# Genco Erkal

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Zeynep_Ted%C3%BC)|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](/source/A_Season_in_Hakkari)'', which won the [Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize](/source/Jury_Grand_Prix) at the [33rd Berlin International Film Festival](/source/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](/source/Article_299_(Turkish_Penal_Code)).<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](/source/A_Season_in_Hakkari)'' || Teacher ||
|-
|1982|| ''At'' || Hüseyin, the father ||
|-
|1990|| ''Camdan Kalp'' || Kirpi ||
|-
|2008|| ''[The Market: A Tale of Trade](/source/The_Market%3A_A_Tale_of_Trade)'' || Fazil ||
|-
|2010|| ''[Sleeping Princess](/source/Sleeping_Princess_(film))'' || Kahraman ||
|-
|2016|| ''[Nâzım Oratorio](/source/Faz%C4%B1l_Say_%22N%C3%A2z%C4%B1m_Oratorio%22_(concert))'' || Genco Erkal ||
|-
|2017|| ''[7yüz](/source/7y%C3%BCz)'' || Serhat || Episode: "Refakatçiler"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0259469|Genco Erkal}}
*{{discogs artist|Genco Erkal}}

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Category:1938 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:Turkish male film actors
Category:Male actors from Istanbul
Category:Deaths from leukemia in Turkey
Category:Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

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