Latest News: Valley of the Wolves 'Matchmaker Cevat' Şekip Taşpınar has passed away! His last Instagram post has been revealed

Actor Şekip Taşpınar , known for his role as " Cevat the Matchmaker " in the TV series Kurtlar Vadisi , has passed away at the age of 56. The actor's sudden death has left his family, friends and loved ones deeply in mourning.

Taşpınar's wife, Berna Taşpınar , announced that her husband went to Balıkesir to visit his sister two days ago and died of a heart attack in the morning.

Having lived in the Datça district of Muğla for a long time, Taşpınar lost his life in the Altınoluk Neighborhood of the Edremit district of Balıkesir, where he went to visit relatives in the morning hours of July 2.

HIS WIFE SPOKE: HE WILL BE BURIED NEXT TO HIS MOTHER

Taşpınar's death caused great sadness among his family, the art community and his fans.

The actor's wife Berna Taşpınar made a statement in front of her house in Datça and said, "He went to Altınoluk to be with his sister two days ago. We received the news that he died of a heart attack in the morning. We are very sad. I am also going to Altınoluk. His body will be buried next to his mother. My condolences to all of us."

FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY

It was learned that the funeral of the famous actor will be held in the Altınoluk Neighborhood of Balıkesir's Edremit district after the noon prayer on July 3, 2025.

HIS LAST POST HAS BEEN REVEALED

The deceased actor's last social media post has emerged.

The actor, who shared a photo of himself on Instagram, wrote the following on his post: "He is retired now, not from being an artist, of course, I bow down to him a thousand times, State Theatre."

WHO IS ŞEKİP TAŞPINAR?

Mehmet Şekip Taşpınar was born in Ankara on February 10, 1969. He graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory. He started his theater career in 1988 at Ankara Halk Oyuncuları Theater.

He graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory. He started theater in 1988 at Ankara Halk Oyuncuları Theater. He studied at Ankara State Conservatory between 1990-1994. He worked at Ankara State Theater from 1995 to 1998. He was appointed to Adana State Theater in 1999.

HE TOOK PART IN MANY TV SERIES

He taught acting, diction and phonetics at the Çukurova University State Conservatory between 2000-2003. He has been a voice actor for TRT and other channels since 1988. He became known for his role as Cevat Akarsu in the TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu in 2009.

He took part in the casts of TV series such as Beyaz Gelincik, Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, Behzat Ç. An Ankara Detective, Karadayı, Cesur Yürek, Arka Sokaklar, Teşkilat and Yürek Çıkmazı.