Mehmet Emin Toprak (actor)

Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.

Not to be confused with Mehmet Emin Toprak (businessman).

Mehmet Emin Toprak
Born	(1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey
Died	December 2, 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 28) Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1997-2002
Relatives	Nuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin)

Toprak starred in the critically praised 2002 film Uzak. He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival, near the town of Çan at the age of 28 years.

A few weeks after the accident, the film Uzak was shown in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor.[1]

Personal life

Toprak collaborated with his cousin Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his films. He was newlywed at the time of his death.[2]

Filmography

• Kasaba (The Town, 1997)
• Mayıs Sıkıntısı (Clouds of May, 1999)
• Uzak (Distant, 2002)

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result
1999	Turkish Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	Mayıs Sıkıntısı	Nominated
2002	Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Uzak	Won[3]
	Turkish Film Critics Association	Best Actor		Nominated[4]
2003	Cannes Film Festival	Best Actor		Won[5]
2004	Singapore International Film Festival	Best Actor		Won[6]

References

1. Gibbons, Fiachra (5 September 2003). "Tragic twist denies young star triumph in Venice". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. Gibbons, Fiachra (6 May 2004). "Death in Yenice". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. 39. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali (1-5 Ekim 2002). Antalya: Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı Yayınları. 2002.
4. SİYAD'ın ödül adayları belli oldu. Hürriyet. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "Cannes winners in full". BBC News. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
6. "2004: SGIFF 17". Singapore International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 February 2020.