Akın Tunç

Born in Istanbul in 1969, Akın Tunç is a name with an important place in Turkish cinema. The fact that his father, Muharrem Tunç, was one of the first producers of Turkish cinema, strengthened Akın Tunç's bond with the art world.

Tunç graduated from Namık Kemal Primary School and completed secondary school and high school in Istanbul, Ortaköy and Gaziosmanpaşa, respectively. Akın Tunç, who later continued his education at Kabataş Boys' High School, went to Munich Whom University to specialize in cinema and television. Here, he successfully graduated from the cinema and television department and took an important step to enter the world of art.

Akın Tunç, who started his cinema career in 1983 with the movie "Ruined Pride", attracted attention in a short time. In his second film, "Gurbetçi Şaban", starring Kemal Sunal, he played the role of the son of the anti-Turkish boss Hans. Tunç, who took part in the boxing scenes with Kemal Sunal in this movie, managed to remain in the memory of the audience.

Saying goodbye to his cinema career in the mid-90s, Akın Tunç settled in Bulgaria and started his business life. Today, it is engaged in both business management and international distribution of Turkish-made electrical home appliances. Akın Tunç also contributes to the promotion of Turkish products with this distribution network reaching 11 countries.

Akın Tunç, who also painted a successful picture in terms of his private life, married a Bulgarian citizen named Maya, whom he met in Bulgaria. The couple has a daughter named Mery. Akın Tunç lives in Bulgaria with his family and focuses on business life.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 15 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Ours (1989) — Cem Başaran
• Lambada (1989) — Doğan
• You Are Not Alone (1990) — Salih
• The Passenger (1986)
• Forbidden Relationship (1988)
• Walking Forever (1991)
• The Baby Case (1986)
• Night of Terror (1989)
• Scream (1986)
• Expatriate Şaban (1985) — Hans's Son
• I Can't Stand You (1988)
• No Night (1989) — Selim

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.