Tarık Solak
Tarık Solak (English: Tarik Solak; 1964 – 24 October 2020) was a Turkish-Australian kickboxing promoter.
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) |
Personal life
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 passed away 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in Tr) Tarık Solak hayatını kaybetti! Tarık Solak kimdir, kaç yaşında ve neden öldü? Tarık Solak'ın hayatı hakkında bilgiler. Sabah (newspaper). 25 October 2020. https://www.sabah.com.tr/medya/2020/10/24/tarik-solak-hayatini-kaybetti-tarik-solak-kimdir-kac-yasinda-ve-neden-oldu-tarik-solakin-hayati-hakkinda-bilgiler. 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
- ↑ (in Tr) Kick boks efsanesi Tarık Solak hayatını kaybetti. Sözcü. 25 October 2020. https://skor.sozcu.com.tr/2020/10/25/kick-boks-efsanesi-tarik-solak-hayatini-kaybetti-1537819/. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ (in Tr) Kick boksun Türkiye'deki öncülerinden Tarık Solak vefat etti. Hürriyet. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ (in Tr) Kick boksunun efsane ismi Tarık Solak, toprağa verildi. Fanatik. 25 October 2020. https://www.fanatik.com.tr/kick-boksunun-efsane-ismi-tarik-solak-topraga-verildi-2179375. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Özbey, Savaş (9 October 2005) (in Tr). Sporun Ahmat San'ı Tarık Solak. Hürriyet. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/sporun-ahmat-sani-tarik-solak-3351656. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ (in Tr) Tarık Solak kimdir, neden vefat etti? Biyografisi ve hayatıyla ilgili merak edilenler. www.dunya.com.au/. 25 October 2020. https://www.dunya.com.au/guncel/tarik-solak-kimdir-neden-vefat-etti-biyografisi-ve-hayatiyla-ilgili-merak-edilenler/. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
Other websites
- Tarık Solak at IMDb