The death of the Ertugrul doctor .. Who is the Turkish artist, Iberek Bekjan?

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- Turkish actor and actor Ayberk Pekcan, who played one of the most famous starring roles in the famous historical series "Ertugrul Resurrection", died on Monday after a struggle with lung cancer.

The late Arab public knew Bekjan in the role of the doctor and healer "Artuk Bey", who was the wise man of the Kayi tribe, and was known for his medical and therapeutic abilities, as well as his constant support for his "master" Ertugrul bin Suleiman in the difficult situations the tribe went through.

"Artuk Bey" lost consideration in the 92nd episode of the series Ertugrul's Resurrection under torture, which was practiced against him by Baybulat, the leader of the "sons of Omur" tribe, who disguised himself as the "Basti" who works for the benefit of the Mongols in close alliance with the Seljuk minister Baha al-Din.

Bekjan achieved great fame in the Arab and Islamic world. He received the heroes' reception in Pakistan, which he visited with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in 2020, with a large delegation, including actors in the series Ertugrul Resurrection, especially Nureddin Sonmez, who represented the famous Bamsi character in the series.

The news of the death of the artist Pekcan at the age of 51 shook the Turkish artistic and cultural circles, and Turkish presidential spokesman Fahrettin Altun mourned him, as well as the Ministry of Culture and a large number of local and foreign media operating in the country.

Who is Iberek Bekjan?

Bekjan is a famous Turkish actor who worked as a government employee in the education sector, as well as a laborer, and was a political activist.

He was born on May 22, 1970 in the Turkish city of Mersin and died there at the age of 51. He was single and never married before.

At an early stage of his life, Bekcan moved to the Turkish state of Adana, where he studied the basic and intermediate stages in its schools, then returned to Mersin to complete his secondary studies in his hometown, before joining Mersin University, from which he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in theatrical field.

Bekjan has been known for his political activity since he belonged to the Social Democratic People's Party (SHP), a center-left party that was founded in 1985 and dissolved in 1995. The late obtained party membership in 1991 and won his local elections for Mersin state.

His artworks

Bekjan started his artistic activity in 2001 since he moved to Istanbul, where he engaged in acting in a number of works between series and TV films;

Among the most famous are the series: "Under the Linden" and "The Fallen Leaves", and in the political fantasy "Valley of the Wolves", which became popular and achieved high views in the Arab world.

In the field of television business, Bekjan participated in the works of "Hayat Sweet" in 2001, and in "Ladies and Gentlemen", "The World of Secrets" and "Half an Apple" in 2002, and in 2003 he played the role of Mustafa in the series "Information of Life" and participated in "The Sanctuary". Al-Jami” and “The Footprint”, and in 2004 he became famous for his role as a doctor in the Valley of the Wolves, then for his role as Bulent in “A Piece of Love”, “Press the Stone to Squeeze It” and “Turkish Film” and played the role of Ali in “Honesty and Betrayal”.

In 2005 he presented the series "Lime Leaves", "Jabali Mountains" and "Nar Al Khaleej", and in 2007 he presented "Falling Leaves" and then returned to "Ambush Valley of the Wolves" between 2008 and 2010 and "Ali Keshanli Epic" in 2011-2012 He played the role of Tahsin in "Love's Story" in 2013, "Northern Winds" in 2014, and "My Love Has Fallen" in 2015, then the role of Doctor Artuk Bey in "Ertugrul Resurrection" between 2015 and 2019.

In the field of films, he played the role of writer Ali Shawky in "The Fall of Abdel Hamid", then participated in the role of the village chief in the movie "Where is the devil in this?"

2002, then in "Where are you, Fairouz?"

In 2003, and in the movie “The Eight Days of Ali” in 2008, and he played the role of Hamdi in the famous movie “Poetry” in 2010, then he performed Bala in “Love and Revolution” in 2011, and Hedayat’s role in “Winter Slumber” in 2014, and the role of Arol in the movie 2015 Mustang.

Awards

Bekcan received a number of artistic awards, most notably the SIYAD Award for Best Actor in the movie "Poetry" in 2011, then the Best Supporting Actor Award from the Ankara International Film Festival in 2012 for the movie "Love and Revolution", and in 2014 he won again The Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Award for Best Supporting Actor for the movie "Winter Hibernation", then in 2015 he won the Jury Prize for Performance and Excellence in the Twenties of Performance and Excellence from the "Sadri Alişık Award for Cinema and Theater" for the same film, before receiving an award in 2016 Actor of the Year from "Golden Palm" for his role in the series "Ertugrul Resurrection".

Bekcan received a number of artistic awards, most notably the SIYAD Award for Best Actor (Turkish Press).

illness and death

Bekjan was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of last year 2021, after he went to see a doctor after back pain.

The actor then tweeted, “Dear friends: The operation I started with the doctor when I visited him 10 days ago complaining of back pain has reached this point today, I suffer from lung cancer, the tumor has also spread to the liver and adrenal glands. Unfortunately, nothing appeared Symptoms of the disease are in its early stages, and today is the first day for chemotherapy. My biggest support is my family and close friends, and I will do everything in my power to recover."

Turkish artist and actor Iberek Bekcan passed away in Mersin Hospital on Monday, January 24.