Ercan Saatçi

Turkstar was a 2004 Turkish reality television singing competition show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. It was hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik and Haldun Dormen. It had extremely low ratings and only lasted one season. Turkstar is notable for being the only Idol franchise to have featured a singing duo.

When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.