Genco Erkal (28 March 1938 – 31 July 2024) was a Turkish drama actor. He starred in the 1983 film A Season in Hakkari, which won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In April 2021, he announced that due to tweets in which he criticized the Turkish Government he was being prosecuted for insulting the President.
Erkal died of leukaemia on 31 July 2024, at the age of 86.Turkish theater legend Genco Erkal bids farewell at 86 years old
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1982 Faize hücum Kamil 1982 A Season in Hakkari Teacher 1982 At Hüseyin, the father 1990 Camdan Kalp Kirpi 2008 The Market: A Tale of Trade Fazil 2010 Sleeping Princess Kahraman 2016 Nâzım Oratorio Genco Erkal 2017 7yüz Serhat Episode: "Refakatçiler"
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