Yakup Yavru

Born

1 March 1952

Place of birth

Amasya

Died

25 September 2018 (aged 66)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Yakup Yavru was born on 1 March 1952 in the village of Yavru in Amasya. He graduated from a teacher training school and, as his duty required, worked as a teacher in different cities.

In his acting career he was seen mostly in supporting roles in cinema and television. He played Süleyman Abi in the film Kutsal Damacana and Cevdet in Yusuf & Yusuf; he appeared in the films Destere, Sağ Salim and Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan. On television he took the roles of Balıkçı İrfan in the series Papatyam, Ethem in Aşk Yeniden and Himmet in Bahtiyar Ölmez.

Yakup Yavru died in Adana on 25 September 2018, during the 25th International Adana Film Festival, at which he was to be presented with the Cinema Labor Award.

Yavru appeared in Avşar Film's 2013 film Kızım İçin.