Yeşilçam's sad loss: Master actor, writer and poet Nihat Ziyalan passed away at the age of 90

Nihat Ziyalan, one of the master names of Turkish cinema, actor, writer and poet, passed away at the age of 90. The death of the artist, who lived in Sydney, Australia for a long time, caused sadness in the cinema community.

Ziyalan, who is generally remembered for his "bad guy" roles in Turkish cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, was also a close friend of Yılmaz Güney. After his military service, the artist performed at the Adana City Theater and after the closure of the theater, he acted at the Ankara Art Theatre. The artist's first poetry book, "Aşık Yüzlünın Biri", was published in 1963. The artist from Adana was presented with the "Çukurova Award" for his contributions to the promotion of Çukurova in 2009.

HE STEP INTO THE CINEMA WITH THE INVITATION OF YILMAZ GÜNEY

Ziyalan, who went to Istanbul upon the invitation of his childhood friend Yılmaz Güney in 1966 and entered the cinema, had his first experience on the screen with the movie "At Hırsızı Banuş", shot by Yılmaz Güney for Mualla Özbek. The artist, who is widely known for his character 'Nedim' in the movie 'Sezercik Aslan Piece'; He appeared in front of the camera with many important names of the period such as Kadir İnanır, Hülya Koçyiğit, Ediz Hun, Lale Belkis, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik and Selma Güneri. In the last period of his acting career, Ziyalan also took part in the movie 'Azap', directed by Türkan Şoray and in which he played the leading role.