Zeki Alasya

Zeki Alasya was born on Apr 18, 1943 in Turkey. Zeki Alasya's big-screen debut came with Cafer'in Çilesi directed by Zeki Alasya in 1978, strarring Cafer. Zeki Alasya is known for Pardon directed by Mert Baykal, Ferhan Sensoy stars as Ibrahim and Rasim Öztekin as Muzo. The most recent award Zeki Alasya achieved is Istanbul International Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Zeki Alasya plays is Küçük Aga - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 28, 2014.

Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked at Arena, Gen-Ar and Ulvi Uraz Theatre. With some friends, he founded the Devekusu Kabare Theatre (Ostrich Cabaret Theatre).From 1973, he started acting in films and gained fame as a comedian paired with Metin Akpinar like Salak Milyoner, Bes Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin, Köyden Indim Sehire, Güler misin Aglar misin, Nerden Çikti Bu Velet, Nereye Bakiyor Bu Adamlar, Hasip ile Nasip and Güle Güle. In 1977, he also took up directing and went on to direct films such as Aslan Bacanak, Sivri Akillilar, Caferin Çilesi, Petrol Krallari, Doktor, Köse Kapmaca, Vay Basimiza Gelenler and Elveda Dostum.Alasya died on 8 May 2015 in the hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for liver disease. He was 72. He was laid to rest in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Levent Mosque.