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<\/p>\nC\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, the master actor of Ye\u015fil\u00e7am, who made many unforgettable films, passed away.<\/p>\n
Famous actor C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, who left his mark on Turkish cinema with his unforgettable films, was taken to the hospital after getting sick at home. It was stated that Ark\u0131n passed away.<\/p>\n
In the statement made by Liv Hospital regarding the death of C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, it was stated that the artist came to the hospital due to cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n
“The valuable actor of Turkish cinema, Mr. C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, died in Liv Hospital, where he came by ambulance due to cardiac arrest, despite all efforts to revive him. As the Liv Hospital family, we are saddened by the loss of the giant actor of Turkish cinema. We offer our condolences to C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n’s family and all his fans.”<\/p>\n
A commemoration ceremony will be held for C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n on 30 June at Atat\u00fcrk Cultural Center.<\/p>\n
Ark\u0131n’s funeral will be buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after the commemoration ceremony and the prayer to be held at Te\u015fvikiye Mosque following the noon prayer.<\/p>\n
President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan issued a message of condolence to the cinema artist C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, who died at the age of 85 in the hospital he was taken to in Istanbul.<\/p>\n
In his post on his social media account, President Erdo\u011fan said, “I learned with great sadness the death of the great artist C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n, who is a master actor of Turkish cinema and an example to all of us with his art, stance and character. I wish God’s mercy on Mr. Ark\u0131n. Condolences to our community and nation.” used the phrases.<\/p>\n
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The artist, whose real name is Fahrettin C\u00fcreklibat\u0131r, was born on September 8, 1937 in the village of Kara\u00e7ay, Eski\u015fehir, as the child of Hac\u0131 Yakup and Halise C\u00fcreklibat\u0131r.<\/p>\n
The artist graduated from Eski\u015fehir Necatibey Primary School, Eski\u015fehir Secondary School and Eski\u015fehir Atat\u00fcrk High School, respectively. After coming to Istanbul, the artist graduated from Istanbul Medical Faculty in 1962. During his years at the university, his poetry and story essays were published in various magazines.<\/p>\n
Ark\u0131n, who did his military service as a reserve officer in Eski\u015fehir, worked as a doctor in Adana and its surroundings for a while after his military service.<\/p>\n
C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n caught the attention of director Halit Refi\u011f during the shooting of the 1963 movie “Dawn Watchers” starring G\u00f6ksel Arsoy.<\/p>\n
The artist, who won the competition of the Artist magazine in the same year, started acting in the movie “Gurbet Ku\u015flar\u0131” in 1964 upon Halit Refi\u011f’s proposal. The fight scene in the finale of the 1964 film “G\u00f6zleri \u00d6mre Bedel” directed by \u00dclk\u00fc Erakal\u0131n was a turning point in the artist’s career.<\/p>\n
Ark\u0131n acted in about 30 films in his first two years in the world of cinema. The artist, who played emotional-romantic young characters for a while, turned to action movies with Refi\u011f’s suggestion.<\/p>\n
In addition to his horse riding and karate training in Istanbul, Ark\u0131n also took acrobatics training at the Medrano Circus for a while, transferring what he learned to the big screen in the “Malko\u00e7o\u011flu” and “Battalgazi” series, he developed a style that has never been seen before in Turkish cinema.<\/p>\n
The master artist made his first marriage in 1964 with his doctor and classmate G\u00fcler Mocan. The couple’s daughter, Filiz, was born in 1966. The couple separated in 1968.<\/p>\n
In the same year, he started using the stage name of C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n instead of Fahrettin C\u00fcreklibat\u0131r.<\/p>\n
C\u00fcneyt Ark\u0131n got engaged to Bet\u00fcl I\u015f\u0131l in 1969. The two married in 1970 but divorced in 1971. The couple, who remarried soon after, had two children named Kaan and Murat.<\/p>\n
The artist was selected as the “Best Actor” at the 6th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for his 1969 film “As People Live”.<\/p>\n
The “4th Golden Boll Film Festival” jury chose Y\u0131lmaz G\u00fcney “Best Actor” for his role in the movie “Baba” in 1972. However, as a result of political pressure, the jury determined Ark\u0131n, who came second with his performance in the movie “Wounded Wolf”, as the “Best Actor”. Ark\u0131n, who reacted to the decision of the jury, refused the award.<\/p>\n
In 1976, Ark\u0131n received the “Best Actor” award at the 13th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for his movie “The Undefeated”, and the “Lifetime Honor Award” at the 36th Antalya Golden Orange Festival and the 18th Sadri Al\u0131\u015f\u0131k Theater and Cinema Actor Awards. “, and in 2013, he was awarded the “Grand Prize of Culture and Art” by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.<\/p>\n
The artist, who became one of the sought-after leading actors of Ye\u015fil\u00e7am in a short time, continued his cinema life, which he started with romantic films, with animated films. Throughout his career, he has directed many different types of films, from westerns to comedy, from adventure to social films. Especially the films “Maden” made in 1978 and “Vatanda\u015f R\u0131za” made in 1979 had great importance in the career of the artist.<\/p>\n
In addition to acting, the artist prepared and presented television programs, and wrote articles about health in magazines and newspapers for a short time.<\/p>\n
Known for his Turkish nationalist identity, the artist was interested in politics for a while. In the general elections of 20 October 1991, he became the 4th ordinary deputy candidate from the Motherland Party in Eski\u015fehir, but was not elected. He participated in events organized on behalf of the Labor Party for a while.<\/p>\n
Ark\u0131n, who has acted in more than 300 films throughout his career, also worked as a director and screenwriter. Lastly, he starred in the movie “Ghoul”, which was shot in 2014. Some of the films in which the artist has acted are as follows:<\/p>\n
“A\u015fk ve Kin”, “G\u00f6zleri \u00d6mre Bedel”, “Hepimiz Karde\u015fiz”, “Sokaklar\u0131n Kanunu”, \u015eof\u00f6r Nebahat ve K\u0131z\u0131”, “Gurbet Ku\u015flar\u0131”, “K\u0131r\u0131k Hayatlar”, “Dudaktan Kalbe”, “Serseri A\u015f\u0131k”, “\u0130nat\u00e7\u0131 Gelin”, “Horasan\u2019\u0131n \u00dc\u00e7 Atl\u0131s\u0131”, “Fakir Bir K\u0131z Sevdim”, “\u0130ntikam U\u011fruna”,”Malko\u00e7o\u011flu”, “G\u00f6klerdeki Sevgili”, “Cibali Karakolu”,”Y\u00fczba\u015f\u0131 Kemal”, “Hac\u0131 Murat”, “Namus Borcu”, “Art\u0131k Sevmeyece\u011fim”, “Malko\u00e7o\u011flu Kara Korsan”, “G\u00f6k Bayrak”, “K\u00f6ro\u011flu”, “Y\u00fczba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n K\u0131z\u0131”, Vatan ve Nam\u0131k Kemal”, “Osmanl\u0131 Kartal\u0131”, “Melik\u015fah”, “A\u015fk Mabudesi”, “Ar\u0131m, Bal\u0131m, Pete\u011fim”, “Selahattin Eyyubi”, “Ferhat ile \u015eirin”, “Yar\u0131m Kalan Saadet”, “Yusuf ile Z\u00fcleyha-Hazreti Yusuf”, “Yumurcak K\u00f6pr\u00fcalt\u0131 \u00c7ocu\u011fu”, “Vah\u015fi \u00c7i\u00e7ek”, “Her \u015fey O\u011flum i\u00e7in”, “Battal Gazi”, “Malko\u00e7o\u011flu \u00d6l\u00fcm Fedaileri”, “Severek Ayr\u0131lal\u0131m”, “Nazl\u0131 ile Murat”, “\u00c7\u00f6l Kartal\u0131”, “Yaral\u0131 Kurt”, “Kara Murat: Fatih\u2019in Fedaisi”, “Yumurcak K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Kovboy”, “\u00c7aresizler”, “Ac\u0131 Hayat”, “Kara Murat Fatih\u2019in Ferman\u0131”, “O\u011ful”, “Day\u0131”, “Kin”, “Babal\u0131k”, “Polizia Brancola Nel Buio, La”, “Cemil”, “Deli Yusuf”, “Babacan”, “Tek Ba\u015f\u0131na”, “Che Carambole Ragazzi”, “Maden”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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