Photo: Hakki.T (Hakki Topcu) / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tarkan strikes me as one of pop music's great cultural bridges. Born in Alzey, Germany, he moved to Turkey as a teenager and grew into a national icon, which gave his music a rare double vision. I hear European pop sensibility melted into Turkish melody, sensual and instantly recognisable, and that fusion let his songs travel far beyond their home market. Studying in New York only widened that lens. My take is that his appeal lies precisely in not belonging fully to one place, letting him sing across borders in a way few artists manage so naturally.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tarkan
- Name (Japanese)
- タルカン
- Reading
- たるかん
- Born
- October 17, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Baruch College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.tarkan.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tarkan/
- Xhttps://x.com/tarkan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
Frequently asked questions
When was Tarkan born?
Born October 17, 1972 (age 53).
Where is Tarkan from?
Tarkan is from Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
What does Tarkan do?
Tarkan works as singer, composer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.