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Turkish Australian kickboxing promoter (1964–2020)

Tarık Solak
Born1964
Ankara, Turkey
DiedOctober 24, 2020(2020-10-24) (aged 56)
Australia
Resting placeKarşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara
CitizenshipTurkish, Australian
OccupationKickboxing promoter
Known forA1 World Combat Cup
Spouse 1 ​ ​(m. 1983; div. 2005)​
Children1 (Arif Solak; born 1982)

Tarık Solak (English: Tarik Solak; 1964 – 24 October 2020) was a Turkish-Australian kickboxing promoter.

Personal life

Solak was born in Ankara to a working class family with 5 children, hailing from Yozgat. 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. He started his martial arts training in taekwondo under Jemal Hasan and achieved the rank of 4th dan. He later pursued a career in kickboxing and became a gym manager.

After a long fight with cancer, he died in October 2020, in Australia. His funeral took place in Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara, on 24 October 2020. Solak was married between 1983 and 2005, and had one son, born 1983, named Arif.

Career

Solak started his career as a kickboxing promoter in 1993 with an event where Turkish fighters trained by Jemal Hasan such as Tibet Hamza, Gerald Ilhan, Recep Saka, and Gürkan Özkan were featured. In the following year, Solak staged another show where Tibet Hamza vs. Gürkan Özkan bout was the main event. Major Australian sports broadcaster Fox Sports began covering Solak's promotions and by 1998, as he organised a major event at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex.

In 1999, Solak met K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii in Japan. After becoming the CEO for K-1's Oceania region, Solak promoted the first K-1 World Grand Prix event in Melbourne in 2001. Later K-1 fighters Mike Zambidis and Mark Hunt got their opportunities at K-1 events promoted by Solak.

In 2003, Solak left K-1 and, by 2004, founded his new promotion A-1 World Combat Cup. A-1 was created with a show business concept that blended kickboxing with various spectacles. After several events in Australia, in 2005, A-1 held its first event in Istanbul and Solak bolstered his ties with the European kickboxing scene through his partnership with French co-promoter Kader Marouf. A-1 was well received by the Turkish public in following years and events promoted by Solak had serious representation in Turkish media. By 2006 and later, the show business aspect of A-1 was even furthered by Solak with the tournament A-1 Model Boxing that featured female fashion models. Turkish edition of Forbes magazine asserted in 2008 that the success of A-1 in Turkey resulted in a 'kickboxing economy' with very significant dimensions.

In 2007, Solak was featured with a supporting role, named "Arif Boz", in Turkish TV series titled "Pusat", lasted 13 episodes, directed by Osman Sınav.

Filmography and television

TV series

Year Channel Series Role Notes
2007 Show TV Pusat Arif Boz Supporting actor (13 episodes)
2018 Kanal D Yüreğin Kadar Himself Promoter (1 episode)

Guest appearances

Year Channel Program Notes
2006 TGRT Hülya Avşar Show Guest
2013 CNN Turk Burada Laf Çok Guest
2016 Akit TV Spor Aktüel Guest

References

  1. ^ "Tarık Solak hayatını kaybetti! Tarık Solak kimdir, kaç yaşında ve neden öldü? Tarık Solak'ın hayatı hakkında bilgiler" (in Turkish). Sabah. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ Global Promoting Phenomenon: Tarik Solak, Suheyl Yekenkurul; 14 April 2005; Turk of America Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "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.
  4. "Kick boksun Türkiye'deki öncülerinden Tarık Solak vefat etti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. "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. ^ 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.
  7. "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 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. ^ Tarik Solak: The ascension of a remarkable promoter, Nabil Rezgui; 4 February 2007; Muay Thai TV
  9. ^ İşte gerçek 'Dövüş Kulübü' Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Murat Arslan, Sinan Özen; Forbes Türkiye; 4 August 2008
  10. "Dünya kemeri için dövüşecek" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. Çelebi, Erkan (5 July 2010). "Kick Boks'a destek verdi rezidans inşaatı yarım kaldı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  12. Qu'est ce que le A1?
  13. Kader Marouf: « The » ring godfather, Nabil Rezgui; 5 September 2006; Muay Thai TV
  14. Yumruklar havada uçuştu, 22 April 2006; Vatan
  15. Sabırla bekliyorlar, 2 April 2009; Burhan Ayeri, Akşam
  16. "Bir daha çalışmam" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 9 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  17. "Hülya Avşar'la şov devam ediyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Gazetesi. 20 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

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