Cüneyt Arkın, the master of Yeşilçam, who made many unforgettable films, passed away. He took part in many popular projects, especially the films in which he gave life to the character of “Kara Murat”, and most recently appeared in front of the camera in the TV series “Establishment: Osman”.
Arkın fell ill last night and was treated in a private hospital in Beşiktaş, Ulus. His wife Betül Cüreklibatır and her relatives came to the hospital. The 85-year-old actress died here.
CAUSE OF DEATH HAS BEEN CLEAR
In the statement made by the hospital where the master artist passed away, “The valuable actor of Turkish cinema, Mr. Cüneyt Arkın, died in Liv Hospital, where he came by ambulance due to cardiac arrest, despite all efforts to revive him. As the Liv Hospital Family, we are saddened by the loss of the giant actor of Turkish cinema. To Cüneyt Arkın’s family. And our condolences to all his fans.”
“WE CAN BE A WORLD STAR”
Making a statement on CNN Türk after the news of Cüneyt Arkın’s death, Orhan Gencebay said, “May God have mercy on him. He has been ill recently. We heard that he was not well. His works were different. We have many memories with him. I am an artist, as a friend. He is an exception. He was very handsome. He could have been a world star. He had such an attempt. Let me tell you one of these scenes. While the truck was going, it went down the right side of the truck and pulled out from the other side. He had such a heart, a desire, a desire to do his job. Exception “We lost an artist. May God have mercy on us,” he said.
“I WAS DESTROYED WHEN I LEARNED”
Actor Serdar Gökhan said, “I was devastated when I found out. I was driving, I pulled over. It was a death that I never expected. I was very upset. We were in a sweet competition to see which of us would make better films. I can’t find words to say. It was a real loss. It was a legend in my opinion. I need to protect it. There are only five fingers of a hand left in Yeşilçam. It is necessary to take care of those who are left. It is not enough to give an award. You need to be interested. When they lack interest, they collapse. I hope we will take care of what’s left from now on. Cüneyt was a sweet man. God bless you. May he rest in peace. May he rest in peace. I offer my condolences to our entire community and family.”
“CÜNEYT BAŞKAYDI”
Producer Türker İnanoğlu said, ‘My condolences to all of us. I worked at night, now I got the news. Cüneyt Arkın was a friend we worked with and made friends with from the moment he entered the cinema. We shot 32 movies together. I was a witness in their children’s marriages. Cüneyt has worn himself out a lot, running from set to set. I was very sorry. I was confused about what to say. Rest in peace. Rest in peace. My condolences to his wife and children. Cüneyt Arkın was a medical doctor who graduated from medicine with a very good degree. He said that he would stay in the cinema and not be a doctor. He made his life in the cinema. He made his own destiny. He graduated from Cerrahpaşa with honors. Since the 50’s I am the oldest in cinema. He was the number one genius of Turkish cinema. I’ve worked with all of them. Cuneyt was different. ‘ he stated.
Farewell MESSAGES FROM FAMOUS NAMES
Famous names of the magazine world expressed the pain of Cüneyt Arkın through their social media accounts. Gül Sunal, wife of the late artist Kemal Sunal, shared Arkın’s photo on her Instagram account, saying, “I don’t know what to write.”
Hülya Koçyiğit: “I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of my dear friend Cüneyt Arkın, who contributed to the values that cinema added to me. Turkish cinema lost another master and a plane tree today. “
Filiz Akin: I didn’t turn on the TV this morning, as if I was born with it and didn’t want to hear the sad news. I still can’t speak with the shock of the news. My phones keep ringing… I’m so sorry! You know, there is a classic definition: “He was our Malkoçoğlu, our fighter who saved the world, etc… In short, he was our “Cüneyt Arkın… I’ll continue when I feel a little better…
Armagan Caglayan: “Goodbye Black Murat, goodbye Mlakoçoğlu, goodbye to the Man Who Saved the World… Don’t let the place you sleep hurt”
Nurgul Yesilcay: “My dear. God bless you! I’m so sorry, sorry.”
Celil Nalçakan: “Cüneyt Bey, in my opinion, was the greatest joy of our cinema… It will always remain so. Condolences to his family and all of us. Rest in peace.”
Emre Karayel: “As someone who watched all his movies and spent my childhood with his movies, grew up with Battalgazi, Malkoçoğlu and Kara Murat, I was very sad. May God have mercy on him, I hope he rests in paradise.”
Ata Demirer: “We loved you so much, rest in peace Cüneyt Arkın… We watched Pandizot fabric on the sofas for the first time years ago in the teyyare cinema… You will always exist, just like cinema!”
Ibrahim Buyukak: “We lost one of the greatest actors of Turkish Cinema ever, our childhood idol, our Malkoçoğlu, our Battal Gazi, Cüneyt Arkın. Condolences to all of us…”
Gokhan Keser: “We have lost a very important value, a great master. I am incredibly sorry. May he rest in heaven… Your name will be remembered for generations. May God give patience to your relatives.”
Seven Breaks: Cüneyt Arkın… My childhood, my dream of being Black Murat, my wooden sword-broom horse, the imaginary punches I threw at bad guys as “toothnnn”… When we met years later, he pretended to punch me and gave me the “number three look”. I wish patience to his loved ones and family.”
MY LAST SHARE WITH SON
Cüneyt Arkın, who shared his memories of Yeşilçam with his followers on his social media account, made his last post on Father’s Day, June 19th.
WHO IS CÜNEYT ARKIN?
Yeşilçam’s unforgettable artist Arkın was born in 1937. Arkın was born in a village in Eskişehir and grew up in poverty. He was a hard worker, he won the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He became a doctor.
In 1963, he entered the cinema artist competition organized by the “Artist” magazine and won the first prize. The turning point in his career was when he met director Halit Refiğ at the 1st Air Jet Base in 1963, while he was doing his military service. After his military service was over, he made his debut in the cinema with Halit Refiğ’s film “Gurbet Kuşları” in 1964.