- Speaks English and Turkish fluently and understands German.
- He is a singer and composer.
- Has three sisters, named Nuray, Gulay, Handan and two brothers, named Adnan and Hakan.
- Made Turkish music popular in the late 90s with his 1999 smash hit "Simarik".
- Mother is Nese, father Ali, who passed away in 1995.
- His wife was one of his fans. They met at his Germany concert.
- He was awarded Best Song and Best Pop Music Artist at Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards, the forty-fourth times organization in 2017.
- He won Song of the Year (Sevdanin Son Vurusu) at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011.
- He won Song of the Year (Yakar Geçerim) at the 39th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2012.
- He won "Best Male Turkish Pop Music Artist" at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011.
- Has a collection of old watches.
- He is a huge fan of George Michael, Billie Holliday and Louis Armstrong.
- Tarkan likes to listen to gramophones and he is a gramophone record collector.
- Tarkan is an environmental and animal rights activist.
- His favorite writer is Ugur Mumcu.
- Is originally from Ikizdere, Rize.
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