Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor. Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film ''

Uzak ''Uzak'' (, ''Distant'' in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film won a total of 31 awards at various film festivals, including Best Actor at Cannes, Special Jury Prize at ...

''. He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival, near the town of

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at the age of 28 years. A few weeks after the accident, the film ''Uzak'' was shown in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor.

Personal life

Toprak collaborated with his cousin

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning '' Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography sta ...

in his films. He was

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at the time of his death.

Filmography

*''

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'' (''The Small Town'', 1997) *'' Mayıs Sıkıntısı'' (''Clouds of May'', 1999) *''

'' (''Distant'', 2002)

Awards and nominations

References

1974 births 2002 deaths Turkish male film actors Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners Road incident deaths in Turkey {{Turkey-actor-stub