Genco Erkal

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.^[1] In April 2021, he announced that due to tweets in which he criticized the Turkish Government he was being prosecuted for insulting the President.^[2]

Genco Erkal
Born	(1938-03-28)28 March 1938 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	31 July 2024(2024-07-31) (aged 86) Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–2024
Spouse	Zeynep Tedü ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1977)​
Children	1

Genco Erkal in 2023

Erkal died of leukaemia on 31 July 2024, at the age of 86.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	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"