to Turkey in 1986 with their parents settled in Karamürsel, Kocaeli. After his father”
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1972· 1 entry
Born 1972-10-17.
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