Mehmet Emin Toprak | |
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Born |
Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey | 11 September 1974
Died | 2 December 2002
Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey | (aged 28)
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1997–2002 |
Relatives | Nuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin) |
Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.
Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Uzak. [1] He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival near the town of Çan, at the age of 28. [2]
A few weeks after the accident, the film Uzak was shown at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor. [3]
Toprak collaborated with his cousin Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his films. He had been married for five months at the time of his death. [2] [4]
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1999 | Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Mayıs Sıkıntısı | Nominated |
2002 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Uzak | Won [5] |
Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Actor | Nominated [6] | ||
2003 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Won [7] | |
2004 | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actor | Won [8] |