Arda Kural (born 12 April 1980) is a Turkish actor. He studied at Yalova Teknik and Endüstri Meslek High School. Following 2 years of drama training, he started acting professionally at the Tiyatroroman Theatre. He also worked at

Kral TV Kral TV is a music television channel in Turkey owned by Doğuş Group. Kral TV was launched in August 1994 and became a member of the Doğuş Group in June 2008. Turkey's first music TV channel Kral TV, triggered the rise of other Turkish mus ...

as a VJ for a short time. In 1999, Kural made his television debut in the series ''Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü'' where he acted with

Haluk Bilginer Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera '' EastEnders'' ...

, Yıldız Asyalı and Nergis Kumbasar. After appearing in ''Şemsi Paşa Pasajı'' and ''Kuzenlerim'', he starred in Mustafa Altıoklar's successful teenage series ''Lise Defteri''. He then played Posta Ferit in ''Emret Komutanım''. In 2005, he acted in the films ''Banyo'' directed by Mustafa Altıoklar and ''Sahne''. Kural appeared in the film ''Gelecekten Bir Gün'' in 2010 directed by Boğaçhan Dündar. After realizing that he would only earn 21,890 for his role in the movie '' Kubilay'', he started to show signs of

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due to financial issues and on 28 December 2012 he was hospitalized at the

Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, short for Bakırköy Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Education and Research Hospital ( tr, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi ...

. He was discharged from the hospital on 21 January 2013 and announced that he would retire from acting, though he later changed his mind. Kural lived at an apartment in

Büyükçekmece Büyükçekmece is a district and municipality in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west of the city. It is largely an industrial area with a population of 380,000. The mayor is Hasan Akgün ( CHP) ...

together with his mother, but after not paying the rent, they were forced to evacuate on 9 July 2015. His mother started to stay with his elder brother, however, Kural remained at a garden near his former apartment. He was later removed from the area by the police following neighbors' request. Kural then started to stay at a cafe in Büyükçekmecede with the help of a friend. A few days after the news about him came out, Büyükçekmece Municipality announced that they would help the Kural family solve their financial issues. Meanwhile, Arda Kural disappeared and it was revealed that his family were not able to locate him.

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* 1980 births Living people People from Yalova Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male stage actors Kocaeli University alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub