Tarık Solak
Tarık Solak | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tarık Solak 1964 Ankara, Turkey |
| Died | October 24, 2020 (aged 56) Australia |
| Resting place | Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara |
| Citizenship | Turkish, Australian |
| Occupation | Kickboxing promoter |
| Known for | A1 World Combat Cup |
| Spouse(s) | 1 (m. 1983; div. 2005) |
| Children | 1 (Arif Solak; born 1982) |
Tarık Solak (English: Tarik Solak; 1964 – 24 October 2020) was a Turkish-Australian kickboxing promoter.
Personal life[change | change source]
Solak was born in Ankara to a working class family with 5 children, hailing from Yozgat.[1] His family emigrated to Australia when he was five and Solak grew up in the Northern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick among the Turkish community and in a crowded family.[1][2] He started his martial arts training in taekwondo under Jemal Hasan and achieved the rank of 4th dan.[2] He later pursued a career in kickboxing and became a gym manager.[2]
After a long fight with cancer, he died in October 2020, in Australia.[3][4] His funeral took place in Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara, on 24 October 2020.[5] Solak was married between 1983 and 2005,[6] and had one son, born 1983,[6] named Arif.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tarık Solak hayatını kaybetti! Tarık Solak kimdir, kaç yaşında ve neden öldü? Tarık Solak'ın hayatı hakkında bilgiler" (in Turkish). Sabah (newspaper). 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Global Promoting Phenomenon: Tarik Solak, Suheyl Yekenkurul; 14 April 2005; Turk of America Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Kick boks efsanesi Tarık Solak hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kick boksun Türkiye'deki öncülerinden Tarık Solak vefat etti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kick boksunun efsane ismi Tarık Solak, toprağa verildi" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Özbey, Savaş (9 October 2005). "Sporun Ahmat San'ı Tarık Solak" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "Tarık Solak kimdir, neden vefat etti? Biyografisi ve hayatıyla ilgili merak edilenler" (in Turkish). www.dunya.com.au/. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Tarık Solak at IMDb