Mehtap Ar

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Mehtap Ar
Born	(1956-04-06)6 April 1956 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	10 April 2021(2021-04-10) (aged 65) Istanbul
Resting place	Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Arif Kocabıyık
Children	1
Parent(s)	Vedat Ebrem (Akın) Aysel Gürel
Relatives	Müjde Ar (sister)

Mehtap Ar (6 April 1956 – 10 April 2021) was a Turkish actress.^[1]

She started acting at the Lale Oraloğlu theater. Later she continued acting in Nejat Uygur and Tevfik Gelenbe theaters. She began her cinema career with the 1974 film Ayrı Dünyalar [tr]. She also played in the 1980 film Devlet Kuşu [tr]. She has appeared in over 50 films and TV series.^[2]

Ar died at the Koç University Hospital in Istanbul on 10 April 2021, aged 64, from organ failure where she was treated for lung cancer.^[1][3] Two days later, she was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, next to her mother Aysel Gürel.^[4]