Borat Is Make to Say Am Sorry? ; Turkish Man Says He Inspired Movie Character

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ANKARA, Turkey A Turkish Internet celebrity is so convinced he was the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character, he's traveling to London seeking an apology and a way to get paid from the film's surprise success.

Mahir Cagri 44, became a cyber celebrity after posting a personal Web site in 1999, featuring unintentionally amusing photos of himself playing pingpong or the accordion and sunbathing in a skimpy bathing suit. Fans were captivated by his broken English and hilarious invitation to women: "Who is want to come Turkey I can invitate. ... She can stay my home."

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Borat Is Make to Say Am Sorry? ; Turkish Man Says He Inspired Movie Character

"The world knows he is copying Mahir," Cagri said in a telephone interview from h...

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