Nejat Uygur

Nejat Günhan Uygur (10 August 1927 – 18 November 2013) was a Turkish actor and comedian.

Early years Nejat Uygur was born on 10 August 1927 as the second of three children to an officer father and a teacher mother. He acted on stage already in his school years.

Uygur attended Academy of Fine Arts (today: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) to study sculpture, however, without finishing it.

Following a memorial ceremony at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall and the religious funeral at the Teşvikiye Mosque, he was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

Recognition In 1998, he was honored with the title State Artist bestowed by the Ministry of Culture.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1970 Cafer Bey Cafer 1971 Iyi fakir ve kibar Cafer 2004 Vizontele Tuuba Haci Zübeyir 2007 The White Angel Gazi Cemal