Levent Kırca | |
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Born | Zeki Levent Kırca September 28, 1950 |
Died | October 12, 2015 | (aged 65)
Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, stage and film actor, columnist, politician |
Political party | Patriotic Party (VP) |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1950 [1] [2] – October 12, 2015) was a Turkish comedian, stage and film actor, columnist of the newspaper Aydınlık and politician of the left-wing Patriotic Party ( Turkish: Vatan Partisi). [3]1986 sketch series Olacak O Kadar, which he produced, wrote, directed, and acted in together with his wife for years. He played in film Ne Olacak Şİmdi with veteran actors Şener Şen, Nevra Serezli, Perran Kutman. [4]
Kırca was born in Samsun on September 28, 1950. Kırca was a faculty member at Beykent University, Faculty of Fine Arts. [5] He was named a State Artist in 1998, following a suggestion put forward by the 55th government of Turkey, [6] however, the title was taken back by the 62nd government. [7] He died of liver cancer in Istanbul on October 12, 2015. [3] Following the religious funeral service at Levent Mosque, he was interred in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. [8]