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{{short description|Turkish actress and screenwriter (1959-2012)}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|04|09|1959|09|20}}
| death_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey
| death_cause = [[Lung cancer]]
| resting_place = [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]], Istanbul
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| occupation = Actress, film producer and screenwriter
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'''Meral Okay''' ({{IPA-|tr|meˈɾal oˈkaj}}, née '''Katı'''; September 20, 1959 – April 9, 2012) was a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[actress]], film producer and [[screenwriter]].
 
==Early yearslife==
Okay was born on September 20, 1959, in [[Ankara]] to military judge Ata Katı and Türkan as the second child. During her childhood, she moved with her family across Turkey due to her father's duty. After completing the high school in Ankara, she began working at the governmental agency "Turkish Grain Board" ({{lang-tr|Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi}}, TMO).<ref name="trt">{{cite news |url=http://www.trthaber.com/haber/kultur-sanat/meral-okay-son-yolculuguna-ugurlandi-36176.html |newspaper=[[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|TRT]] Haber |title=Meral Okay Son Yolculuğuna Uğurlandı |author=Koca, Fuat |date=2012-04-10 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 }}</ref><ref name="b">{{cite web |url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/meral-okay |publisher=Biyografi |title=Meral Okay Biyografi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-22 }}</ref>
 
During the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état]] era, she was a member of the socialist [[Workers' Party of Turkey (1961)|Workers Party of Turkey]] (TİP) and union spokesperson at her workplace.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/ek_haber.php?ek=cts&haberno=6387 |newspaper=[[Radikal]] |title=12 Eylül'e şimdi de pavyondan bakıyor |date=2006-12-30 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504000711/http://www.radikal.com.tr/ek_haber.php?ek=cts&haberno=6387 |archivedate=2014-05-04 |df= }}</ref>
 
In 1983, Meral Katı moved to [[Istanbul]] to enter the daily ''Günaydın''. She later contributed to the establishment of the publication company "İletişim", and took part in the team that prepared the Turkish edition of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazin.<ref name="b"/>
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==Career==
MaralMeral Okay became known for roles in Turkish [[films]] and [[television series]].<ref name=zaman>{{cite news|first= |last= |title=Turkish scriptwriter, actress Meral Okay passes away |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-276825-turkish-scriptwriter-actress-meral-okay-passes-away.html |work=[[Zaman (newspaper)|Zaman]] |publisher= |date=2012-04-09 |accessdate=2012-04-15 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415041914/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-276825-turkish-scriptwriter-actress-meral-okay-passes-away.html |archivedate=2012-04-15 |df= }}</ref> She also produced the television series, ''[[Second Spring (TV series)|Second Spring]]'' from 1998 to 2001.<ref name=zaman/> For one of her last projects, Okay worked as the main screenwriter for the historical soapTV operaseries, ''[[Muhteşem Yüzyıl]]'', based on the life of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sultan [[Suleiman the Magnificent]].<ref name=zaman/>
 
==Family life==
Her husband Yaman Okay died in 1993 at the age of 41 from [[pancreatic cancer]].<ref name=zaman/> In the summer months of 2011, Meral Okay was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]]. She died from complications of the disease on April 9, 2012, at the age of 52.<ref name=zaman/><ref name="ntv">{{cite news |url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25241393/ |newspaper=NTV MSNBC |title='Evet kanserim' |date=2011-08-15 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 }}</ref> Following the religious funeral at [[Bebek Mosque]], she was buried beside her husband's grave at the [[Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]].<ref name="trt"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://gundem.milliyet.com.tr/-adamlarin-adami-nin-yanina-defnedilecek/gundem/gundemdetay/10.04.2012/1526028/default.htm |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |title=‘Adamların'Adamların Adamı’nınAdamı'nın yanına defnedilecek |date=2012-04-10 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-04-21 }}</ref>
 
For her role in the movie ''[[The International (2006 film)|Beynelmilel]]'', she was awarded "Best Supporting Actress" at the 2007 [[International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival]].
 
==WorksFilmography==
Her notable works are:<ref name="ntv"/>
;As actress
* ''Seni Seviyorum Rosa'' (1992) film
* ''Yeditepe İstanbul'' (2001) film
* ''[[Second Spring (TV series)|Second Spring]]'' (1998–2001) TV series
* ''[[The International (2006 film)|Beynelmilel]]'' (2006), film
* Bir Bulut Olsam (2009) TV series
 
===As actress===
;As screenwriter
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Hiçbiryerde'' (2001) film
|-
* ''Yeditepe İstanbul'' (2001) film
! Year
* ''[[Asmalı Konak]]'' with Mahinur Ergun (2002-2004) TV series
! Film
* ''Bir Bulut Olsam'' (2009) TV series
! Notes
* ''[[Muhteşem Yüzyıl]]'' (2011–2012) TV series
|-
|1992
| ''Seni Seviyorum Rosa''
| Film
|-
|2001
| ''Yeditepe İstanbul''
| TV series
|-
|1998–2001
| ''[[Second Spring (TV series)|Second Spring]]''
| TV series
|-
|2006
| ''[[The International (2006 film)|Beynelmilel]]''
| Film
|-
|2009
| ''Bir Bulut Olsam''
| TV series
|-
|}
 
===As screenwriter===
;Others
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Propaganda'' (1999) – public relations
|-
* ''Yarın Geç Olmayacak'' (2000) – producer
! Year
* ''İstanbul Şahidimdir'' (2004) – project designer
! Film
* ''Körfez Ateşi'' (2005) – project consultant
! Notes
* ''Beynelmilel'' (2006) – production coordinator
|-
|2001
| ''Hiçbiryerde''
| Film
|-
|2001
| ''Yeditepe İstanbul''
| TV series
|-
|2002-2004
| ''[[Asmalı Konak]]''
| TV series
|-
|2009
| ''Bir Bulut Olsam''
| TV series
|-
|2011–2012
| ''[[Muhteşem Yüzyıl]]''
| TV series
|-
|}
 
===Other===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
|1999
| ''Propaganda''
| Public relations
|-
|2000
| ''Yarın Geç Olmayacak''
| Producer
|-
|2004
| ''İstanbul Şahidimdir''
| Project designer
|-
|2005
| ''Körfez Ateşi''
| Project consultant
|-
|2006
| ''Beynelmilel''
| Production coordinator
|-
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses from Ankara]]
[[Category:Turkish people of Circassian descent]]
[[Category:Turkish film actresses]]
[[Category:Turkish television actresses]]
[[Category:Turkish screenwriterswomen film producers]]
[[Category:Turkish womenfemale writersscreenwriters]]
[[Category:Deaths20th-century fromTurkish lung canceractresses]]
[[Category:People21st-century fromTurkish Ankaraactresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Turkish screenwriters]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer in Turkey]]
[[Category:Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in Turkey]]
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