Rıza Akın

Rıza Akın, who was born in Adana in September 1955, discovered his interest in theater at an early age. He met the stage during his secondary school years at Adana Community Center and this passion took him to Ankara. Here he started working professionally at Birlik Theatre, and after his first theater period, which lasted from 1969 to 1977, he studied communication and turned to the profession of journalism.

Even though he took a break from theater for a while, he continued his work in different fields in Adana and founded the Seyhan Municipality Theater Group in 1997 and served as an art consultant for five years.

Rıza Akın, who returned to acting in 2005 with Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's unfinished film Quartet, also worked as a news presenter and actor on a national television. Over the years, he has taken part in many projects in both theater and television. In 2019, the actor, who came to his hometown Adana for the International Orange Blossom Carnival, married Japanese Miho Shimotashiro in an orange garden in Hadırlı District.

Rıza Akın passed away on November 2, 2022. The artist, who is remembered for his contributions to the theater world and the importance he gave to performing arts, has undertaken many projects at both local and national levels. His contributions to the theater culture in Adana formed an important part of his legacy.

He was born on September 15, 1957, as a child of a family from Erzincan. He was introduced to theater during his secondary school years at Adana Community Center. He moved to Ankara for theater. He became a professional at Ankara Birlik Theatre. After taking a break from his theater life (1969-1977), he studied communications and started working as a journalist.

He continued his theater career in Adana with activities other than acting. He founded the Seyhan Municipality Theater Group in 1997 and served as its artistic consultant for five years. He returned to acting in 2005 with Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's unfinished film Quartet. He was working as a reporter and actor on a national television.

Actor Rıza Akın, who came to his hometown Adana as part of the International Orange Blossom Carnival, married Japanese Miho Shimotashiro in the orange garden in Hadırlı District on April 5, 2019. He died on November 2, 2022.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 58 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
• Kardeş Payı (2014) — Tahsin Özdemir
• Heartache (2021) — Hüseyin Varoglu
• Day of the Sword (2010) — Nazım Soylu
• Aleph (2020)
• Bozkır (2018) — Fikret Şalvarcı
• Joyful Life (2009)
• Milky Way (2009) — Halil
• Hair (2010) — Musa
• White Weasel (2005)
• Braveheart (2016) — Harbi
• Enemy in My Home (2018) — Hikmet Kara

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.