Necdet Yakın

Born

1932

Place of birth

Bulgaria

Died

20 September 2006 (aged 74)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 2 movies

Necdet Yakın was born in 1932 in Bulgaria. After his military service, while working as an accountant at a company, he turned to theater, influenced by a book by Arthur Miller. He had his first stage experiences in 1958 at Istanbul Technical University, continued the courses opened at Haldun Dormen's Cep Tiyatrosu and in the same years was also interested in music at the Beşiktaş Halkevi.

With the support of Zihni Küçümen and Nüvit Özdoğru, he joined the Istanbul City Theaters in 1960; he continued acting after his retirement in 1997. He moved into cinema in 1962 and was mostly seen in supporting roles in comedies. Lüfer in Sakar Şakir, Neşet in Şaban Oğlu Şaban, Tombalacı Rıza in Köşeyi Dönen Adam and Berber Selami in Postacı are among the characters he played in Yeşilçam.

On television, he played Fikret Bey in the series Gülşen Abi. Necdet Yakın passed away in Istanbul in September 2006.

Yakın appeared in the Avşar Film productions Salkım Hanımın Taneleri - Part 2 and Salkım Hanımın Taneleri - Part 1.