Ahmet Civan Canova (28 June 1955 – 20 August 2022) was a Turkish actor, playwright and theatre director.

Life and career

Canova was the son of Turkish director Mahir Canova. He was a graduate of

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(1973). He started his career as an actor by making his cinematic debut in

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were made f ...

's 1974 movie ''Arkadaş''. In the same year, he enrolled in the

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's Theater Department. After four years of studying, he joined the crew of

Turkish State Theatres The Turkish State Theatres ( – DT) is the official directorate of the national theatre companies in Turkey. It is bound to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and financed by the state to promote performed arts and enhance the public interest th ...

. Aside from his acting career both on stage and in front of the camera, he is known for his plays. Between 1998–2004, he was married to actress Açelya Akkoyun. Canova continued to work for the State Theatres. He died after a lengthy battle with

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on 20 August 2022, at the age of 67.

Plays written

* ''Düğün Şarkısı'' * ''Erkekler Tuvaleti'' * ''Evaristo'' * ''Ful Yaprakları'' * ''Gala'' * ''Kör Buluşma'' * ''Kızıl Ötesi Aydınlık'' * ''MitosMorfos'' * ''Neon'' * ''Niobe'' * ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' * ''Üstat Harpagona Saygı ve Destek Gecesi''

Filmography

Film

* '' Arkadaş'' (1974) as Halil * '' Nehir'' (1977) as Engin * '' Yaşamak Bu Değil'' (1981) as Fatih * '' Mutlu Ol Yeter'' (1981) * '' Berduşlar'' (1982) as Kenan * '' Yıkılan Gurur'' (1983) as Naci * '' Hırsız'' (1986) * '' Acı Lokma'' (1986) as Ömer * '' Sokaktaki Adam'' (1995) * '' 80. Adım'' (1996) as Sedat * '' Sır'' (1997) * '' Ömerçip'' (2003) as Celal * ''

Eve Dönüş ''Home Coming'' () is a 2006 Greek-Turkish drama film directed by Ömer Ugur. Plot Cast * Memet Ali Alabora as Mustafa * Sibel Kekilli as Esma * Altan Erkekli as Hoca * Civan Canova as Iskenceci Komiser * Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (9 April 196 ...

'' (2006) as İşkenceci Polis * ''

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'' (2010) as Hilmi * '' F Tipi''

Television

* '' Yalancı Şafak'' (1990) * '' Bizim Aile'' (1995) as Ataç * ''

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'' (2000) as Celal Kıraç * ''

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'' (2004) as Cüneyt * '' Çeşm-i Bülbül'' (2005) * ''Esir Kalpler'' (2006) as Ekrem Akerman * ''

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'' (2007) as Nazım Tahsin * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Sınıf'' (2008) as Şeref * '' Ay Işığı'' (2008) as Yıldırım Duman * '' Sensiz Yaşayamam'' (2010) as Mummer * ''

Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? ''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'' ( ''What is Fatmagül's Fault?'') is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Kanal D. The series is based on Vedat Türkali's scenario, ''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'', which was made into ...

'' (2011–12) as Kadir * ''

Karadayı ''Karadayı'' () is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on ATV. It was directed by the duo Uluç Bayraktar & Cem Karcı (who were previously associated with the direction of globally acclaimed Turkish seri ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Paramparça'' (2014) as Rahmi Gürpinar * ''

Atiye Deniz Atiye Yılmaz (born 22 November 1988), originally known by the artist name Atiye Deniz () and later by the mononym Atiye, is a Turkish pop singer. She releases songs in Turkish and English. Career The second album by Atiye was self-title ...

'' (2019–21) as Mustafa Özgürsoy * ''

Üç Kuruş ''Üç Kuruş'' () is a Turkish action, comedy drama and crime television series, made by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk, written by Damla Serim, Eset Akçilad and Murat Uyurkulak, the first episode of which was broadcast on November 1, 202 ...

'' (2021–22) as Oktay

Awards

* Ministry of Culture and Tourism – 1989: Best Script Award for ''Kör Buluşma'' * İsmet Küntay Awards – 1994: Best Playwright Award for ''Kıyamet Sularında'' * Avni Dilligil Awards – 1996: Best Playwright Award for ''Kıyamet Sularında'' * Cevdet Kudret Literature Awards – 1997: Best Play Award for ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' * Avni Dilligil Awards – 2000: Best Playwright Award for ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' *

43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was held from September 16 to 23 2006 in Antalya, Turkey. The venue for the award ceremony on September 23, 2007 was moved from the open air amphitheater Aspendos Aspendos or Aspendus ( Pamphylia ...

– 2006: Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Eve Dönüş'' * 12th Sadri Alışık Awards – 2007: Best Supporting Actor Award for ''

'' * 15th Afife Theatre Awards: Most Successful Supporting Actor of the Year Award for ''

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References

External links

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