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Top singer Ibrahim Tatlises was fighting for his life today after being shot in the head at the weekend by an unidentified gunman middle of Maslak in Istanbul along with his personal assistant, Buket Cakici, who was accompanying him, was shot in the shoulder. Also his driver injured and some CCTV recording while shoting happened.

Regarding to many media reports Tatlises was leaving the Beyaz TV Channel studio building in Maslak Nurol Plaza after performing in his music show when five men in a black car opened fire. He has been famoust for long time in Turkey and one of the most loved singer around the Turkey.

Eleven shots were fired regarding to local police reports and believed to be five person and run by car after shoting Tatlises and his bodyguards followed car and lost signs. Tatlises was visited by many singers in hospital and all media was already in hospital.

Ibrahim Tatlises nicknamed “Emperor” and “Ibo”, Tatlises has more than 30 albums to his credit, and his sales have reportedly surpassed 100 million records. He is also a producer, movie director, songwriter and businessman, and has been involved in construction projects in northern Iraq.

Turkish leaders expressed their shock and concern. President Abdullah Gul called on officials “to do everything necessary” to find the gunmen, while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a statement urging doctors to do whatever they can to save the singer’s life. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Turkish media have speculated about possible culprits and motives.

Some newspapers focused on last week’s threats against Kurdish intellectuals, as well as the PKK’s recent declaration that it was ending its unilateral ceasefire. However, the terrorist group has not issued a statement so far about the Tatlises shooting. Meanwhile, the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party condemned the attack.

Many, he said, are blaming the incident on a business dispute, “perhaps related to the massive construction projects that Tatlises has recently launched in northern Iraq”.Guclu said he also suspects the shooting is connected to Tatlises’ business interests in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the singer has been involved in a housing project with Iraqi partners.

Organised crime involvement has not been ruled out. Twenty years ago Tatlises was shot in the leg, a trademark mafia warning, Jenkins said, after allegedly failing to make an album for a company owned by an organised crime group.

“In recent days, Ibo was talking about threats against him,” Guclu added, saying the singer had appealed to police about threatening phone calls that he received. “We are all waiting for the investigation results. Everything will be clear when Ibrahim comes back.”

Local security analysts have long raised concerns over mafia activities in Turkey, including extortion. Wealthy individuals, businessmen, entertainers and people in positions of authority regularly find themselves the target of rackets and even assassination attempts.

In January, for example, Anatolian businessman Mehmet Saryoglu a major player in the wholesale industry was the victim of an attack, allegedly by mafia representatives who demanded money from him.