Tarık Tarcan was born on April 14, 1958 in Bursa. Growing up in a family based on the Kayı tribe, Tarcan's father worked in the textile industry, especially in a factory focusing on silk business. After graduating from Bursa Boys' High School during his high school years, he was selected to Istanbul Sports Academy and became interested in sports.
She started modeling by applying to Vakko's advertisement during her youth and started a professional career in this field in 1979; She also participated in fashion shoots in France for a year. He entered the world of cinema for the first time in a movie with Müjde Ar and later took part in Jet Fadıl's commercials. Tarcan, who took part in many projects of Erler Film, became widely known after presenting the competition program "Çarkıfelek" on Show TV.
In 2002, he added another innovation to his television career by presenting the program "This Competition is the Biggest Competition" on Star TV for a short time. The artist, who continued to work actively until 2011, withdrew from the spotlight after that date.
Tarık Tarcan, who frequently appeared in cinema and TV series from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, played the character of Mustafa in the movie "Fahriye Abla" in 1984. In 1986, she took part in many productions such as "Our Love Story", "Scorpion", "My Beauty", "Woman of the Life", "Woman in the Cage" and "Queen of Hearts"; In the same year, he played the characters of Ayhan in the movie "Bebek", Mehmet in "The Woman Has No Name" and Ahmet in "Perverted Woman".
He took part in projects such as Şevket in the television series "Yaprak Dökümü" in 1988, Hulki in "Biri Beni Gözliyorum", Cengiz in "Suçlu" in 1989 and "Screen Lovers". In the later years of the 1990s, he played various characters in TV series and films such as "Drums of Wildness - Mankurt", "Kıvılcım", "Tatlı Betüş", "The Power of Love", "Gurur" and "Işıklar Sönmesin"; He also performed in productions such as "Heirs" in 1996, "I Got Shot in My Back" in 1997, "Forgive Us Teacher" in 1998, "Poisonous Flower" in 2000, "Gurbet Kadını" in 2003, "Akasya Durağı" in 2008 and "Elkızı" in 2021.
He left Istanbul in 1990 and lived in Kemer district of Antalya for many years. In 2015, she saw herself as the leading role in the movie "Nadide Hayat". In addition to having a long and colorful career, Tarık Tarcan has continued his mark in the art world and provided unforgettable moments to the audience on different platforms.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 33 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Years Later (2011)
- Sweet Betus (1993)
- He's Talking About Talk (1991)
- Leaf Fall (1988) — Şevket
- I'm Beautiful (1986)
- Don't Let the Lights Go Out (1996)
- The Power of Love (1994)
- Forgive Us Teacher (1998)
- Mediterranean Sun (1990) — Burak
- Nadide Hayat (2015)
- Fahriye Abla (1984) — Mustafa
- Afife Jale (1987) — Ziya
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.