
Veteran Actor Zihni Göktay Laid to Rest as Emotional Farewell Brings Mourners to Tears
The esteemed figure of Turkish theater, Zihni Göktay, was bid farewell today in a series of ceremonies. The memorial service, held at the Harbiye Muhsin Ertugrul Stage of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres, to which he devoted 53 years of his life, was filled with emotional moments.As his coffin, draped in the Turkish flag, was brought onto the stage amidst applause, the artists, colleagues, and admirers in the hall could not hold back their tears. During the ceremony, Zihni Göktay's children, Ömer Göktay and his actress daughter Zeynep Göktay Dilbaz, accepted condolences while friends who took to the stage shared memories of the master artist.The memorial service was attended by numerous figures from the theater world, including Suna Keskin, Meltem Cumbul, Zafer Algöz, Hikmet Körmükçü, and Hazım Körmükçü. Emotional moments were experienced during the speeches, and Zihni Göktay's contributions to the art world and the great legacy he left behind were frequently emphasized.Source: 2nd Page/ Okan Mermer



















