Mahir Çağrı (born 1962) 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 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.

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  • Mahir Çağrı (born 1962) 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 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. The site was also included in PC World's "The 25 Worst Web Sites" list. 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's website was quickly spread through word of mouth on the internet. The website came at a time when "Internet phenomenon" was a new concept for Internet users, media, and the curious public. Novelty pages such as Dancing baby and The Hamster Dance created a precedent of mass viewing for Mahir's page.
  • Mahir Çağrı est un Turc d'Izmir qui a fait sensation sur Internet et dans le monde, après avoir publié un site personnel naïf et maladroit qui a amusé de nombreux internautes. Le Livre Guinness des records de 2001 établit le site de Mahir comme le site personnel le plus visité (environ 11 millions de visites). Composé d'une seule page, le site de Mahir décrit sa vie en photos et en textes rédigés dans un anglais plus que boîteux. Spontané et naturel, Mahir y expose ses intentions amoureuses et sexuelles, ce qui lui a valu le surnom Lovesick Turk ("le Turc en mal d'amour"). Mahir a causé involontairement l'apparition d'une grande communauté de fans et d'imitateurs, et il fut même nommé "Homme de l'année" par le magazine Time.
  • Mahir Çağrı - turecka gwiazda internetu, z racji prowadzenia strony internetowej, dzięki której miał rzekomo spotkać miłość swojego życia. Strona pisana łamaną angielszczyzną, pełna dosyć nietypowego humoru zyskała sławę w 1999 roku. Mahir, był między innymi wyśmiewany oraz parodiowany w "MadTV" kanału telewizyjnego FOX, oraz w "Late Show with David Letterman". Dodatkowo, strona pojawiła się w magazynie komputerowym, w dziale "25 najgorszych stron internetowych wszech czasów". Sam Mahir utrzymuje, że jest pierwowzorem Borata Sagdijewa.
  • Mahir Cagri, internetkändis, mest besökta hemsidan år 2000 enligt Guinness rekordbok.
  • İnternet Mahir, asıl adı Mahir Çağrı olan, "I kiss you all" hümanist mottosu ile tanınmış ve yaptığı basit kişisel web sitesi ile ödül almış adına hayran siteleri açılmış internet fenomeni'dir. Kişisel sitesi ikissyou 1 milyon hit yapınca bütün dünya da tanınır hale gelmiştir.
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  • Mahir Çağrı (born 1962) 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 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.
  • Mahir Çağrı est un Turc d'Izmir qui a fait sensation sur Internet et dans le monde, après avoir publié un site personnel naïf et maladroit qui a amusé de nombreux internautes. Le Livre Guinness des records de 2001 établit le site de Mahir comme le site personnel le plus visité (environ 11 millions de visites). Composé d'une seule page, le site de Mahir décrit sa vie en photos et en textes rédigés dans un anglais plus que boîteux.
  • Mahir Çağrı - turecka gwiazda internetu, z racji prowadzenia strony internetowej, dzięki której miał rzekomo spotkać miłość swojego życia. Strona pisana łamaną angielszczyzną, pełna dosyć nietypowego humoru zyskała sławę w 1999 roku. Mahir, był między innymi wyśmiewany oraz parodiowany w "MadTV" kanału telewizyjnego FOX, oraz w "Late Show with David Letterman".
  • Mahir Cagri, internetkändis, mest besökta hemsidan år 2000 enligt Guinness rekordbok.
  • İnternet Mahir, asıl adı Mahir Çağrı olan, "I kiss you all" hümanist mottosu ile tanınmış ve yaptığı basit kişisel web sitesi ile ödül almış adına hayran siteleri açılmış internet fenomeni'dir. Kişisel sitesi ikissyou 1 milyon hit yapınca bütün dünya da tanınır hale gelmiştir.
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