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Genco Erkal (28 March 1938 – 31 July 2024) was a Turkish drama actor. He starred in the 1983 film '' A Season in Hakkari'', which won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the
33rd Berlin International Film Festival The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film ''Tootsie'', by Sydney Pollack. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to ''Ascendancy (film), Ascen ...
. In April 2021, he announced that due to tweets in which he criticized the Turkish Government he was being prosecuted for insulting the President. Erkal died of leukaemia on 31 July 2024, at the age of 86.Turkish theater legend Genco Erkal bids farewell at 86 years old
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* * 1938 births 2024 deaths Turkish male film actors Male actors from Istanbul Deaths from leukemia in Turkey Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery {{Turkey-actor-stub