Veteran Turkish actor Kadir Inanir taken to intensive care

One of Turkey’s most prominent actors, Kadir Inanir, was taken to intensive care in southwestern Turkey over blood clotting in a brain vein on Saturday.

The 72-year old actor fell ill in the Ortaca district of Aegean Mugla province and was taken to Pamukkale University Medical Faculty Hospital in the neighboring Denizli province.

The hospital said on Twitter that the Turkish actor was in “good condition” and his checks were ongoing.

Inanir will be staying in the hospital for a while, it added.