Biography:Mahir Çağrı
Mahir Çağrı | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Kars, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Other names | Internet Mahir Turkish: İnternet Mahir I kiss you Mahir Turkish: I kiss you Mahir |
| Years active | 1999—present |
| Known for | Blogging (Romance and Personal life) |
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| Website | https://www.ikissyou.co |
Mahir Çağrı (Turkish pronunciation: [maːhiɾ tʃaːɾɯ], born 1962) is a Turkish individual who became an Internet celebrity in 1999. His picture-laden personal homepage, which exclaimed in broken English his love of the accordion, travel and women was visited by millions and spawned numerous fansites and parodies, one featured on Fox's MadTV (season 5, episode 20). He was also repeatedly parodied in 1999 on episodes of the Late Show with David Letterman wearing red Speedos and playing Ping Pong. Mahir was ranked #2 in CNET's Top 10 Web fads (July 15, 2005).[1] The site was also included in PC World's "The 25 Worst Web Sites" list (September 15, 2006).[2] Mahir claimed in various interviews that his personal webpage was hacked, with additions such as "I like sex" embedded into his webpage. The site was originally hosted on the now defunct XOOM web hosting service which advertised Mahir on their front page during the mania.
Çağrı was used in British TV advertising for smartgroups.com[3] by St. Luke's advertising agency.
See also
References
- ↑ "Top 10 Web fads". CNET.com. http://www.cnet.com/4520-11136_1-6268155.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ "The 25 Worst Web Sites". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127116-page,8-c,sites/article.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ "St Luke chooses Mahir for Smartgroups spokesman". http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/36769/St-Luke-rsquos-chooses-Mahir-Smartgroups-spokesman/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH.
External links
- I Kiss You at web.archive.org
- News
- Mahir to Borat: I Sue You! - Wired Magazine, 14.11
- Evidence for a Mahir vs. Borat Lawsuit - Electronic News Network
- Will the real Borat please stand up? - Yahoo! News November 10, 2006 (Link dead as of 02:00, 15 January 2007 (UTC))
- "Real Borat" hopes to make film - BBC November 9, 2006
- İnternet Mahir BBC'de: Ben de kendi filmimi yapmak istiyorum
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