Savaş Ay
Savaş Ay | |
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| Born | 26 March 1954 Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Died | 9 November 2013 (aged 59) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Marmara Academy of Commerce |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper and television journalist |
| Years active | 1974–2013 |
| Children | 2 |
Savaş Ay (26 March 1954 – 9 November 2013) was a Turkish newspaper and television journalist, best known for his panel discussion television series A Takımı (The A-Team).
Savaş Ay was born on 26 March 1954 in
Savaş Ay interviewed as one of the last two journalists and took the last photo of the 17-year-old
In the 1996 movie İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında ("Istanbul Beneath My Wings"), he depicted a wine drinker in a supporting role. In 2001, he directed the movie Dansöz ("The Belly Dancer"), he wrote the screenplay of and played also in, which gained no success.[1][2][3] In the 2007 comedy movie Maskeli Beşler: Irak ("The Masked Gang: Iraq"), he played himself in the television studio of "The A-Team".[4]
Savaş Ay suffered from throat cancer since fifteen years. Due to disorder of his voice, he was not able to continue his television shows in his final years. He died on 9 November 2013 in a hospital at Samatya, Istanbul, where he had been treated since 24 September 2013.[5] He was survived by his singer son Ulaş Can Ay.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c "Savaş Ay'ı kaybettik!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ a b c "Usta gazeteci Savaş Ay'ı kaybettik". Posta (in Turkish). 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ a b c d "Savaş Ay yaşamını yitirdi". Radikal (in Turkish). 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ a b c Topyıldız, Muhsin (2013-11-09). "'Anlat Savaş Abi'ne'". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ Aksu, Fatma (2013-11-09). "Savaş Ay'ı kaybettik". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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