Tuncel Kurtiz
| Tuncel Kurtiz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz 1 February 1936 Kocaeli Province, Turkey |
| Died | 27 September 2013 (aged 77) Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | English philology |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright and film producer |
| Years active | 1958–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Menend Kurtiz |
| Awards |
Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay (1981) Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor (1994) Golden Boll Award for Best Supporting Actor (1994) Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007) |
Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.
He was born in Bahçecik, Kocaeli, a town in Turkey. His father was a district governor (kaymakam) and his mother is of Bosniak descent a teacher. His parents' occupation was the reason the family toured many places across the country. After graduating from the Haydarpaşa High School in Istanbul, Kurtiz studied English philology at Istanbul University.
He soon started a career as an actor playing theatres. Since 1958, Kurtiz performed on many stages in Istanbul, in state and private theatres. He was also on the stage at Gothenburg City Theatre, Stockholm Royal Theatre and in Sweden, Schaubühne Berlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in Germany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in England. Kurtiz directed plays for the German-Turkish theatre project "Türkisches Ensemble" in the late 1970s.
During his university years and later the military service period, he became friends with the renowned film director Yılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 film Umut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown in Cannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy.
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