Halil Kumova

Halil Kumova was an artist who was born in Bursa on March 3, 1956 and died in Malatya on September 9, 2020. The actor, who is known for his unforgettable roles in cinema and television series as well as Turkish theatre, has appeared in more than forty TV series and nearly twenty movies.

Kumova, who was born to a Yugoslav immigrant family in the Zafer District of Bursa, spent his youth in this city. While studying at Yıldırım High School, he attended Feraizcizade Mehmet Şakir Efendi courses and took acting lessons from masters such as Kenan Işık, Sevinç Aktansel, Tülin Oral and Ali Cengiz Çelenk.

He started his professional acting career at Bursa State Theater in 1974, and after working there for many years, he moved to Istanbul in 2000.

Kumova has performed in many TV series and films throughout her artistic career. In his last years, he fell ill during a film shoot in Malatya and was hospitalized, and he died the same day due to respiratory failure due to pneumonia. It was announced that the COVID-19 test performed after his death yielded a positive result.

Kumova was engraved in the memory of the audience with the projects in which she appeared as a guest actor on television, such as "Snake Story", "European Side", "Silver" and "Arka Sokaklar". Among his movies, there are unforgettable productions such as "Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali", "Ezel" and "Karadayı". The artist continues to be remembered for his films "Prophecy" and "Worm", which were among his last projects before his death.

Halil Kumova was born on March 23, 1956 in Bursa, Türkiye. He passed away on September 9, 2020.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 27 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Payitaht: Abdulhamid (2017) — Mehmet Memduh pasha
• Stepfather (1998) — Niyazi
• Hürrem Sultan (2003) — Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha
• Yeditepe Istanbul (2001)
• Bullet Wound (2003)
• Waiting for Spring (2019)
• Novice Pulpit (2009)
• Ayla (2017) — Nuran's uncle
• Don't Go Too (2011)
• Ezo Gelin (2006)
• The Last Epic (2017) — Osman Baba
• Rating Town (2007)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.