17.07.2026 14:50
Master actor Oktay Kaynarca, who left his mark on TV series history with his legendary character Süleyman Çakır from "Valley of the Wolves," made sincere statements on a show he attended. The famous actor humorously commented on the fact that funeral prayers are performed in his absence and halva is distributed on every April 8, the anniversary of his character's death, saying, "I can't die, brother, I just can't seem to die."
Oktay Kaynarca, the famous actor who left his mark on Turkish television history with his character "Süleyman Çakır" from the legendary series Valley of the Wolves, made sincere statements in a program that will be widely discussed. Referring to the commemoration of his character every year on April 8th, the master actor also revealed for the first time how he was fired from a truck factory in the past.
"I JUST CAN'T DIE"
Oktay Kaynarca, a guest on the program "Folk Conversations with Murat Yeter," could not hide his surprise that the Süleyman Çakır phenomenon remains vibrant decades later. Noting that social media goes into turmoil every year since April 8, 2004, when the character died on screen, Kaynarca assessed this devotion, ranging from absentee funeral prayers to helva distributions, with a humorous tone: "On April 8 days, I wake up in the morning and see that all hell breaks loose again, chaos erupts. I also contribute, offering condolences to my fans. I can't die, bro, I just can't die."
"THANK GOD THEY FIRED ME"
Sharing an unknown memory from his youth before starting his acting career, the master actor confessed that he worked as a laborer in a truck factory for six months before conservatory. Saying he pulled cables on the electrical line and put in overtime, Kaynarca recounted his firing story with a laugh: "I started working on the electrical line at a truck factory. I wore the overalls and worked for six months. But due to the jokes and antics I was doing, no trucks were coming off the line, work wasn't progressing. Eventually, they fired me, saying 'Take this guy out of here.' Thank God they fired me; then I took the conservatory exams."