Tarkan Tevetoglu
(born October 17, 1972), popularly known as Tarkan
, is a World Music award winning Turkish pop singer born and raised in Germany. Tarkan has been known for the use of sexual and romantic themes in his work and has been nicknamed the "Prince Of Pop" by the media. [1] He has released several platinum-selling albums during his career, with an estimated 15 million albums sold. [2] He also produces music through his company HITT Music, which he established in February 1997. One of a few European singers that has managed to span chart success over three continents without singing in English, the artist is also noted for his live stage performances. Tarkan's effect on Turkey has been compared by The Washington Post
as analogous to Elvis in America circa 1957 and Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegün described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen. [3] 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. [4]
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Early life
Tarkan was born in
Alzey,
Germany to Ali and Nese Tevetoglu, and was named after a popular 1960s
Turkish comic book character.
[5] The name is said to originate from an ancient
Turkic king or title,
[6] meaning bold and strong.
[7]
His parents were part of the generation of Turkish
immigrants that came to
West Germany during that country's economic boom. His father's family has a decorated military past as war heroes that fought in the Ottoman armies in the
Russo-Turkish Wars [8], while his mother's family comes from a long line of talented
Turkmen folk singers. Tarkan chose to cover a song in 2003 by Turkish
minstrel Asik Veysel Satiroglu as a nod to his roots. In the early stages of his career he was seen sporting a necklace with the crescent and star, a Turkish symbol of national pride, making it a fashion accessory amongst the Turkish youth- as the entertainer
Madonna had done globally with the crucifix.
[9]
Tarkan has three older half-siblings named Adnan, Gülay and Nuray from his mother's first marriage, and a brother, Hakan, and younger sister, Handan from her marriage to his father.
Although Tarkan was raised in Alzey until the age of 13, his
father Ali suddenly decided to move the family back to Turkey in 1986. His father died of a
heart attack in 1995 at the age of 49, and was buried in his home village of Rüzgarli Köy,
[10] in the Turkish district of
Ikizdere in the
Rize Province situated in the Turkish
Black Sea region. His mother later married an architect, Seyhun Kahraman.
[11] Tarkan keeps close ties with his family in Turkey and Germany. He still understands the German language though speaks little, since he has been living in the USA and Turkey for 20 years.
[12]
Career
Tarkan has charted both in
Europe and in the
Americas with his definitive song "
Simarik" (Spoilt/Kiss Kiss/Chanson Du Bisou/Besos). As a result of its widespread success and immediately recognizable sound of Tarkan
kissing on the track, "Simarik" was reincarnated into English as "
Kiss Kiss" by
Stella Soleil and later
Holly Valance (which notched her a UK number one hit), after the composer
Sezen Aksu sold the music rights. It has been covered by various artists across the world in various languages. Another successful Aksu
collaboration was the hit
single "
Sikidim" (Shake).
[13] His entry into the European musical consciousness started a Turkish pop boom in Germany and Turkey in the 1990s, with his European successes signalling that the musical borders between Turkey and Europe, more specifically Germany, were dissolving.
[14] Because of his success, he became the prime example of Turkish pop obtaining an audience outside Turkey.
Over the years his works have maintained their popularity, with Tarkan's 2007 studio album
Metamorfoz
selling over a quarter of a million copies in the first two weeks of its release on December 25, 2007.
[15]
Beginnings
When the Tevetoglu family relocated to Turkey, Tarkan began to study
music in
Karamürsel at high school, before being accepted at the Üsküdar Musiki Cemiyeti Academy in
Istanbul.
[16] After his family moved to
Istanbul in 1988, he began to prepare for
University entrance exams in 1990, but had a difficult time in Istanbul with little money, and worked in low-paying jobs including a stint as a
wedding singer.
Music legend has it just as he was preparing to return to Germany, he met Mehmet Sögütoglu, chairman of the record company
Istanbul Plak. Produced by Sögütoglu, his
debut album Yine Sensiz
(
Without You Again
) sold 750 thousand copies after its release in December 1992.
For the album he had teamed up with then little known songwriter-composer
Ozan Çolakoglu, who later co-produced his albums. Tarkan's debut provoked mingled feelings among the Turks, but it seemed that young people in Turkish cities who were satisfying their hunger with new sounds from Westerns acts such as
Michael Jackson and
U2 were looking for their own home grown idol. Considered rebellious for his lyrics, his dressing style and his earrings by traditionalists made him even more attractive to the young. Although his debut album was not extraordinary when compared to other pop albums of the period, what distinguished Tarkan from the earliest days of his musical career was his unique style and image.
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Sikidim era (1994-1996)
The success of Tarkan in the early 90s was seen by some as a sign of growing admiration for Western music, and the artist's real success came two years later. Collaborating with Turkey's "little sparrow", prominent producer and songwriter
Sezen Aksu,
[19] Tarkan's highly anticipated second album
Aacayipsin
(
Oh - You're Something Else
) sold more than two million copies in Turkey and 750 thousand copies in Europe.
Such high European sales were a first-time feat for a Turkish performer. Aksu wrote two songs for the album, the radio friendly "Hepsi Senin Mi?", which was later relicensed as "
Sikidim" (Shake) for the European market, and a pop-rock number "Seytan Azapta". "Hepsi Senin Mi?" incorporated shaky Turkish rhythms and lyrics of pure slang, and in the video to the song Tarkan slanted his body to the rhythmic melody of the song while displaying a naked chest. This was considered to be bold and daring in the newly opening but still conservative Turkish music industry.
Building on his taboo-breaking and rebellious image, the video to "Seytan Azapta" incorporated scenes from the tour that followed, where dancers would strip Tarkan naked on stage. This erotic persona was enhanced by the artist posing naked and semi-naked for the most popular Turkish magazines of the period,
[20] including becoming the first male to make the front cover of the domestic edition of the
Cosmopolitan (Cosmo)
.
In 1994 he experienced a dip in the new found celebrity status the album had generated, when he made a live broadcast gaffe on private Turkish TV channel
ATV's anniversary celebration during an interview. His response when asked how he was, captured live on camera, was
"Çisim var, agabey."
("I've gotta pee, man.") He was publicly criticised for the comment and only after performing
traditional songs on another TV special did he endear himself again to the nation.
In part to remove himself from media scrutiny, Tarkan moved to
New York,
USA in 1994 to complete his education at
Baruch College and learn English in the U.S.
[21] During this period he filmed a video to another song from his second album, "Dön Bebegim", in New York. Again Tarkan stripped for this project, but this time he wasn't alone. Sharing a bed with a female American model for the slow love song, the opening scenes of the video show the two naked and simulating the aftermath of a love scene. Unused sex scenes from the video are still aired on celebrity entertainment programmes from time to time in Turkey.
[22] While in America, he met the Turkish founder of
Atlantic Records,
Ahmet Ertegün, who had seen him perform in Istanbul at the celebrations of the TV-station during which he had made his speech gaffe.
Tarkan has described Ertegün as his mentor in music and business.
[23] Ertegün, who died in December 2006, had long been preparing Tarkan for an American career,
but Tarkan re-started his English debut album several times.
[24]
Universal kisses (1997-2000)
In July, 1997 the hit song "Simarik" kick started promotions in Turkey for his third studio album
Ölürüm Sana
(
I'd Die For You
). This album took a total of three years to complete. Tarkan collaborated once more with Aksu and music engineer Çolakoglu for the album, which would go on to become his highest grossing album and win the artist his first music industry award for his song "Simarik". In Turkey alone,
Ölürüm Sana
sold 4.5 million copies. However, it was only an indication of things to come.
Signed by the French branch of recording label
PolyGram (now
Universal Music) after the single "Simarik" was released in Europe in 1999, Tarkan reached number three in places like
Switzerland,
[25] the Netherlands,
[26] France, and
Germany the song also reached number one in
Belgium. He was awarded a gold disc at the
Cannes Midem Awards. As the first artist of Turkish origin to sell 500,000 albums in France, in an interview for
CNN he said: "It feels wild, you know, because in the beginning I never thought it was going to really happen. It's all in Turkish, you know, and nobody understands a word. But I think it's a groove. It's the kisses that are universal."
Following the success of the single, Tarkan released a compilation album for Europe entitled
Tarkan
. He won a
World Music Award in
Monaco for its rapid sales. He released two more singles in Europe under the Universal ticket: "Sikidim" and "
Bu Gece" ("Tonight").
Tarkan travelled throughout Europe and
Latin America to promote his music. Appearing in
Ukraine,
Morocco,
Tunisia and
Russia, he gave a total of eighteen concerts in seventeen European cities. In Latin America the album provided Tarkan with a strong fan base, especially in
Mexico, where
Universal Music funded a promotional tour at the end of 1999.
[27] However, this visit had to be postponed until the second week of March 2000, because Tarkan was called up for
military service, which he had suspended to allow for studies in New York. In 2000, the self-titled album was released in the USA with a Universal Latino ticket. Sales went platinum in Latin America.
[28]
This album was also to mark an end in his successful musical partnership with Aksu and temporarily end friendly relations between the two artists. A
copyright dispute erupted between Tarkan and Aksu over the track "Simarik", which ultimately blocked the singer's chance to release an English-language version of the song. The music was initially credited as composed by Aksu, Tarkan and Çolakoglu, but Tarkan later admitted in a 2006 interview that this had been done without Aksu's consent, who was the true copyright owner.
[29] During the dispute,
Sezen Aksu released the
publishing rights instead to other artists, including Holly Vallance.
Military service
At the height of his fame in 1999, Tarkan was called up for military service, which had been legally deferred since 1995. The
deadline for commencement had ended in 1998, 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.
[30] [31] After the
August 1999 earthquake shook Turkey, the 28-day military service was passed, which allowed for a very short term of service provided that those covered by the law paid $16,000 for the benefit of the earthquake victims.
Tarkan returned to Turkey in 2000 and took advantage of this law, completing his service in twenty-eight days. Before entering the army, he gave a return concert in Istanbul, the benefits of which were donated to an earthquake victims' fund.
Of his time in military training, he said:
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Karma (2001-2007)
In January 2001, Tarkan joined a global
brand and became the first
Pepsi spokesperson in Turkey. This preceded the release of his album
Karma
and for the first time two singles in his domestic market in the same year: "
Kuzu Kuzu" ("Like A Lamb") and "
Hüp" ("Whoop"). Although
Karma
was not released worldwide, it was distributed in large shipments to Russia, where he had become the largest-selling non-Russian pop star. A million copies shipped to other areas of Europe, including Denmark.
His so-called
Karma-era
style projected an image totally different from his earlier persona, with regard to both music and looks.
His appearance – tight trousers, loose, unbuttoned shirts or tight T-shirts - and his new hairdo set a trend among young Turkish men, who started to copy his looks.
[32] According to hairdressers, his
Kuzu Kuzu
hairstyle is still the most frequently requested style in the salons of Turkey.
[33] During this time he met
Michael Lang, co-organiser of the
Woodstock Festival, who became his international manager. According to Lang,
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This period was not free of scandals, either. In 2001 researcher Dr. N Aysun Yüksel published a book titled
Tarkan – Yildiz Olgusu
(
Tarkan – Anatomy of a Star
), which was withdrawn from bookshelves by a court order after Tarkan's lawyer Süheyl Atay sued the writer. According to the court's decision the book published personal information and copyrighted photos of the artist, and violated his good reputation.
[35] Another scandal broke out when the video for the single "
Hüp" was released. The Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council considered banning the video, directed by
Ferzan Özpetek, from television broadcast, as some viewers complained that the scene in which Tarkan kisses actress Sinemis Candemir was too "explicit" and "pornographic". The case was reported through Europe by the
BBC.
There was no ban, and fans had their say by voting it the video of the year in 2001 at Kral music station's video awards.
After becoming the face of Pepsi in Turkey, Tarkan also became the official
mascot of the
Turkish national football team for the
2002 World Cup. He recorded the football song "
Bir Oluruz Yolunda" ("United For You"), which became an
anthem for the fans.
Dudu (2003-2004)
His
EP/hybrid album
Dudu
(
Woman
) was the first to be released by his own label
HITT Music, in the summer of 2003. It was the first album of its kind to sell over a million copies in Turkey, while the title track won Tarkan a "Song of the Year Award" in Russia.
[36] Because his successful creative partnership with Aksu had ended over the ownership of "Simarik", he worked with
singer-songwriter Nazan Öncel on both
Karma
and
Dudu
. Öncel's own
Yan Yana Fotograf Çektirelim
album was published under the HITT label. He also released his own perfume line entitled "Tarkan" at the start of 2004.
Although musically a continuation from
Karma
, image-wise
Dudu
presented different visuals from the 2001-2003 period. Sexuality became secondary in terms of fashion and concerts were toned down to become intimate affairs.
[37] The new image portrayed a more laid back Tarkan sporting shorter hair, and wearing less glamorous designs. It was a declaration that glitz and sex were no longer a necessary tool to sell his works. Indicating his desire to show different sides of his personality, "It's not important how sexy I look or whether I dance sexy," he said of his new look.
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Coming closer to Europe (2005-2006)
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In 2005, Tarkan finally announced that his English language album was ready after over a decade of effort. The plans for
Come Closer
began in 1995, when media mogul
Ahmet Ertegün encouraged Tarkan to break into the international market.
Eventually, he managed to break through without the aid of an English language album with "Simarik", but Tarkan's manager, Ahmet San, entered Tarkan into contractual obligations that would hinder further success in Europe. In the framework of a larger agreement with Ertegün's Atlantic Records, Tarkan had tied his artist's rights to a French publishing company, Jonathan Productions, in which San owned shares. The contract specified that Tarkan could not release his own works without the company's permission. Once "Simarik" hit the international stage, Tarkan was virtually blocked from releasing anything, as Charles Ibgui, the director of Jonathan Productions, stated in a letter sent to the artist's then domestic label
Istanbul Plak: "neither Tarkan nor his producer Mehmet Sögütoglu can without our permission release any album in any language anywhere in the world".
This dissolved the relationship between singer and manager San. Consequently, Tarkan later commented in a newspaper interview that San had "destroyed his American dream" and the English album "had been scrapped".
[39] The delay to the initial incarnation of the English album had also been delayed due to disagreements with Ertegün concerning the concept of the defunct album. Ertegün preferred something more American in style, while Tarkan insisted on including many Turkish elements.
In October 10, 2005, Tarkan finally released his debut
English language single "
Bounce" in Turkey.
Come Closer
was released in parts of Europe on April 7, 2006, by the Universal Music label. The album features such songwriters as
Lester Mendez, who co-wrote
Shakira's "
Underneath Your Clothes";
Brian Kierulf, who produced songs for
Britney Spears;
[40] and singer
Wyclef Jean, with who Tarkan recorded the song "Aman Aman". "Bounce" was released in Germany a few days after the release of the album. The German version of the single included an
oriental remix, as well as a
hip-hop version featuring Spanish
rapper Adassa. A second single, "
Start the Fire", was released in August; it included a remix by Turkish
DJ Mousse T. A music video for the Mousse T. version was also produced prior to the single's release.
The album was not a breakthrough success. It was released only in a few European countries and Turkey, and Tarkan appeared on several television shows to promote the album in Germany,
Bulgaria,
Romania and Russia. The promised world wide tour effectively only included a few
Central and
Eastern European countries,
Azerbaijan, Russia, Austria and Germany.
[41] Worldwide release was postponed and domestic sales did not approach the success of his previous albums, with only 110,000 copies sold in Turkey.
[42]
This period, like others, was stamped with scandal. A Turkish
music pirate, well before the official release, leaked four stolen demo recordings from the debut English album onto the internet.
[43] Thousands of copies were downloaded illegally before the album's official release. The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against DJ's playing them.
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Metamorphosis (2007-2008)
Tarkan's new Turkish language album was released on December 25, 2007, and was comprised almost solely of his own work. Called
Metamorfoz
("
metamorphosis" in English), seven of the songs were written by Tarkan, three other songs were collaborations with long-time engineer and producer Çolakoglu.
[45] The album sold over 300,000 copies in the first two weeks of its release.
Tarkan also became the most downloaded artist at TTNetMüzik, a digital music provider where his songs were made legally available in a digital format at the start of January 2008. Out of nearly two million tracks that were purchased after six weeks downloading, nearly 100,000 of those acquired were Tarkan songs, making him the highest grossing single artist at the music portal.
[46]
Unlike the public's reception, the critical response to
Metamorfoz
was lukewarm. Most music critics found the album musically lacking from Tarkan's previous albums, though not all.
[47] Ecevit Kiliç, columnist for
Sabah newspaper, hailed Tarkan on his return and called him the "
Orhan Pamuk of music", saying that Tarkan, just like
Nobel-awarded Pamuk, always does everything his own way, despite all the attacks he has received from the press.
[48] Tarkan received congratulations from the chairman of the
Turkish Language Association for his lyricsmanship by using correct language, traditional idioms and sayings in his lyrics, showing it was said a good example to Turkish youth in preserving the culture of the
Turkish language.
[49] Besides the sales success, Tarkan also produced the third highest viewer rating with his New Year's Eve performance on
TRT television channel,
[50] generating a total of 1 million
YTL income for the television from sponsors.
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The album was released in Germany on February 1, 2008, by
Urban.
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Eurovision 2010
Despite rumours, Tarkan will not represent Turkey in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. Tarkan's representative, Uygar Atas, has denied these rumours being true. Atas states that even if he was offered the opportunity, Tarkan and his producer would have refused.
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Popularity
Tarkan is undoubtedly one of the most popular singers in
Turkey. In addition to his record-breaking album sales, he is known for staging concerts that draw tens of thousands of people.
[54] In 2004, at the "Karadeniz Eregli Love, Peace and Friendship Festival" approximately 700,000 people watched his concert, while in 2006 authorities reported almost the same numbers. "I've never seen such a sight before. I'll never forget this picture as long as I live," he said after the 2004 fesitival.
[55] In 2006 he also performed in
Eastern Thrace, in front of an audience of 50,000.
[56]
His popular image has been courted by several companies; he became the face first for
Pepsi, then for two Turkish telephone companies,
Turkcell and
Avea.
[57] His 2003 tour was sponsored by
Opet and he shot three television advertisements for them. Tarkans popularity can also be measured by the fact that he became the first Turkish singer to require personal security guards. His bodyguard is Levent Agaoglu, the founder of Legend Security.
[58] Agaoglu's company is also responsible for the security of Tarkan's house in Istanbul, and the office of his production company
HITT. His bodyguards escort him during his personal travels as well.
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In recent years, Tarkan has gained international recognition beyond his parents' native
Turkey. He is popular in
Eastern European countries like
Romania and
Bulgaria, and in
Russia, where he has performed extensively.
[60] In 2006 He gave his first Middle Eastern concert in
Dubai in front of 9,000 people.
[61] [62] He is also known in
Israel,
Greece, the
UK and the
USA, mainly among the Turkish
diaspora. His popularity in the
United Kingdom, although Tarkan has never charted there, is also evident from the success of his
Wembley Arena concert, given in London, on 13 April, 2008, where he was interviewed by BBC radio prior to the event.
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While his song "Simarik" has been sampled by various artists in these countries, the lucrative film industry in India has also poached several Tarkan hits, including "Sikidim", "Kuzu Kuzu" and "Dudu", for various
Bollywood films.
[64] [65] His
Kis Günesi song has been chosen as one of "The Unforgettable Hits of Turkish Music" by
Hürriyet newspaper.
[66] Tarkan also has many fans in
Iran. In conjunction with the release of
Metamorfoz
, Tarkan became the first Turksh artist to have a
mp3 player named after him. German manufacturer of storage products and audio devices
TrekStor joined up with Tarkan for their
mp3 player series i.Beat. Packed with special features, the digital player was titled the i.Beat Emo Tarkan edition.
[67]
Paparazzi terror
The dark side of Tarkan's popularity comes with the media, particularly with the
paparazzi. On 29 December 2007, Tarkan gave an interview to
Taraf
, explaining how the Turkish paparazzi terrorised him when he was leaving the studio of
TRT, the national television channel, where he was recording his New Year's Eve concert. Upon leaving the building a group of 10-15 paparazzi, angered by Tarkan's refusal of answering their questions, started to smack and kick his car, shouting offensive words, and blocked his way with their vehicles. When finally the singer's car managed to take road, they followed him to his home, where already other media personnel were waiting for him to arrive. The mass of paparazzi blocked the entrance to his house, and thus the singer was forced to flee to a hotel and spend the night there. He gave the interview to
Taraf
in the hotel and published the newspaper article on his official website, aiming to direct attention to the dangerous behaviour of the Turkish
yellow press.
[68] Tarkan has had similar dangerous clashes with the paparazzi before: in May 2007 he was forced into a street pursuit on the road to Mount Olympos near
Antalya. That time his angry comments about journalists' behaviour were printed in almost all newspapers.
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The PETA Controversy
In February 2008, the
animal rights organization
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) commenced a drive to persuade Tarkan to swear off
fur after being spotted wearing fur on the cover of his 2005 album,
Come Closer
, which featured a coat with a fur lined collar. PETA encouraged its members to send personal
email messages to Tarkan and his management, in the hope the artist would set an example for his many fans by quitting the use of fur.
[70] Tarkan is well-known for his humanitarian efforts towards stray animals, and publicly announced he had regretted wearing the fur lined coat and would join an animal rights' movement.
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Private life
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Tarkan does not like to talk about his private life, which has partly fueled the "is he-is he not gay" discussion, and the subject of his relationships often fills the front pages of Turkish newspapers and magazines. In 2001, when Tarkan was moving houses in New York, a worker stole what the domestic media tried to portray as compromising photos which suggested his
homosexuality, but were simply photos with other men in swimwear in public places.
[72]
In a special interview to
Hürriyet
, Tarkan finally declared that he was not gay.
[73] Tarkan subsequently gave fewer and fewer interviews and television appearances, limiting himself to a small number of trusted journalists. In 2006, he claimed that his relationship with the media had gone wrong:
"There's a trust crisis between me and the media. I'm fed up with being forced into arguments, that all my words are twisted around. I don't want to do it any more. It's no fun any longer. They are aiming right for my head ... When I go to America, I'm so jealous of their talk shows. There are no such things in Turkey. Who shall I talk to in Turkey, in which talk show? They will definitely show what I am not. And in the end, it will all come down to the same question: "Are you gay?"
[74]
He was together with female lawyer Bilge Öztürk for 7 years until they amicably split in 2008.
[75] The artist has been quoted in the media several times as regarding the institution of marriage to be outdated, stating he would only get married if he had children for their benefit.
[76] Tarkan owns a ranch-like property in
Polonezköy,
Istanbul, where he cultivates fruit trees and keeps animals.
[77] Tarkan also owns a flat in
Murray Hill,
New York, worth approximately 5 million dollars, according to the Turkish press.
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Awards
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List of awards Tarkan has won during his career:
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International
- 1999, World Music Awards (Monaco)
- * Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist: [80] Tarkan
- 1999, Record Fair MIDEM (Cannes)
- * Best Selling Pop Single: [81] Simarik
- 2004, The Pud Award (Russia)
- * "Song of the Year":
Dudu
Domestic
- 1998 Kral TV Awards
- * Yilin Sarkisi (Song of the Year)
: [82] Simarik
- 2001 MGD Altin Objektif Ödülleri [83]
- * Yilin En Iyi Pop Müzik Sanatçisi (Best pop singer of the year)
- 2001 Kral TV Awards
- * Yilin Erkek Pop Sanatçisi (Male Pop Singer of the Year)
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- * Yilin Sarkisi (Song of the Year)
: [85] Kuzu Kuzu
- * Yilin Videosu (Video of the Year)
: Hup
- 2002 MGD Altin Objektif Ödülleri [86]
- * En Iyi Erkek Yorumcu (Best male singer)
- * Yilin Albümü (Album of the year)
: Karma
- 2003 Kral TV Müzik Ödülleri [87]
- * En iyi pop erkek (Best male pop singer)
Discography
Albums
- Yine Sensiz
(December 1992)
- Aacayipsin
(April 1994)
- Ölürüm Sana
(July 1997)
- Tarkan
(International debut) (September 1998)
- Karma
(July 2001)
- Dudu
(June 2003)
- Come Closer
(First English album) (April 2006)
- Metamorfoz
(December 2007)
- Metamorfoz Remixes
(July 2008)
Singles
- "Simarik" (International) (September 1998)
- "Sikidim" (International) (February 1999)
- "Bu Gece" (International) (July 1999)
- "Kuzu Kuzu" (Domestic) (August 2001)
- "Hüp" (Domestic) (October 2001)
- "Bounce" (Domestic/International) (October 2005/January 2006)
- "Start the Fire" (Domestic/International) (March 2006)
See also
- Tarkan discography
- Sezen Aksu
- Turkish pop music
- Similar artists