Levent Kırca
Levent Kırca | |
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 Levent Kırca (2009) | |
| Born | Zeki Levent Kırca September 28, 1948 |
| Died | October 12, 2015 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, stage and film actor, columnist, politician |
| Political party | Patriotic Party (VP) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nur Diner
(m. 1975; div. 1985)(m. 2001; div. 2005) |
| Children | 4 |
Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1948 – 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).[1]
Kırca was born in Samsun on September 28, 1948. Kırca was a faculty member at Beykent University, Faculty of Fine Arts.[2] He was named a State Artist in 1998, following a suggestion put forward by the 55th government of Turkey,[3] however, the title was taken back by the 63rd government.[4] He died of liver cancer in Istanbul on October 12, 2015.[1] Following the religious funeral service at Levent Mosque, he was interred in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Levent Kırca hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Levent Kırca üniversitede komedi hocası". Hürriyet. 6 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
- ^ Evin Doğu (19 July 2000). "Sanatçılar unvansız kaldı". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Levent Kırca'nın devlet sanatçısı unvani geri alındı". A Haber. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Levent Kırca son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
External links
- Levent Kırca at IMDb
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