Tarkan (Singer) Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family, Facts, Biography

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Tarkan Quick Info
Height5 ft 8 in
Weight72 kg
Date of BirthOctober 17, 1972
Zodiac SignLibra
SpousePınar Dilek

Tarkan is a Turkish singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, and record producer who is known as one of the prominent figures of the Turkish music industry and has released a multitude of albums and songs like Yine Sensiz, Come Closer, Ölürüm Sana, and Adımı Kalbine Yaz. Additionally, he is also very popular on social media and enjoys more than 5 million followers on Instagram, more than 4 million followers on Twitter, more than 2 million followers on Facebook, and more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube.

Born Name

Tarkan Tevetoğlu

Nick Name

Duke of Buckingham, Prince of the Bosphorus

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany

Residence

Istanbul, Turkey

Nationality

Turkish

Education

Tarkan studied music at the Uskudar Music Society.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Composer, Record Producer

Family

  • Father – Ali Tevetoğlu
  • Mother – Neşe Tevetoğlu
  • Siblings – Hakan (Brother), Handan (Younger Sister)
  • Others – Seyhun Kahraman (Stepfather)

Genre

Pop, Folk Pop, Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock, Dance-Pop, Classical Turkish Music

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

İstanbul, Universal, HITT, DMC

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

72 kg or 158.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Tarkan has dated –

  • Elif Dagdeviren (1994-1996)
  • Jeni Kalkandjieva (1999)
  • Bilge Ozturk (2002-2009)
  • Nil Özalp (2010)
  • Funda Kilic (2015)
  • Pınar Dilek (2016-Present) – The duo got married on April 29, 2016, and welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lidya, on July 12, 2018.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Sports a beard
    • Sharp gaze

    Brand Endorsements

    He appeared in a TV commercial for Coca Cola in 2018.

    Tarkan Facts

  • He gets his name from the fictional comic book Hunnic warrior ‘Tarkan’, a creation of Turkish cartoonist Sezgin Burak.
  • His first English language album, Come Closer, was released on April 7, 2006, and it was ranked at number #18 in the German Albums Chart, at number #43 in the Swiss Albums Chart, and at number #50 in the Austrian Albums Chart.
  • In 2011, he received the 38th Golden Butterfly Award for “Best Male Turkish Pop Music Artist”.
  • Tarkan underwent surgery for thyroid nodules at Maslak Acıbadem Hospital in June 2019.
  • He is well-versed in English and Turkish and also understands German.

    • Featured Image by Hakki Topcu / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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