Actor Haluk Bilginer Wins Emmy for Best Performance

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Haluk Bilginer won the Best Performance by an Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards in New York for his performance in the TV series Şahsiyet (Persona).

"I am very happy that this award went to Turkey more than myself," the 65-year-old actor told Anadolu Agency on Monday.

"It is very pleasing that work we do with love and admiration is appreciated by others on an international platform and crowned with an award".

In the miniseries, Bilginer plays a man diagnosed with Alzheimer's who is cursed to eventually lose all his memories.

Bilginer's character, however, turns the ailment into an opportunity in which he can execute guilty people without any fear of suffering pangs of conscience.

"Be sure that the society we live in doesn't experience memory loss," Bilginer said, speaking at the ceremony.

The 12-episode series won acclaim from viewers in Turkey and abroad and is rated 9.1 out of 10 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

In total, two special and 11 Emmy awards were given at the ceremony.

Hungarian actress Marina Gera won the Best Performance by an Actress award.

While Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos (The Last Hangover) brought the best film in comedy award to Brazil, Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World from the Netherlands won the best film in the documentary award.

This year, the U.K.'s McMafia got the best series in drama and Safe Harbor from Australia the best mini-series awards. (EMK/VK)