| Mehmet Emin Toprak | |
| Birth Date: | 1974 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey |
| Death Place: | Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Relatives: | Nuri Bilge Ceylan (cousin) |
| Occupation: | Film actor |
| Years Active: | 1997–2002 |
Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor.
Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Uzak.[1] He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival near the town of Çan, at the age of 28.
A few weeks after the accident, the film Uzak was shown at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, where Toprak was posthumously awarded Best Actor.[2]
Toprak collaborated with his cousin Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his films. He had been married for five months at the time of his death.[3] [4]
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Mayıs Sıkıntısı | |
| 2002 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Uzak | [5] |
| Turkish Film Critics Association | Best Actor | [6] | ||
| 2003 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | [7] | |
| 2004 | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actor | [8] | |