Mahir Çağrı

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.

Mahir Çağrı
Born1962 (age 57–58)
Kars, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Other namesInternet Mahir
Turkish: İnternet Mahir
I kiss you Mahir
Turkish: I kiss you Mahir
Years active1999—present
Known forBlogging (Romance and Personal life)
Internet information
Web hosting service(s)XOOM
MemeI Kiss You 1999
Signature phrase"I Kiss You"
Websitehttps://www.ikissyou.co

Çağrı was used in British TV advertising for smartgroups.com[3] by St. Luke's advertising agency.

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References
  1. "Top 10 Web fads". CNET.com. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. "The 25 Worst Web Sites". PC World. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  3. "St Luke chooses Mahir for Smartgroups spokesman".
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