Mehtap Ar | |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1956 |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Death Place: | Istanbul |
Resting Place: | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Occupation: | Actress |
Spouse: | Arif Kocabıyık |
Children: | 1 |
Parents: | Vedat Ebrem (Akın) Aysel Gürel |
Relatives: | Müjde Ar (sister) |
Mehtap Ar (6 April 1956 – 10 April 2021) was a Turkish actress.[1]
She started acting at the Lale Oraloğlu theater. Later she continued acting in Nejat Uygur and Tevfik Gelenbe theaters. She began her cinema career with the 1974 film . She also played in the 1980 film . She has appeared in over 50 films and TV series.[2]
Ar died at the Koç University Hospital in Istanbul on 10 April 2021, aged 64, from organ failure where she was treated for lung cancer.[3] Two days later, she was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, next to her mother Aysel Gürel.[4]