Levent Kırca

Levent Kırca — Biography

Born Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1950, Samsun – October 12, 2015, Istanbul), he was a versatile Turkish performer who worked as a stage and film actor alongside careers in journalism and politics, writing a column for the newspaper Aydınlık and serving on the central executive board of the Patriotic Party (Vatan Partisi).

He made his film debut in Taşı Toprağı Altın Şehir and became a household name across Turkey through Olacak O Kadar, a satirical sketch show he produced, wrote and starred in for years together with his then-wife, actress Oya Başar; he later appeared in films such as Son İstasyon. He had four children, two from his first marriage and two with Oya Başar.

Kırca was honored with the State Artist title in 1998, an award that was revoked shortly before his death in 2015. He died in Istanbul on October 12, 2015.