TARKAN KAYNAŞ

I was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1970. My father was a bodybuilder and gymnast. He noticed the same potential in me and enrolled me into a gymnastics training facility. I excelled at the sport. My trainers realized that my body was suitable for gymnastics and after a few years of hard work they convinced me to try out for national competitions. I practiced gymnastics from 1975 until 1982. Then during the same year I started practicing Judo... I was always very active and even joined a break dancing group. I also joined the volleyball and basketball teams in my school. Because of my muscular physique, in 1984 I started training in kick-boxing and Aikido, this lead me to become interested in amateur Bodybuilding.

Primary location: Venice United States