Arda Kural

Arda Kural (born 12 April 1980) is a Turkish actor. He studied at Yalova Teknik and Endüstri Meslek High School. Following 2 years of drama training, he started acting professionally at the Tiyatroroman Theatre. He also worked at Kral TV as a VJ for a short time. In 1999, Kural made his television debut in the popular series Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü where he acted with Haluk Bilginer, Yıldız Asyalı and Nergis Kumbasar. After appearing in Şemsi Paşa Pasajı and Kuzenlerim, he starred in Mustafa Altıoklar's successful teenage series Lise Defteri. He then played Posta Ferit in popular military comedy series Emret Komutanım. In 2005, he acted in the films Banyo directed by Mustafa Altıoklar and Sahne. Kural appeared in the film Gelecekten Bir Gün in 2010 directed by Boğaçhan Dündar. After realizing that he would only earn ₺21,890 for his role in the movie Kubilay, he started to show signs of psychosis due to financial issues and on 28 December 2012 he was hospitalized at the Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital. He was discharged from the hospital on 21 January 2013 and announced that he would retire from acting, though he later changed his mind. Kural lived at an apartment in Büyükçekmece together with his mother, but after not paying the rent, they were forced to eva... ()