Our dearest classmate Engin Övet (the unforgettable Yeşilçam Celebrity Film Star Engin Çağlar) was sadly separated from his beloved wife Filiz (former F. Vural, Turkish Beauty Queen of 1970 and Miss Europe of 1971) and two sons Çağlan Övet Jr. and Eser Övet, after a tragic road accident.
He was a very good sportsman, a good swimmer and a good footballer. He played football in the RA Varsity Team and later in the Galatasaray Junior Team. After he left RA he finished his high school education at Şişli Terakki, then studied Interior Architecture in Germany.
During his military service in the Navy, he had plenty of time to wish his dreams to be an actor and enter the movie world, to become true. He participated in the “SES” magazine’s film star competition and became second. Thus, the Turkish cinema gained a new very handsome star.
Çağlan’s father Sadık Bey had a printing press, in which they published school books and maps. After his father’s death, Çağlan took over the business and ran it for long years.
We will miss him very much and he will always live in our memories.
Contributed by Classmates Demir Toros and Faruk Dölay
