He entered the cinema industry in 1976 with the movie Kundura-Ceylan on His Foot. In 1978, he starred in the film Black Writing with Perihan Savaş. In 1979, he played with Derya Tuna in the movie Sinah. He founded İdobay Müzik in 1983. In the 1987's its reputation expanded to Greece and the Middle East. İbrahim Tatlıses is also known as a director, actor, screenwriter, songwriter, columnist, composer, programmer and singer. Companies owned by İbrahim Tatlıses; continues its activities in the branches of food, film, production, tourism, aviation and publishing group.
