Tuerkey: Ibrahim Tatlises fights for his life

16.3.2011 by ctstmaser.

15/03/2011

Attention focuses on possible organised crime involvement after a weekend attack on one of Turkey’s most popular singers.

By Alakbar Raufoglu for Southeast European Times — 15/03/11

Top entertainer Ibrahim Tatlises was fighting for his life Monday (March 14th) after being shot in the head at the weekend by an unidentified gunman. Tatlises’ assistant, Buket Cakici, who was accompanying him, was shot in the shoulder.

The 59-year-old singer was leaving the Beyaz TV Channel studio building in Maslak Nurol Plaza after performing in his music show when five men in a black car opened fire.

“Eleven shots were fired,” Mehmet Guclu, Tatlises’ long-time manager and close friend, told SETimes. “Two bullets hit Tatlises, and another two hit his assistant.”

“Ibo’s life is still in danger,” he added.

Nicknamed “Emperor” and “Ibo”, Tatlises has more than 30 albums to his credit, and his sales have reportedly surpassed 100 million records. He is also a producer, movie director, songwriter and businessman, and has been involved in construction projects in northern Iraq.

Turkish leaders expressed their shock and concern. President Abdullah Gul called on officials “to do everything necessary” to find the gunmen, while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a statement urging doctors to do whatever they can to save the singer’s life.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Turkish media have speculated about possible culprits and motives.

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Setimes

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