Turgut Savaş was born in Istanbul in 1930 and died in the same city on the first day of 1998. The master actor, who stepped into his artistic life in 1956, appeared before the audience both on the theater stage and on the cinema screens for many years. Savaş, who worked mainly at Istanbul State Theaters since 1979, also served as the president of this important institution between 1985-1986.
Savaş took part in many important works in different branches of performing arts. He successfully portrayed a wide range of different characters, from Franz Kafka's famous work "The Trial" to Gerhart Hauptmann's "The Beaver Fur", from Carlo Goldoni's classic comedy "The Servant of Two Masters" to Nahid Sırrı Örik's play "The Fall".
However, the artist, who suddenly fell ill at Marmara University Medical Faculty Hospital where he went for a health check-up in 1998, died of a heart attack shortly after being treated in intensive care.
Turgut Savaş, who was also very productive in the field of cinema, appeared in films such as "A Driver's Secret Notebook", "Byzantine Zorba", "Farewell", "Lawless Land", "Black David" and "Behind the Bars" in 1967. In the 1970s, he continued to meet cinema audiences with productions such as "Turist Ömer is Among the Cannibals" and "Battal Gazi Epic".
In 1972, he gave unforgettable performances in many films such as "Alın Yazısı", "Fisherman Girl", "Cevriye'nin Kızları", "Elif ile Seydo", "Gökçeçiçek", "Karaoğlan Geliyor", "Kırık Hayat", "Köle" and "Wounded Wolf".
The master actor, who also appeared in films such as "Kara Murat Fatih'in Fermanı", "Kolsuz Kahramanın Kolu", "Pir Sultan Abdal", "Diyet", "Hop Dedik Kazım" and "Emperor", which were shot between 1973 and 1975, continued to draw an impressive performance in the 1980s. During this period, "Road", "Interest Attack", "Little Agha", "Mistress", "I Love You", "Mr.
Alcohol is My Presentation", "He Who Blows His Horn", "Wren", "Blood on the Wall", "My Son", "Baby", "Establishment / Osmancık", "Water Also Burns", "Reborn", "Turkish Foundation" Civilization”, “Cahide”, “Minyeli Abdullah 2”, “Never Again” and “Seeking / Abdullah-ı Tercüman Hz.” He appeared in important productions such as.
Turgut Savaş continues to be remembered as one of the names that left his mark on the Turkish art world in both theater and cinema for many years.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 26 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Establishment Osmancık (1988) — Byzantine Commander in Istanbul
- Little Agha (1984)
- The Road (1982) — Zafer
- Farewell (1967)
- Diet (1974) — Yunus
- Blood of the Sea (1978)
- Baby (1987)
- The Raid (1977)
- Bun (1975) — Pietr Bogdanov
- Water Also Burns (1987) — Father of the Director
- Broken Life (1972)
- Destiny (1972) — Commissar
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
