TARKAN 2001'S "AFFAIR":
On Saturday, June 9th, the police detained a man who has been accused of stealing pictures who show Tarkan naked and then using them to try and blackmail him. The pictures were stolen from Tarkan´s appartment when he was moving from one building to another in New York. Süleyman Sahin has been accused of stealing the pictures and blackmailing him. As Tarkan did not bow down to the blackmail of $250,000, Süleyman sold the pictures for $130,000 to the Turkish media, afther which they have published in various newspapers, websites, and were shown on TV.
One of the pictures shows Tarkan and an unidentified man sunbathing naked on a beach. Another one shows Tarkan and a different man, both wearing swimming briefs, in an embrace. The pictures have caused a shock in Turkey, as Tarkan has always insisted not to be gay. In the interview a few weeks later Tarkan's said that he never denied his sexuality both ways (and he is not going to do this now!) and he doesn't regret anything. Despite opinions that this scandal might end his carieer, new released Tarkan's album "Karma" was a huge success in Turkey, selling more than 1 million units in a few weeks... |
