51-year-old Vural Çelik, who played the popular character Kubilay in ‘European Side’, passed away yesterday evening. The artist’s cause of death was not disclosed. Vural Çelik, who appeared in the TV series “Seksenler” as well as “Avrupa Yakası” for many years, had previously had a heart attack. Sharing a post on his social media account a few days ago, Çelik announced that his health was not good and said: “As far as coming to these hospitals, if I were to shoot a TV series, I would have a Range Rover, a yacht, a flat, everything.”
‘Lost too soon’
Vural Çelik’s death also left his artist friends in mourning. His co-star from European Side, Ata Demirer, said in his post on his social media account:A very early farewell, very sad. I wish patience to his family. May God have mercy on him. “Rest in peace, brother Vural,” he said. He also worked with him from the European Side. In her post on Instagram, Gülse Birsel said, “We lost our Kubilay very early. “We are very sorry,” he said.
Vural Çelik started acting with an advertisement he saw in the newspaper in 1989. Because he grew up without a father, he started working at a very young age, which is why he dropped out of high school. The announcement of Levent Kırca Theater would change his life. He received training first here and then at the Nejat Uygur Theatre. Çelik, born on March 18, 1973, then moved to the Yasemin Yalçın Theatre, where he worked as Selahattin Taşdöğen’s assistant. Çelik also showed himself in the cinema with the 1998 movie ‘Everything Will Be Great’, starring Cem Yılmaz and Mazhar Alanson.
Vural Çelik appeared before the audience with the role of Kubilay in ‘European Side’, one of the most popular productions in the history of Turkish television.
From ‘A Bunch of Theaters’ to ‘European Side’
Vural Çelik, who took part in various theater and television projects over the years, joined the cast of ‘Have You Ever Seen a Firefly’ in 1999. From now on, his paths would cross more often with Yılmaz Erdoğan, with whom he formed a friendship thanks to the ‘Bir Demet Theater’ he joined in 1995. One of the most important breakthroughs in the acting career of Vural Çelik, who has been involved in various projects within BKM since this date, was a project by Gülse Birsel.
Vural Çelik, who joined the cast of ‘European Side’, one of the most popular TV series in Turkish television history, played one of the important roles of the series between 2004 and 2008. Vural Çelik, who received great acclaim for his character Kubilay here, first appeared in ‘GORA’ and then in ‘Organize İşler’ in 2005. The actor, who was also in the cast of the 2007 movie ‘Bayrampaşa: I Will Not Stay Long’, appeared before the audience for a season in the comedy series ‘Yahşi Cazibe’ in 2011.
The popular face of the ‘Eighties’
Vural Çelik was in front of the audience in 2012 with another very popular production in the history of Turkish television. The actor, who was in the ‘Seksenler’ cast, played the character of Niyazi here. The actor left the cast of the series in 2014. Between various film and TV series projects, Vural Çelik was also experiencing health problems during this period. The actor, who had a heart attack in 2014, was discharged after treatment. After this date, the actor received treatment for a long time due to health problems.
