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 ...
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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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Filmography
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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
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