Mehmet Emin Toprak
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Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.
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Mehmet Emin Toprak | |
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Born | (1974-09-11)11 September 1974 Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey |
Died | 2 December 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 28) Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1997–2002 |
Relatives | Nuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin) |
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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]