Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1950 – October 12, 2015) was a Turkish comedian, stage and film actor, columnist of the newspaper '' Aydınlık'' and politician of the

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

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( tr, Vatan Partisi). Kırca was born in

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...

on September 28, 1950. Kırca was a faculty member at

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, Faculty of Fine Arts. He was named a

State Artist State Artist ( tr, Devlet Sanatçısı, also sometimes translated as "National Artist") is an honorary title granted to prominent artists by the government of Turkey for their contributions to the Turkish culture. It was established in 1971 by the ...

in 1998, following a suggestion put forward by the

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, however, the title was taken back by the 62rd government. He died of

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

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on October 12, 2015. Following the religious funeral service at

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, he was interred in the

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery __NOTOC__ The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery ( tr, Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of polit ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirca, Levent 1950 births 2015 deaths People from Samsun Turkish comedians Turkish male stage actors Turkish male film actors State Artists of Turkey Turkish columnists Turkish actor-politicians Workers' Party (Turkey) politicians Patriotic Party (Turkey) politicians Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Deaths from cancer in Turkey Deaths from liver cancer