Kerimcan Durmaz (born 2 November 1994) is a Turkish singer, dancer, social media personality and make-up artist.[1] Since 2015, he has been known in Turkey for the videos he publishes online.
Kerimcan Durmaz | |
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| Born | 2 November 1994 Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Biography edit
Kerimcan Durmaz was born on 2 November 1994 in Yeniköy, Istanbul.[2][3] His mother is a housewife, while his father is a restaurant manager.[3] He has two older sisters.[3][4] After finishing high school, he went to Baku and worked as a make-up artist.[3] In 2015, he started to become a social media celebrity by sharing videos on Periscope and Snapchat.[5] He later returned to Istanbul and started to work as a DJ.[6] In 2016, he received an offer to act in a leading role in a movie, the shooting of which began in December.[2][7] In 2016–17, he became a judge on the seventh season of TV8's İşte Benim Stilim.[2][8][9] On 30 November 2016, while performing at a place in Samsun, he became a victim of violence against LGBT people and got injured by a person.[10] Durmaz has been criticized by some columnists for being only known for his sexual orientation and homosexuality.[11][12] In 2019, he was harshly criticized for accidentally publishing a video of himself masturbating through his Instagram story.[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, he targeted people over 65 who were not obeying curfew measures through an Instagram story with the words: "Get out and die. Some of you will die, and we as young people will continue to be, do you want this?" In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding his words, a prison sentence between 6 months to 1 year was demanded for him for 'encouraging people towards hatred and hostility or humiliation'.[14]
Durmaz released his debut single, "Peşimde," in February 2021. The music video for the track was filmed in Los Angeles and in less than two weeks racked up over 14 million views.[15]
Television programs edit
- İşte Benim Stilim - Himself (judge) (2016)
Discography edit
Singles edit
- "Peşimde" (2021)
- "Vida Loca" (2021)
- "K M N ?" (2022)
- "Bedel" (2023)
References edit
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz kimdir?". Sabah. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kerimcan Durmaz - Duymayan Kalmasın 1 Kasım 2016". YouTube. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Kerimcan Durmaz: Muhafazakarım, Kur'an okuyup namaz kılıyorum". Haberturk. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz: 'Fenomen olayım diye yola çıkmadım'". Hürriyet. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Son dönemlerin en çok sevilen sosyal medya fenomeni: Kerimcan Durmaz!". Radikal. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz: Dünyayı Ben Yöneteceğim". haberler.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz, yeni bir film projesiyle geliyor". Sözcü. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz'ı kızdıran fotoğraf!". Milliyet. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz İşte Benim Stilim jürisine katıldı". a24.com.tr. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz'a saldıran 4 kişi serbest bırakıldı". Milliyet. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Tezel, Mevlüt (28 September 2016). "Kerimcan Durmaz neden ünlü?". Sabah. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Eğin, Oray (16 October 2016). "Bir sirk maskotu olarak Kerimcan". Sözcü. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Dikkatlerden kaçmayan detay". 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz'ın 6 aydan 1 yıla kadar hapsi istendi". CNN Türk. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Kerimcan Durmaz 'Peşimde' ile şaşırtıyor!". Posta (in Turkish). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.