Tarkan Has Come Back
The Turkish media continues to write about Tarkan and his most recent song “Sevdanın Son Vuruşu” (The Last Strike of Passion). Mehmet Tez, in his column in today’s Milliyet, writes that “going back to his roots”, Tarkan has eventually created the right musical chemistry. Tez believes that Tarkan’s English album had caused him to lose focus and kept him in a dilemma. But now, Tez thinks, Tarkan has made a good decision by trying not to be different just to appeal to the Europen music markets: “There is no trick in this album. All plain.”
Here is how Mehmet Tez comments on Tarkan’s new song: “I listened to the song, listened to it again and again. And I liked it. Just like the Tarkan hits in the 1990s. This song is good. It makes you dance, you just go with it. It goes well with Tarkan’s voice and style… Joy and the pain of love… both are there. And this is what we, Turks, like. This song is all about Tarkan’s lamentations of love. What else would we ask for?”
Mehmet Tez also believes that Tarkan does not have to be like Timberlake or Williams: “For years, we have seen Justin Timberlake or Robbie Williams in Tarkan… Tarkan has been forced to create a new trend for each album… You know, you feel like saying “Forget it, Tarkan. Do what you really feel like doing… Well, it now looks like we don’t need to say so.” According to Mehmet Tez, the energy Tarkan spent on his English language album had made Tarkan lose focus. “But now it is over… and welcome back, Tarkan” says Tez.
At the end of his article, Mehmet Tez also comments on the album cover. He finds it more meaningful than just a classic Tarkan portrait: “It reminds me of the Foo Fighter’s 1999 album “There is nothing left to lose”. I am not saying this is not original… “ Tez finishes the article with the following words: “Let’s see what other surprises Tarkan has.”
In another article by Turkish daily Bugün’s Okan Işık, Tarkan is quoted saying “I am not leaving Turkey. All the gossip about Miami is totally wrong. I will stay here and enjoy my new album with my fans.” According to the article, Tarkan is keeping the name of the album a secret till next week.
