Veteran Turkish actor Zihni Göktay dies aged 81
Veteran Turkish actor Zihni Göktay died on July 5 at the age of 81 after being hospitalized following a decline in his health.
The news of Göktay’s death saddened Türkiye’s arts community. He had been living in a nursing home after losing his wife, Sevinç Göktay, three years ago.
His daughter, Zeynep Göktay Dilbaz, announced his passing in a social media post.
“Despite the growing health problems he faced after suffering a hip fracture during a theater tour in Ankara at the beginning of the year, he never lost his joy for life, his curiosity about those around him or his hope of returning to the stage and reuniting with the audience he loved so much,” she wrote.
