The news of the artist’s death, who had been undergoing treatment for an illness for some time, was announced by his daughter Mevhesh Soydan on her social media accounts, with the comment: “We have lost our beloved father, with deepest condolences.”
The great actor, who has appeared in more than 200 films during his 50-year artistic career, said goodbye to his final journey today at Omer Durak Mosque in Atakoy Section 5.
The funeral was attended by Nuri Arso, Cihat Tamer and Birol Güven.
“The younger generation is always like this.”
“All of Yesilçam should have come here,” said Nuri Arso, an old friend of Murat Soydan. Murat’s father’s funeral was also held here. This was his wish. Maybe they didn’t come to Atakoy because it was far away, but the cars had left from a certain point. Everyone had to come. The younger generation is always so useless. “They’re on vacation now,” he accused.
“We have become a very wicked and immoral country,” actor Chihat Tamer said of those who did not attend the funeral.
He steps into the cinema with “Armless Hero”
Murat Soydan was born in the Lüleburgaz district of Kirklareli on October 2, 1940. The actor, whose real name was Luşan Terkan, attended primary and secondary school in Lüleburgaz and high school in Edirne.
Soydan came to Istanbul for university, studied at the Academy of Economic Sciences and graduated from the Turkish Music Department at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. He also worked as a civil servant in Teker during his time at university.
After completing his military service as a reserve officer, he entered the film industry after winning a competition held by the magazine Perde in 1966 together with Tanju Korel.
He began his film career in 1966 with the film “Armless Hero” directed by Nejat Saydam, whose cast also included Chuneyt Arkin, Fatma Gilik and Susan Avci. One of the young actors of the 1970s, Murat Soydan played leading roles with Turkan Şoray and Hülya Kocit in many films.
Winner of Best Actor Award
Murat Soydan, who starred in 221 films, was the president of the Screen Actors Guild at one time. In 1972, he won the “Best Actor” award at the 9th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for his role in the film “Zulum”. Murat Soydan has a child from his first marriage. He married for the second time to Ugur Gul Hanim. From this marriage, he had two children named Ali and Mehvesh.
He appeared in many TV series
Murat Soydan also interacted with the TV audience by participating in many TV series. The renowned actor, who last appeared in the TV series “Gildap” in 2016, has so far appeared before his fans in popular productions such as “O Hayat Benim”, “Istanbul Haturas”, “Sinekli Bakkal”, “Azı Hayat Dudaktan Kalbe”, and “Güz Gülleri”. Output.
