{{Short description|Turkish actor (1938–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = Genco Erkal.png | name = Genco Erkal | birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|3|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|7|31|1938|3|28|df=y}} | death_place = Istanbul, Turkey | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–2024 | spouse = {{marriage|Zeynep Tedü|1974|1977|end=div}} | children = 1 }} thumb|250x250px|Genco Erkal in 2023'''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.<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/03_preistr_ger_1983/03_Preistraeger_1983.html |title=Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners |accessdate=18 November 2010 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322155842/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/03_preistr_ger_1983/03_Preistraeger_1983.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2021, he announced that due to tweets in which he criticized the Turkish Government he was being prosecuted for insulting the President.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Acclaimed Turkish actor sued for 'insulting president' with Twitter posts|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1844451/amp|access-date=18 April 2021|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref>
Erkal died of leukaemia on 31 July 2024, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/turkish-theater-legend-genco-erkal-bids-farewell-at-86-years-old-34357/ Turkish theater legend Genco Erkal bids farewell at 86 years old]</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1982|| ''Faize hücum'' || Kamil || |- |1982|| ''A Season in Hakkari'' || Teacher || |- |1982|| ''At'' || Hüseyin, the father || |- |1990|| ''Camdan Kalp'' || Kirpi || |- |2008|| ''The Market: A Tale of Trade'' || Fazil || |- |2010|| ''Sleeping Princess'' || Kahraman || |- |2016|| ''Nâzım Oratorio'' || Genco Erkal || |- |2017|| ''7yüz'' || Serhat || Episode: "Refakatçiler" |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0259469|Genco Erkal}} *{{discogs artist|Genco Erkal}}
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