Münir Akça

Münir Akça — Biography

Münir Akça was an actor from Ordu who also worked in Istanbul and was known across a broad circle from theatre to television. He acted and directed at the Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Karadeniz Theatre and at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatre, and is also described as a musician and orchestra conductor. Up to his death he had appeared in around thirty films and series.

He began his artistic career in 1990 at the Ordu Municipality Karadeniz Theatre. That same year he appeared in the series İz Peşinde, and in the mid-1990s he was in feature films such as Böcek (1995) and 80. Adım (1996). His television work became heavier in the 2000s: Sırlar Dünyası (2002), Emret Komutanım (2005), Arka Sokaklar (2006), Kader (2007), Aşk-ı Memnu (2008) and Mavi Kelebekler (2011) belong to this period. In cinema he played in Sultan Avrupa'da (2009) and Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan (2010), and he took part in the television film Kınalı Kuzular: Mustafa Kemal (2007). His last role was in the series Her Şey Yolunda Merkez (2013).

On 27 November 2016 he fell on the stairs at his home in Ordu's Altınordu district, was taken to hospital and died of a brain hemorrhage. The Karadeniz Theatre's management remembered him as a veteran artist who contributed to the city's cultural life. The funeral ceremony was held at the theatre building, and he was buried at Marango Cemetery in Perşembe.