Tarkan and Tourists

Two news items in today’s Turkish media have two “things” in common: Tarkan and tourists! Turkish daily Hürriyet reports that a group of Israeli tourists who arrived in Alanya on a ship called “Mirage 1” today were given a warm welcome at the port by a belly dancing group who danced to Tarkan’s worldwide hit “Şımarık”. Hürriyet reports that there were 317 tourists aboard.

The other news item reported by Cihan News Agency is about musical preferences of Iranian tourists who have to come to Turkey for Nevrouz celebrations and is based on the information provided by Meryem Emadi, a tourist guide. Emadi says that Tarkan is the most popular music artist among Iranian teenagers and his dancing style is really special for them. According to CHA’s report, Mustafa Sandal is among the most popular in Iran, too. The same report also says that people in their 40s love İbrahim Tatlıses the most.