Ercan Yazgan

{{Short description|Turkish comedian and political satirist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|04|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sinop, Turkey

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|03|08|1946|04|04|df=y}}

| death_place = Sultanbeyli, Istanbul, Turkey

| resting_place= Karacaahmet Cemetery

| nationality = Turkish

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| occupation = Actor, comedian

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Ercan Yazgan (4 April 1946 – 8 March 2018) was a Turkish comedian and political satirist.{{cite news|title=Oyuncu Ercan Yazgan hayatını kaybetti|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-oyuncu-ercan-yazgan-hayatini-kaybetti-40766058|accessdate=9 March 2018|newspaper=Hürriyet|language=Turkish}} He was widely regarded as one of Turkey's most prominent and respected comedians. He starred in numerous movies{{cite web|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load%3Ddetay%26link%3D155210 |title=Sci-fi comedy 'Nekrüt' sets Oct. 31 release date |accessdate=2011-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012235325/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=155210 |archivedate=2012-10-12 }}{{cite book|last=Dönmez-Colin|first=Gönül|title=Cinemas of the other: a personal journey with film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h0RnLRdb4JAC&pg=PA254|accessdate=1 April 2011|date=2006-04-01|publisher=Intellect Books|isbn=978-1-84150-143-7|page=254}} and various TV-series. He died on 8 March 2018, at the age of 71 from multiple organ failure.[https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2018/03/09/prominent-turkish-actor-ercan-yazgan-passes-away-at-71 Prominent Turkish actor Ercan Yazgan passes away at 71]

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