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- Genco Erkal was born on March 28, 1938 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and director, known for Strike the Interests (1982), At (1982) and The Market: A Tale of Trade (2008). He was married to Zeynep Tedü. He died on July 31, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- SpouseZeynep Tedü(1974 - 1977) (divorced, 1 child)
- He graduated from the Psychology Department at Istanbul University.
- In April 2021, he announced that due to tweets in which he criticized the Turkish Government he was being prosecuted for insulting the President.
- 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.
- Genco Erkal was a Turkish drama actor.
- He worked as an actor and director in important private theatre groups in Turkey starting from 1959. In 1969, he founded the Dostlar Theatre, of which he is still the artistic director and which has played a leading role in the development of political theatre in Turkey .
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