Ayberk Pekcan, Turkish actor best known for playing Artuk Bey on Dirilis: Ertugrul, has passed away. The actor was only 51 years old. He had been battling the illness for a while. 

He also visited Pakistan last year.

Over the course of his career, Pekcan appeared in a number of Turkish productions, including the popular Turkish series Valley of the Wolves (Kurtlar Vadisi).

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Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ was a 179 episodes saga, that was dubbed in Urdu and aired on PTV. It was a major success in Pakistan.