Turabi Çamkıran

Çamkıran was born in 1987 in Mersin; however, his family is originally from Kahramanmaraş.^[1] He dropped out of school, but later finished it at the age of 28 after appearing on Survivor Turkey in 2014.^[3] He studied at the University of Mersin.^[4]

He took part in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye in 2013 and went on to reach the semi-finals.^[5] He also competed on Survivor Turkey in 2015 and again in 2018.^[6] He also took part in various films.^[7] In 2019, he took part in the American reality competition series The Challenge: War of the Worlds and won.^[8][9] He also took part in a German reality competition.^[10]

In 2025, Çamkıran lost all his assets in the Los Angeles wildfires. On Instagram, he announced that he wished to return to Turkey.^[11]

After releasing his song "Wine Me, Dine Me", he became famous on social media, getting called a "Greek singer" and referred to by mockingly Greek-sounding names like "Turabiki" or "Touravis" by Turks who viewed the song as embarrassing.^[12][13] He was issued an arrest warrant by the Turkish government for the profane lyrics.^[14] Additionally, the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services requested a ban on the song, claiming that the lyrics were misogynistic and could negatively effect the mental development of children.^[15] The ban caused Turabi to re-release the song with the title "Kiss Me, Hug Me", which included modified lyrics.^[16]

• 2025: "Wine Me, Dine Me"
• 2025: "Dur Abi, Sus Abi"
• 2025: "Kiss Me, Hug Me"
• 2025: "Ben Sen O"