Aykut Oray (13 October 1942 – 11 August 2009) was a Turkish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

active between 1963 and 2009. He was, perhaps, best known for his work on the Turkish dramatic comedy series, ''

Bizimkiler ''Bizimkiler'' was a Turkish comedy, represented the lives of the people who shared the same neighborhood. It is also the name of musical project run by ANS TV. The show is development of the movie Kapıcılar Kralı for which Umur Bugay who ...

''. Oray also had a brief career in

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during his later life, becoming a member of the

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. Oray was born in

Üsküdar Üsküdar () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is border ...

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, Turkey, on 13 October 1942. He had been a professional actor since 1963, appearing in both

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and

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roles. Oray was found dead in his

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room in

Köyceğiz Köyceğiz is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,329 km2, and its population is 39,242 (2022). The town of Köyceğiz lies at the northern end of a lake of the same name ( Lake Köyceğiz) which is joined t ...

Muğla Province Muğla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1 ...

, Turkey, on the

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, on 11 August 2009. An

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carried out in Istanbul revealed that he had died of a

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. Oray had been staying in Köyceğiz while attending a local

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. He was survived by his wife and two children.

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sent condolences to Oray's family and the acting community saying, ''"I am deeply saddened by actor Aykut Oray’s death."'' The leader of Turkey's

(CHP)

Deniz Baykal Deniz Baykal (20 July 1938 – 11 February 2023) was a Turkish politician. A member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Having served in numerous governmen ...

also gave tribute to Oray, a member of the CHP, ''"Aykut Oray has shown his faith in an organized society and resolution in taking responsibility by joining the CHP. His death is a big loss for both the

artistic Art is a diverse range of culture, cultural activity centered around works of art, ''works'' utilizing Creativity, creative or imagination, imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an express ...

community and the democratic political community."''

Filmography

* Mezuniyet - 2009 * Hayal ve Gerçek - 2007 * Şarkılar Susmasın - 2006 *

Janjan ''JANJAN'' (), short for ''Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures'' (), was a Japanese online newspaper started by Ken Takeuchi, journalist and former mayor of Kamakura, Kanagawa , officially , is a Cities of Japan, city of Kanagawa ...

- 2006 * Eve Giden Yol 1914 - 2006 * Eksik Etek Şehmuz 2006 * Davetsiz Misafir - 2005 * Halk Düşmanı - 2004 * Uy Başuma Gelenler - 2004 * Ömerçip - 2002 * Koltuk Sevdası - 2001 * The Waterfall (Şellale) - 2001 * Şarkıcı - 2000 * Gurbetçiler - 1996 *

Çiçek Taksi Çiçek (means "flower") is a Turkish name (female) and surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cemil Çiçek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey * Ilhami Çiçek, Turkish poet * Ali Ekber Çiçek Ali Ekber Çiçek (1935 – 26 April ...

- 1995 * Zzzzt FM - 1994 * Rumuz Sev Beni - 1993 * Sevgili Ortak - 1993 * Yazlıkçılar - 1993 * Ana....Şehmuz - 1991 * Bir Milyara Bir Çocuk - 1990 * Bizimkiler - 1989 * Bir Garip Yolcu - 1972

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oray, Aykut 1942 births 2009 deaths Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Male actors from Istanbul Marmara University alumni