Zeki Alasya
- Birth Date:
- 18.04.1943
- Death date:
- 08.05.2015
- Length of life:
- 72
- Days since birth:
- 29827
- Years since birth:
- 81
- Days since death:
- 3509
- Years since death:
- 9
- Categories:
- Actor, Director
- Nationality:
- turkish
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Zeki Alasya (born 18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha. He died on 8th of May in the hospital where he was treated for liver sickness.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked at Arena, Gen-Ar and Ulvi Uraz Theatre. With some friends, he founded the Devekuşu Kabare Theatre (Ostrich Cabaret Theatre).
From 1973, he started acting in films and gained fame as a comedian paired with Metin Akpınar like Salak Milyoner, Beş Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin, Köyden İndim Şehire, Güler misin Ağlar mısın, Nerden Çıktı Bu Velet, Nereye Bakıyor Bu Adamlar, Hasip ile Nasip and Güle Güle. In 1977, he also took up directing and went on to direct films such as Aslan Bacanak, Sivri Akıllılar, Caferin Çilesi, Petrol Kralları, Doktor, Köşe Kapmaca, Vay Başımıza Gelenler and Elveda Dostum.
Source: wikipedia.org
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