Tarık Akan

Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül; 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in 1965.

Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. He was the third child of the family after a daughter and a son. His family was constantly moving around Turkey due to his father's occupation in the military. Schooled in Erzurum, he completed the elementary education in Kayseri. Following his father's retirement, the family moved to Istanbul and settled in Bakırköy. Akan attended Yıldız Technical University to study mechanical engineering, graduated later from the College of Journalist.

He made his film debut in 1971 at the age of 21 in Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with his ex-girlfriend Emel Sayın in "Mavi Boncuk", "Yalancı Yarim", Hülya Koçyiğit in "Sev Kardeşim", "Yeryüzünde Bir Melek", Filiz Akın in Tatlı Dillim, Necla Nazır in "Delisin", "Ateş Böceği".