Hüsamettin Tarkan Tevetoğlu (Turkish: Hüsamettin Tarkan Tevetoğlu; October 17, 1972, Alzai, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), better known as simply Tarkan, is a Turkish singer, singer-songwriter and producer. In Turkey, he is known as the "Prince of Pop". He has released several platinum albums that have sold around 19 million copies. He is the owner of HITT Music, a music company established in 1997. Tarkan was also the first and only music artist from Turkey to win The World Music Awards.