02.09.2024 09:21
Ahu Tuğba, an artist who has been struggling with health problems for a while, passed away at her home in Miami. Upon hearing the news of her death, Kıvanç Terzioğlu, the General Manager of the Film-San Foundation, started contacting municipal units to bring Tuğba's body from Miami to Istanbul.
After a traffic accident, Ahu Tuğba, who underwent treatment for a while, passed away at her home in Miami. The process of bringing the artist's body to Turkey has been initiated by her daughter.
CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN Kıvanç Terzioğlu, the General Manager of Film-San Foundation, who announced the death of the famous actress, stated that contact has been made with the municipal units to bring Ahu Tuğba's body from Miami to Istanbul. Journalist Hakan Solaker stated in his statement that Ahu Tuğba's daughter Anjelik was at home when she fell ill and that he himself informed the police. Solaker stated the following in his statement: "I just received sad news from Miami, America. My close friend Nur Hekimci called and unfortunately reported that the famous cinema artist Ahu Tuğba died at her home. Her daughter Anjelik was at home and she informed the police about the situation. It is said that she died between eight and eight-thirty in the morning according to Turkish time. I will write as new information comes in as the police have just arrived at the house. The cause and manner of her death are unknown, but we know that she had a traffic accident some time ago and had surgery and was treated in the hospital for a long time. She was also a serious asthma patient and was going through difficult times after this accident."
WHO IS AHU TUĞBA? Ahu Tuğba was born as the only child of a wealthy family in Yeşilköy, Istanbul. She graduated from Istanbul American Girls' High School and the girls' section of Robert College. Her cinema career began when director Metin Erksan saw her while walking in Beyoğlu and offered her a film. She entered the cinema world while she was still in middle school. She dropped out of her studies in the English Language department of Concordia University in Canada.
She started to be recognized in the Turkish cinema world in the late 1970s. She gained fame in the early 1980s and became one of the sex symbols of Turkish cinema in the 80s. She mostly portrayed characters such as a prostitute, drug addict, but with a pure heart. She posed for the magazine Erkekçe. She performed various shows as a casino artist. She released a music album in 1987.
Ahu Tuğba played leading roles with famous actors of the time such as Kemal Sunal, Cüneyt Arkın, Tarık Akan, Kadir İnanır, İlyas Salman, Hakan Ural, Yaşar Alptekin, Tarık Tarcan, Burçin Oraloğlu, and Nuri Alço, and in the 80s, she was known as a sex symbol along with Banu Alkan, Serpil Çakmaklı, and Müjde Ar.
MARRIED 10 TIMES Ahu Tuğba has been married a total of 10 times throughout her life. She married Mustafa Ulusoy in 1981 for her second marriage. She has a daughter named Ahu (Ajelbegü Ahu Anjelik Alejnatij) born on November 11, 1993, from her marriage to Albanian-American doctor Timmy Alejtanij in 1991. Ahu Tuğba is the owner of the Guantenamera nightclub in the Osmanbey neighborhood of Istanbul. Ahu Tuğba lives in Miami, United States with her daughter.