The Tarkan concert, which was held the other day in honor of the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Izmir and is still on the agenda of the whole country, entered Wikipedia’s ‘The Most Crowded Concerts in History’ list with the number of participants. So how many people actually attended the concert?
Thanks to the Great Offensive, which started on August 26, 1922 and ended on September 9, 1922, Izmir was saved from the Greek occupation. Last Friday was the 100th anniversary of this glorious victory. Megastar on this important day Tarkan gave a free concert in Izmir.
From the videos and photos shared from the moment the concert started, it could be seen that the concert venue was packed. In fact, it was so crowded that Wikipedia, 9 September Tarkan concert He added it to the list of ‘The Largest Concerts in History’. So, did Tarkan’s concert last night really reach the participation that will go down in history?
“Tarkan concert was attended by 2,000,000 people”
Tarkan’s 9 September Liberation of İzmir concert on Wikipedia’s list of the most attended free concerts in history, Entered with 2,000,000 million participants. Tarkan’s concert ranks 5th on the list.
Considering that the most recent of the 4 concerts that preceded Tarkan on the list, was performed in 1997. We can say that Tarkan gave the most crowded free concert of the last 25 years. But did 2 million people really attend the concert?
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Contributor data first on Wikipedia was 5,000,000then this data is changed Reduced to 2,000,000. Wikipedia, which then deleted Tarkan from the list for about an hour, 2.500.000 by the number Added Tarkan back to the list. Currently, the number of participants again appears to be 2,000,000.
According to the data shared by DHA, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has determined the number of participants. 500 thousand estimated around. According to the sources of the General Directorate of Security, the number is around 300,000. Since the entrance and exit to the concert area is free, it can be considered normal that the exact number cannot be known. So what does the math tell us?
According to the information shared by Teyit.org, when we accept the participants only in the area between the two points marked in the image above, the maximum number of people 352 thousand appears as. When we consider that the participation took place towards the continuation of the cordon and Cumhuriyet Boulevard, the number rises to a maximum of 1 million people. However, it is not possible to reach 1 million even in this scenario, as there are buildings, vehicles, stage, concert equipment and objects such as benches, trees and statues that cannot be stood in this area.
As a result, it is not possible to say with certainty how many people were present at the concert last night. However It does not seem mathematically possible to say that 2 million people participated. Maybe 2 million people did not attend, but it is definitely possible to say that Tarkan’s September 9 concert was one of the biggest concerts in the history of Turkey and will not be forgotten for many years.
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