Turgut Boralı, one of the beloved names of the Turkish art world, was born in Istanbul in 1923 and died in the same city on April 19, 1994. Boralı, who started his artistic career with the operetta "Hava Cıva" staged in Raşit Rıza Samako's theater in 1940, quickly attracted attention with his talent he showed at a young age.
The artist, who performed in important theaters not only in Istanbul but also in Izmir at that time, made his name especially with vaudevilles and boulevard plays; He won the hearts of everyone with his mastery of comedy.
Boralı, who has also been involved in cinema and television since the 1960s, took part in nearly 100 productions with character roles. Thanks to his natural, warm demeanor and smiling face, he became one of the popular supporting actors on the screen over time. The artist, who appeared in many films such as "The City That Saved Itself", "The Baptized Fish", "Young Girls' Lover", "Kara Gözlüm" and "Mothers and Daughters", appeared before the audience in several different productions in one year in the 1970s.
In her private life, Boralı married Servet Kaftan and had a daughter named Neslihan from this marriage; The second husband of the artist, who later divorced, was Şakir Sırmalı. It is known that his daughter Neslihan was married to Kemal Derviş for a while. Boralı, who had a difficult last year due to health problems, passed away in 1994 after suffering from a colon disease.
While his body was buried in the 5th section of Yeniköy Cemetery, his friends and colleagues who grew up with him also joined him on his final journey; Important names such as İsmet Ay, Orhan Gencebay, Yaşar Kemal, Erol Günaydın, Metin Serezli, Rutkay Aziz, Müjdat Gezen, Kamran Usluer, Salih Güney and Cengiz Sezici were also present at the ceremony.
Turgut Boralı was born in 1923 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on April 19, 1994.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 72 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Forgotten Ones (1974) — Hamdi Bey
- Three Papermen (1976) — Polis
- Love My Brother (1972)
- The Karate Girl (1973) — Commissioner
- My Daughter Ayşe (1974)
- The Wedding (1973) — Bekir
- The Apple Woman (1971)
- The Unfound Butler (1976)
- Let's Part With Love (1971) — Meral's Uncle
- Wild (1973) — Ali's father
- Where Are These Men Looking (1976)
- Share Wonders Company (1989)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
