Tarık Akan
- My Dear Brother (1973)
- Hababam Sınıfı (1975)
- Ah Nerede (1975)
- The Herd (1978)
- Yol (1982)
- Karartma Geceleri (1990)
- Golden Orange Film Festival (7)
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1)
- Golden Boll Film Festival (1)
- Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül; 13 October 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s.
Early life
Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 October 1949. He was the third child of the family after a daughter and a son. His family was constantly moving around Turkey due to his father's occupation in the military. Schooled in Erzurum, he completed the elementary education in Kayseri. Following his father's retirement, the family moved to Istanbul and settled in Bakırköy. Akan attended Yıldız Technical University to study mechanical engineering, graduated later from the College of Journalist.[1]
Before he started his acting career, he worked as a lifeguard at beaches and at a boat renting place in Bakırköy.[1]
He completed his military service in Denizli in 1979.[1]
He was jailed for two-and-half months with cell confinement following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. A right-wing politics daily defamed him with a false news in the headline for a speech he allegedly addressed in Germany in early 1981, leading to a long court case demanding for 12 years imprisonment.[1]
In 1986, he married Yasemin Erkut. He became father of a son, Barış Zeki Üregül, the same year. Two years later, twins, Yaşar Özgür, a son, and Özlem, a daughter, were born. The couple divorced in 1989.[1]
His son Barış Zeki began an acting career in 2009 with the film Deli Deli Olma, in which he played with his father and portrayed the young actor Tarık Akan.[1]
Acting career
He entered a movie actor contest of the magazine Ses ("Voice"),[2][1] and ended up runner up. He studied acting under the eye of famous Turkish film director Ertem Eğilmez (1929–1989) and entered into the "list of unforgettables" with Hababam Sınıfı, Bizim Aile, Canım Kardeşim.[3][4]
He made his film debut in 1971 at the age of 21 in Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with his ex girlfriend Emel Sayın in "Mavi Boncuk", "Yalancı Yarim", Hülya Koçyiğit in "Sev Kardeşim", "Yeryüzünde Bir Melek", Filiz Akın in Tatlı Dillim, Necla Nazır in "Delisin", "Ateş Böceği".[1]
At first, most of his roles were in romantic comedies and his partner is Gülşen Bubikoğlu in many films. Later in his career, he has taken on more political and dramatic roles. The first film of this genre was Nehir, in which he shared the role with Cüneyt Arkın. Political films like Maden, Sürü, Yol and Kanal followed.[1]
He acted in a total of 110 films, and won numerous awards from various festivals including Cannes and Berlin. He won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Pehlivan.[2][1][5]
Later years
He also directed several productions such as documentaries and serials for television. In 2002, he published his first book Anne Kafamda Bit Var, a biography of his life and his time in prison.[1]
In 1991, he took over the elementary school in Bakırköy, in which he was educated, and transferred it to his own Özel Taş İlköğretim Okulu.[1]
In 2005, he became the chairman of the education-aimed "Nesin Foundation", succeeding Ali Nesin, the son of the founder Aziz Nesin.[1] In his later years, he was served as chairman of the "Nazım Hikmet Cultural and Arts Foundation".[2]
Illness and death
Akan contracted lung cancer, and was in treatment for over one year. In the early hours of 16 September 2016, he died at the age of 66 in the intensive care station of a private hospital in Istanbul.[2][1]
On 18 September, he was interred at Zuhuratbaba Cemetery in Bakırköy following a memorial service held in Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage and the religious funeral service at Teşvikiye Mosque. The funeral was attended by thousands of people, his castmates, former President of Turkey Ahmet Necdet Sezer and the leader of the main opposition party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[6][7]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Note |
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1971 | Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi | Debut role; | |
Melek mi, Şeytan mı? | |||
Beyoğlu Güzeli | |||
Emine | |||
Vefasız | |||
1972 | Suçlu | ||
Üç Sevgili | |||
Tatlı Dillim | |||
Sisli Hatıralar | |||
Sev Kardeşim | |||
Kaderimin Oyunu | |||
Azat Kuşu | |||
Aşkların En Güzeli | |||
1973 | Feryat | ||
Para | |||
Canım Kardeşim | |||
Umut Dünyası | |||
Yeryüzünde Bir Melek | |||
Yalancı Yarim | |||
Oh Olsun | |||
Bebek Yüzlü | |||
1974 | Esir Hayat | ||
Boşver Arkadaş | |||
Kanlı Deniz | |||
Mahçup Delikanlı | |||
Yaz Bekarı | |||
Memleketim | |||
The Blue Bead | |||
1975 | Delisin | ||
Hababam Sınıfı | Damat Ferit | ||
Bizim Aile | |||
Gece Kuşu Zehra | |||
Evcilik Oyunu | |||
Çapkın Hırsız | |||
Ateş Böceği | |||
Ah Nerede | |||
1976 | Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı | ||
Öyle Olsun | |||
Kader Bağlayınca | |||
Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir | |||
Canı / Polizia selvaggia | Bilingual film | ||
1977 | Bizim Kız | ||
Sevgili Dayım | |||
Babanin Evlatlari | Bilingual film | ||
Baraj | |||
Şeref Sözü | |||
Nehir | |||
1978 | Lekeli Melek | ||
Sürü | |||
Seninle Son Defa | |||
Maden | |||
The Canal | |||
1979 | Demiryol | ||
Adak | |||
1981 | Herhangi Bir Kadın | ||
Delikan | |||
1982 | Yol | ||
Arkadaşım | |||
Kaçak | |||
1983 | Gecenin Sonu | ||
Derman | |||
Çocuklar Çiçektir | |||
Beyaz Ölüm | |||
1984 | Yosma | ||
Pehlivan | |||
Kayıp Kızlar | |||
Damga | |||
Alev Alev | |||
1985 | Tele Kızlar | ||
Son Darbe | |||
Paramparça | |||
Kan | |||
Bir Avuç Cennet | |||
1986 | Kıskıvrak | ||
Ses | |||
Halkali köle | |||
Beyoğlu`nun Arka Yakası | |||
Adem ile Havva | |||
Acı Dünyalar | |||
1987 | Su da yanar | ||
Yağmur Kaçakları | |||
Skandal | |||
Kızımın Kanı | |||
çark | |||
1988 | Üçüncü göz | ||
Kimlik | |||
El Kapilari | |||
Dönüş | |||
1989 | Leyla İle Mecnun | Bilingual film; | |
Isa Musa Meryem | |||
1990 | İkili Oyunlar | ||
Karartma Geceleri | |||
Bir Küçük Bulut | |||
Berdel | |||
1991 | Uzun ince Bir Yol | ||
Sîyabend û Xecê | |||
Bir Kadın Düşmanı | |||
Devlerin Ölümü | |||
1993 | Yolcu | ||
Çözülmeler | |||
1995 | Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Herşey-Hep Aynı | ||
1997 | Mektup | ||
1999 | Hayal kurma oyunlari | ||
Eylül Fırtınası | |||
2002 | Meşrutiyet - Abdülhamit Düşerken | ||
2003 | Gülüm | ||
Vizontele Tuuba | |||
2006 | Ankara cinayeti | ||
2009 | Deli Deli Olma | ||
Karşıyaka Memleket | Nazir Hikmet | Final role |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Son dakika haberi: Sanat dünyası şokta Tarık Akan yaşamını yitirdi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Son dakika haberi: Tarık Akan'ın cenaze töreni ile ilgili flaş açıklama!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Tarık Akan Kimdir? - Güncel Tarık Akan Haberleri".
- ^ "Tarık Akan Kimdir? - Tarık Akan Hayatı ve Biyografisi".
- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Thousands bid farewell to Akan". Hürriyet Daily News. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Tarık Akan'ın Zuhuratbaba Mezarlığı'nda toprağa verildi". Sözcü (in Turkish). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
External links
- Tarık Akan at IMDb
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Murat Soydan | Golden Orange Award for Best Actor 1973 for Suçlu | Succeeded by Hakan Balamir |
Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Actor 1978 for Maden | Succeeded by not awarded |
Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Actor 1984 for Pehlivan | Succeeded by Hakan Balamir |
Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Actor 1989 for Üçüncü Göz 1990 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by not held | Golden Boll Award for Best Actor 1992 for Karartma Geceleri | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Actor 2003 for Gülüm | Succeeded by |
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- Tayanç Ayaydın (2008)
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