Popular Turkish actor Ayberk Pekcan, who essayed the role of Artuk Bey in the historical series Diriis Ertugrul, has passed away after fighting his battle with cancer.
The news was shared by his family members about his death. They announced that the actor has passed away after battling lungs cancer for around a year.
The famous actor was the right-hand man of Ertugrul in the drama serial. His drama fetched popularity in the world. It also got popular in Pakistan when it was aired by PTV with Urdu dubbing.
Ertugrul
Originally released on Turkey’s state channel TRT World (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) in 2014, the epic saga weaving through 5 seasons and almost 200 episodes was then released with English subtitles on Netflix. The Pakistani version, dubbed in Urdu and televised in collaboration with PTV as Ertugrul Ghazi, finally made it to Pakistan this year and since then has possessed the psyche of the entire nation.
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The first episode of Ertugrul Ghazi aired on PTV on April 25 2020 and people took it to new heights of popularity, helping it break records as the most-watched TV serial in Pakistan. Ertugrul’s Pakistan viewership, according to PTV, was 133.38 million in the first 20 days and the numbers were rising.
