Tarkan
Tarkan is a Turkish singer and songwriter whose music spans Turkish pop and classical songs, from “Şımarık” and “Kuzu Kuzu” to Kuantum 51.
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Overview
- Full name
- Tarkan Tevetoğlu
- Born
- October 17, 1972 · Alzey, Germany
- Work
- Singer and songwriter
- First album
- Yine Sensiz · 1992
- International signature
- Şımarık, from Ölürüm Sana
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Alzey, Germany, Tarkan moved to Turkey with his family in 1986. He studied Turkish music in Karamürsel and later continued his training in Istanbul while performing at local venues. His debut album, Yine Sensiz, arrived in 1992.
Finding his audience.
Aacayipsin helped establish him in Turkish pop. “Şımarık,” from the 1997 album Ölürüm Sana, then became his international signature. Karma followed in 2001 with “Kuzu Kuzu” and “Hüp,” while Dudu brought another set of songs that travelled beyond Turkey.
Following the music.
He recorded the English-language Come Closer and returned to Turkish classical repertoire on Ahde Vefa, released through his own HITT Music label in 2016. His later releases include 10 and Kuantum 51, followed by the 2025 singles “Dönmüyor Giden” and “Anılarla Yaşamak.”
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Anılarla YaşamakSinger and composer; lyrics by Aysel Gürel, arrangement by Ozan Çolakoğlu
- 2025Dönmüyor GidenSinger, lyricist and co-composer with Tarık İster
- 2024Kuantum 51Recording artist and producer
- 2016Ahde VefaSinger; Turkish classical repertoire
- 2001KarmaRecording artist
- 1997Ölürüm SanaRecording artist
- 1992Yine SensizRecording artist; debut album
Awards
Quotes
Canlarım benim, sizi çok özledim.Tarkan, quoted by Pınar Çelikel in Oksijen
He greeted the crowd at Volkswagen Arena on January 16, 2026. In English: “My dears, I missed you so much.”
Trivia
- His mother named him after the comic-book hero Tarkan.
- He adapted “Taş” into “Bir Oluruz Yolunda” for Turkey’s national football team.
- His environmental work includes supporting Doğa Derneği and releasing the single “Uyan.”
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