Baykal Kent, originally Baykal Aรงmazlale, was born on January 2, 1944 in the Sahrayฤฑcedid district of Kadฤฑkรถy district of Istanbul and passed away in Bursa on February 6, 2012. The artist, who has won the hearts of the audience for many years in theatre, cinema and TV series, has intertwined his life with art.
Kent, who started his career on the theater stage, took part in Ferhan ลensoy's Ortaoyuncular troupe for 25 years. The artist, who started working as an extra in movies since 1963, became known by portraying funny characters, especially in comedy genre productions. He completed his military service with Mรผjdat Gezen and appeared in television series since 1987.
Kent, who also took part in Akbank advertising campaigns for a while, lost his son in a traffic accident in 2000.
Baykal Kent, who spent the last years of his life in the Muradiye district of Bursa, was treated in the Intensive Care Unit of Muradiye State Hospital due to heart disease since January 24. He died at 08:30 on the morning of February 6, 2012, at the age of 68. His body was taken from ลiลli Mosque on February 7, 2012 and buried in Ortakรถy Cemetery.
After his death, his colleague Rasim รztekin said, "I used to call him a man who couldn't get out of puberty. He was like a child, and he left as a child." He shared his feelings with his words. It was also learned that Baykal Kent's health insurance was taken out by Seda Sayan.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 128 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Even If We Separate, We Are Together (1999) โ Digital Binali
- Girls Class (1994)
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004) โ Arab Sheikh
- Feride (1996) โ Nedim
- Today's Courtier (1985)
- Like Fire (1988)
- Ordeal (1980)
- We're Cold (1984)
- So-called Girls (1967)
- OKS Mothers (2007)
- Hop World (1985)
- My Turkey (1983)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
