Genco Erkal

Genco Erkal

Actor · Director · Writer

İstanbul, Türkiye
March 28, 1938

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Camdan Kalp
Camdan Kalp
6.0
/ Turkish
Sleeping Princess
Sleeping Princess
5.8
/ Turkish
The Horse
The Horse
7.3
/ Turkish
Yalınayak Sokrates
Yalınayak Sokrates
No Rating Yet
/ Turkish
A Season in Hakkari
A Season in Hakkari
6.9
/ Turkish
Sweetie
Sweetie
6.1
/ Turkish
The Market: A Tale of Trade
The Market: A Tale of Trade
6.4
/ Turkish
Fazıl Say - Nazım Oratoryosu
Fazıl Say - Nazım Oratoryosu
No Rating Yet
/ Turkish
Genco
Genco
6.0
/ Turkish
Strike the Interests
Strike the Interests
7.0
/ Turkish
Communist Osman
Communist Osman
No Rating Yet
/ Turkish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Camdan Kalp
1990Nominee

Best Performance

Camdan Kalp

Sleeping Princess
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Sleeping Princess

The Horse
1982Nominee

Best Performance

The Horse

Career Highlights

Yalınayak Sokrates
1998Highlight

Best Performance

Yalınayak Sokrates

A Season in Hakkari
1983Highlight

Best Performance

A Season in Hakkari

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