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Turkish cinema legend Metin Erksan dies at 83 | euronews, world news

Turkish cinema legend Metin Erksan dies at 83

06/08 23:39 CET

One of the legends of Turkish cinema, Metin Erksan, has died at Istanbul’s Medical Park following renal failure.

He was 83-years old.

Erksan directed the 1964 film Dry Summer that won Turkey’s first international film awards; the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biennale prize at the Venice Film Festival.

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