22.07.2026 12:40
Visiting his colleague Tuncel Kurtiz's grave in the Kaz Mountains, master actor Nail Kırmızıgül criticized the current state of the tomb. Kırmızıgül, who took issue with the condition of visitors and the cemetery area, drew attention by saying, 'They have turned this place into a secular shrine. If Tuncel Kurtiz had known it would turn out like this, he would have said "Don't do it" in his will.'
Actor Nail Kırmızıgül, who visited the grave of master artist Tuncel Kurtiz, who passed away in 2013, in the Kaz Mountains, reacted to the current state of the tomb. Criticizing the final state of the cemetery, Kırmızıgül said, "They have turned this place into a secular shrine. If Tuncel Kurtiz had known it would be like this, he would have said 'Don't do it' in his will."
BURIED IN ÇAMLIBEL VILLAGE ACCORDING TO HIS WILL
The giant of Turkish theater and cinema, Tuncel Kurtiz, who died at the age of 77 in his home in Istanbul's Etiler district on September 27, 2013, was buried in the Çamlıbel Village Cemetery at the foothills of Kaz Mountains in the Edremit district of Balıkesir, according to his own will. The tomb of the master actor, visited by many of his admirers every year, recently hosted a visit from his colleague Nail Kırmızıgül.
"IF TUNCEL KURTIZ HAD KNOWN, HE WOULD HAVE SAID 'DON'T DO IT'"
Evaluating the scene he encountered during his grave visit, actor Nail Kırmızıgül complained, implying that the area had strayed from its original structure. Arguing that the visitors and the way the grave was arranged did not align with Kurtiz's modest personality, Kırmızıgül stated: "They have turned it into a secular shrine. If Tuncel Kurtiz had known it would be like this, he would have said 'Don't do it' in his will."
BECAME A TRENDING TOPIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Kırmızıgül's comment about the grave of the late artist, known for wanting a secluded grave intertwined with nature, quickly sparked widespread reactions on social media and in the art community.