Murat Soydan, originally Rรผรงhan (or Rรผjdan) Tercan, was born on October 2, 1940 in the Lรผleburgaz district of Kฤฑrklareli. After completing his primary and secondary education in the city where he was born, he continued his high school in Edirne; His university life began with his move to Istanbul. While he was a student at the Academy of Economic Sciences, he also graduated from the Turkish Music Department of the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and worked as a civil servant at Tekel during these years.
He did his military service as a reserve officer and entered the world of cinema by winning the competition organized by "Perde" magazine in 1966, together with Tanju Korel.
His acting adventure began in 1966 with the movie "Armless Hero" and he quickly became one of the popular "young people" of the 1960s and 1970s by taking part in nearly 250 productions. He took the stage with leading names of the period such as Tรผrkรขn ลoray and Hรผlya Koรงyiฤit; Movies such as "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", "Ayลem", "Lie Years", "Kahveci Gรผzeli", "I Will Not Return to You", "April Rain", "Tomorrow is Another Day" and "Zulรผm" are the prominent works in his filmography.
His performance in the movie "Zulรผm" brought him the Best Actor award at the 1972 Golden Orange Film Festival. He showed his stage experience in the "รver" garden in Izmir in 1969.
The artist was not only limited to acting, but also served as the president of the Cinema Actors Association; In 2016, he published a book about his life and cinema career. Soydan, who died at the age of 83 as a result of a heart attack on June 11, 2024, was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after praying at Atakรถy รmer Duruk Mosque on June 13.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 87 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Red Light (2008) โ Ahmet Dede
- For My Son (2007) โ Hasan
- European (2007)
- New Life (2001) โ Yahya
- Bitter Life (2005) โ Celal Kosovalฤฑ
- Little Hands (1983)
- Sibel (1998) โ Kamuran
- I Won't Come Back to You (1969)
- Crimes of Passion (2000)
- You Are Not Alone (1990) โ Namฤฑk
- Wrath of Kings (1970)
- Revenge of Giants (1969)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
