Levent Kırca

Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1948 – October 12, 2015) was a Turkish comedian, stage and film actor, columnist of the newspaper Aydınlık and politician of the left-wing Patriotic Party (Turkish: Vatan Partisi).[1]

Levent Kırca
Levent Kırca (2009)
Born
Zeki Levent Kırca

(1948-09-28)September 28, 1948
Lâdik, Samsun, Turkey
DiedOctober 12, 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 67)
Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeZincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
NationalityTurkish
OccupationComedian, stage and film actor, columnist, politician
Political partyPatriotic Party (VP)
Spouse(s)
Nur Diner
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m. 1975; div. 1985)

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m. 1985; div. 2000)

(m. 2001; div. 2005)
Children4

Kırca was born in Samsun on September 28, 1948. Kırca was a faculty member at Beykent University, Faculty of Fine Arts.[2] He was named a State Artist in 1998, following a suggestion put forward by the 55th government of Turkey,[3] however, the title was taken back by the 63rd government.[4] He died of liver cancer in Istanbul on October 12, 2015.[1] Following the religious funeral service at Levent Mosque, he was interred in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. "Levent Kırca hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. "Levent Kırca üniversitede komedi hocası". Hürriyet. 6 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
  3. Evin Doğu (19 July 2000). "Sanatçılar unvansız kaldı". NTV-MSNBC. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "Levent Kırca'nın devlet sanatçısı unvani geri alındı". A Haber. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  5. "Levent Kırca son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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