Turkish pop star detained in drug bust

One of Turkey's leading pop stars has been arrested in a police drug sweep, local media reported on Friday.

Singer Tarkan Tevetoglu, popularly known only by his first name, was detained in Istanbul late Thursday along with several others, DPA reported.

The German-born Tarkan, 37, is one of Turkey's most popular performers, scoring several chart-topping hits over the last several years. He was recently one of the headline performers at an event kicking off the celebrations of Istanbul's year as a "European Capital of Culture."