Tugay Toksöz

Tugay Toksöz was born in Istanbul on March 17, 1937, as the only child of his family. The artist, whose real name is Seyyid Togay, comes from Kars; His father is Recai and his mother is Melahat. He continued his education at Sultan Ahmet Commercial Sciences Academy and left school in the third grade and worked as a translator for a while.

While he was a civil servant at the State Railways, he participated in the competition organized by Ses magazine in 1964 with Tunç Okan, whom he knew from his neighborhood; Tunç came first and Tugay came second in the competition.

Toksöz, who started his cinema career in 1965 with the movie "Senede Bir Gün", also starred in "Horoz Nuri" the same year. In 1969, he became one of the indispensable faces of village movies by playing the leading role in Orhan Elmas's films "Female Bandit" and "Boş Beşik". By 1979, he appeared in 32 films in a row, becoming one of the actors who made the most films of the period.

It was revealed that he was a deserter at the peak of his career. Being reported by Kadir İnanır for evading military service created a breaking point in Toksöz's professional life. In an interview he gave before his death, he explained this process with the following words: "Kadir İnanır reported me as a deserter. Because I was at the top. He wanted to come to the place where I would leave. He was successful by removing me."

After his return from military service, he often took part in erotic films and worked with actors such as Ali Poyrazoğlu, Hadi Çaman, Ünsal Emre. Toksöz, who showed successful performances in efe-themed roles in the first years, turned to lower budget productions over time due to his alcohol addiction. After getting married in the late 60s and having a daughter, she ended her marriage by divorcing.

While his alcohol problem continued, he had a horse accident on the set of "In the Darkness" in Gaziantep and broke his leg; The treatment was not sufficient. Tugay Toksöz, who died due to neglect in a hotel room in Istanbul on June 25, 1988, was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 54 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Revenge of the Giants (1967)
• Empty Cradle (1969) — Ali
• The Apple Woman (1971)
• Prodigal Son (1969) — Suat
• My Blindfold (1970)
• Antique Bedstead (1978) — Tugay
• The Woman in Black (1967) — Haldun
• The Innocent Woman (1974)
• Sin (1976) — Kenan
• Goodbye, Baby (1966) — Erol
• Into the Darkness (1988)
• Rooster Nuri (1965)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.