Ahmet Civan Canova (28 June 1955 – 20 August 2022) was a Turkish actor, playwright and theatre director.

Life and career

Canova was the son of Turkish director Mahir Canova. He was a graduate of TED Ankara College (1973). He started his career as an actor by making his cinematic debut in

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary wo ...

's 1974 movie ''Arkadaş''. In the same year, he enrolled in the

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory ( tr, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. ...

's Theater Department. After four years of studying, he joined the crew of

Turkish State Theatres The Turkish State Theatres ( tr, Devlet Tiyatroları - DT) is the official directorate of the national theatre companies in Turkey. It is bound to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and financed by the state to promote performed arts and enhance t ...

. Aside from his acting career both on stage and in front of the camera, he is known for his plays. Between 1998–2004, he was married to actress Açelya Akkoyun. Canova continued to work for the State Theatres. He died after a lengthy battle with

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

on 20 August 2022, at the age of 67.

Plays written

* ''Düğün Şarkısı'' * ''Erkekler Tuvaleti'' * ''Evaristo'' * ''Ful Yaprakları'' * ''Gala'' * ''Kör Buluşma'' * ''Kızıl Ötesi Aydınlık'' * ''MitosMorfos'' * ''Neon'' * ''Niobe'' * ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' * ''Üstat Harpagona Saygı ve Destek Gecesi''

Filmography

Film

* '' Arkadaş'' (1974) as Halil * '' Nehir'' (1977) as Engin * '' Yaşamak Bu Değil'' (1981) as Fatih * '' Mutlu Ol Yeter'' (1981) * '' Berduşlar'' (1982) as Kenan * '' Yıkılan Gurur'' (1983) as Naci * '' Hırsız'' (1986) * '' Acı Lokma'' (1986) as Ömer * '' Sokaktaki Adam'' (1995) * '' 80. Adım'' (1996) as Sedat * '' Sır'' (1997) * '' Ömerçip'' (2003) as Celal * ''

Eve Dönüş ''Home Coming'' ( tr, Eve Dönüş) is a 2006 Greek-Turkish drama film directed by Ömer Ugur. Cast * Memet Ali Alabora as Mustafa * Sibel Kekilli as Esma * Altan Erkekli as Hoca * Civan Canova as Iskenceci Komiser * Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (A ...

'' (2006) as İşkenceci Polis * '' 72. Koğuş'' (2010) as Hilmi * '' F Tipi''

Television

* '' Yalancı Şafak'' (1990) * '' Bizim Aile'' (1995) as Ataç * '' Çiçek Taksi'' (2000) as Celal Kıraç * '' Gece Yürüyüşü'' (2004) as Cüneyt * '' Çeşm-i Bülbül'' (2005) * ''Esir Kalpler'' (2006) as Ekrem Akerman * ''

Arka Sokaklar ''Arka Sokaklar'' (English: ''Back Streets'') is a television crime series that was broadcast on Kanal D between 31 July 2006 and 18 November 2022. In its 17 consecutive seasons the series has become a success story with its TV ratings despite b ...

'' (2007) as Nazım Tahsin * '' Eksik Etek'' (2007) * ''Sınıf'' (2008) as Şeref * '' Ay Işığı'' (2008) as Yıldırım Duman * '' Sensiz Yaşayamam'' (2010) as Mummer * ''

Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? ''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'' ( ''What is Fatmagül's Fault?'' or "What Did Fatmagul Wrong?") is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Kanal D. The series is based on Vedat Türkali's scenario, ''Fatmagül'ün Su ...

'' (2011–12) as Kadir * '' Karadayı'' (2012) * ''

Her Sevda Bir Veda Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun She (pronoun), she. Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Music * H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer **H.E.R. (album), ''H.E.R.'' ...

'' (2014) * '' Paramparça'' (2014) as Rahmi Gürpinar * ''

Atiye Deniz Atiye Yılmaz (born 22 November 1988), originally known by the artist name Atiye Deniz () and later by the mononym Atiye, is a Turkish pop singer. She releases songs in Turkish, Arabic and English. Career The second album by Atiye was s ...

'' (2019–21) as Mustafa Özgürsoy * ''

Üç Kuruş ''Üç Kuruş'' () is a Turkish action, comedy drama and crime television series, made by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk, written by Damla Serim, Eset Akçilad and Murat Uyurkulak, the first episode of which was broadcast on November 1, 202 ...

'' (2021–22) as Oktay

Awards

* Ministry of Culture and Tourism – 1989: Best Script Award for ''Kör Buluşma'' * İsmet Küntay Awards – 1994: Best Playwright Award for ''Kıyamet Sularında'' * Avni Dilligil Awards – 1996: Best Playwright Award for ''Kıyamet Sularında'' * Cevdet Kudret Literature Awards – 1997: Best Play Award for ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' * Avni Dilligil Awards – 2000: Best Playwright Award for ''Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı'' *

43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, 43. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was held from September 16 to 23 2006 in Antalya, Turkey. The venue for the award ceremony on September 23, 2007 was moved from the open air amphitheate ...

– 2006: Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Eve Dönüş'' * 12th Sadri Alışık Awards – 2007: Best Supporting Actor Award for ''

'' * 15th Afife Theatre Awards: Most Successful Supporting Actor of the Year Award for '' Bury the Dead''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canova, Civan 1955 births 2022 deaths Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male stage actors Best Supporting Actor Golden Orange Award winners Turkish dramatists and playwrights Turkish theatre directors TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory alumni Male actors from Ankara Deaths from lung cancer in Turkey Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery