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

[3] This article about a Turkish actor is a stub.

Genco Erkal in 2023