Genco Erkal

Biography

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

Known For

Sleeping Princess

as İskender

The Market: A Tale of Trade

as Fazil

A Season in Hakkari

as The Teacher

The Horse

as Hüseyin, the father

7 Faces

as Serhat

Camdan Kalp

as Kirpi

Strike the Interests

as Kâmil

Tiyatroya Adanmış Bir Yaşam: Genco

Communist Osman

Yalınayak Sokrates

as Sokrates