Recep Ivedik is a fictional Turkish comedy character created and played by Sahan Gokbakar, debuting in the 2008 film that launched one of Turkey's most successful comedy franchises. The character's cheeky theme tune appears whenever he storms on screen, and it travelled far beyond the cinema as clips of the films became meme fodder. Today it is shared as background music in funny edits, reaction videos and TikTok sketches, instantly flagging a scene as over-the-top Turkish humour.