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Tarık Solak

1964 – 2020

Turkish Australian kickboxing promoter

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About Tarık Solak

Lived 1964 – 2020 (aged 55–56). Tarık Solak was a Turkish taekwondo athlete, kickboxer and boxing promoter.

Tarık 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. 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,

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. 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. 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 A-1 was well received by the Turkish public in following years and events promoted by Solak had serious representation in Turkish media. 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.

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Who was Tarık Solak?

Turkish Australian kickboxing promoter (1964–2020)

When was Tarık Solak born?

Tarık Solak was born in 1964 in Ankara.

When did Tarık Solak die?

Tarık Solak died on 24 October 2020 in Australia.

What was Tarık Solak's occupation?

Tarık Solak was a taekwondo athlete, kickboxer and boxing promoter.

What nationality was Tarık Solak?

Tarık Solak was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tarık Solak

· Wikidata: Q7686070

· DBpedia: Tarık Solak

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