Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)  -- Police have arrested Tarkan, Turkey's most famous pop music star, in a narcotics raid, Turkey's semi-official Anatolian Agency reported Friday. Police, Tarkan's publicist and relatives could not be reached for comment on the reported arrest. According to Anatolian, Tarkan was detained along with several other individuals who are "important figures from the art and magazine world." Full coverage in Turkish: CNN Turk Tarkan rose to international prominence in the late 1990s for singing playful hit songs like "Simarik" (Spoiled). The heartthrob has been described by some as a Turkish Ricky Martin, referring to the Latin pop singer from Puerto Rico who achieved popularity worldwide.
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Tarkan has been Turkey's biggest pop star since the 1990s
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Singer was arrested in narcotics raid in Istanbul, Anatolian Agency says
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Others detained were "important figures from the art and magazine world"
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