Who Is 'Turkish Quandale Dingle?' The Viral 'TikTok Rizz Party' Meme Character Explained

TikTokers have revived the massively popular Quandale Dingle meme on the back of the new TikTok Rizz Party memes. Right now, TikTokers are obsessively creating lore around the new meme character known as Turkish Quandale Dingle after a resemblance between a dancing teen at a sweet 16 party and an image used to represent Quandale Dingle was spotted by viewers. Here's how it all went down.

Who Is 'Turkish Quandale Dingle' From The 'TikTok Rizz Party?'

In March 2024, a few videos of teenagers dancing at a sweet 16 party went viral on TikTok. In particular, one video of the teens dancing to Kanye West's song "Carnival" became the subject of memes, with many referring to the party as the TikTok Rizz Party. This is a reference to an older meme based on a series of posters seen in the wild advertising a party of the same name.

In classic TikTok fashion, users are now treating the TikTok Rizz Party like a piece of crowdsourced fiction and creating lore around it. In particular, they're making lore about the characters at the party, meaning the group of teens, with one kid seen dancing with his tongue out becoming the most popular target of the memes. In the lore, he's known as "Turkish Quandale Dingle" for a perceivable resemblance between himself and a photoshopped image of NBA YoungBoy that is often used to represent Quandale Dingle, a meme character who went viral on the platform in 2021.

How Is 'Turkish Quandale Dingle' Used In Memes?

The majority of the memes about Turkish Quandale Dingle are edits that cut up footage of him at the viral TikTok Rizz Party in a variety of ways. Some popular examples include powerscaling memes and videos offering fictional backstories for the character. One popular video simply goes over all the times Turkish Quandale is seen at the party. Other memes make callbacks to classic Quandale Dingle formats from 2021, including edits that use the Quandale Dingle voice for comedic effect.

Many of the teens seen in the viral videos have become the subjects of these sorts of memes and all have been given funny nicknames to go along with the memes. While some have tried to find the actual Turkish Quandale's account, most are happy to simply make his story up for him and know him exclusively as Turkish Quandale Dingle, as it should be.

For the full history of Turkish Quandale Dingle, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.