Turkish police have detained 20 suspects in connection with the attempted murder of popular Kurdish singer Ibrahim Tatlises on Sunday, as reported by the Turkish press on Thursday. Among those detained is Uçmak Abdullah, an alleged gangster who was wounded by a Tatlises family 13 years ago and since then has tried, apparently, to attack and extort the singer several times.
Tatlises, who is famous both in Turkey and the Middle East, Central Asia and the Balkans, was shot with a Kalashnikov rifle while riding in his car with his assistant, who was also injured, after recording a variety show in studies Turkish channel in Istanbul. Doctors reported the case to the Turkish media that the health status of the singer has experienced a "relative improvement" but his life still in danger.
One of the bullets that struck Tatlises damaged the right side of his brain, which has caused paralysis in half of his body. His assistant, Buket Cakici, was also hit by bullets in the neck, but is out of danger, doctors said. 
Tatlises, who is famous both in Turkey and the Middle East, Central Asia and the Balkans, was shot with a Kalashnikov rifle while riding in his car with his assistant, who was also injured, after recording a variety show in studies Turkish channel in Istanbul. Doctors reported the case to the Turkish media that the health status of the singer has experienced a "relative improvement" but his life still in danger.
One of the bullets that struck Tatlises damaged the right side of his brain, which has caused paralysis in half of his body. His assistant, Buket Cakici, was also hit by bullets in the neck, but is out of danger, doctors said.
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