Ali Taygun (1 January 1943 - 16 December 2009, Istanbul) is an artist who took part in theatre, cinema and TV series as both an actor and director, and is also known for his human rights advocacy. After graduating from Robert College, he completed the English Language and Literature department of the same school and graduated from Yale University in the USA with a "Master of Fine Arts" degree in Theater Directing in 1969.
After his education, he worked in the Kent Actors staff for a short period, and in 1974 he joined the City Theaters and staged many plays at Ankara Birlik Sahnesi, Ankara รaฤdaล Sahne, Ankara State Theater and Ankara State Opera.
Taygun, who took part in the establishment process of the Peace Association, which was established in 1977, was detained for the "Peace Case" after the September 12 coup and spent ten years in various courts and prisons. The artist, who was acquitted of all cases in 1989, was listed among the "ten leading human rights observers in the world" by Helsinki Watch in the same year and shared the PL Foundation award in Denmark with Amnesty International.
After his conviction was overturned, he returned to the City Theaters and started to produce television since 1993.
Taygun, who translated and adapted many English plays, especially Shakespeare, into Turkish in his directorial career, also wrote a play called "Fairytale Garden". He designed and staged the "Lyrical History Show", which attracted great attention at the opening of the Habitat II Conference held in Istanbul in 1996. During the same period, he published articles on theatre, performing arts, aesthetics, philosophy and politics in various newspapers and magazines; While he was working as a director at Istanbul City Theatres, he also taught theater at Yeditepe University.
In his personal life, he married theater actress Meral Taygun and had a daughter named Ceren, and later married opera singer Yekta Kara and had a son named HaydarCan. Taygun, who continued his actor identity in many productions, such as "Battal Gazi Epic", "Forgotten Woman", "Devil", "ลekerpare", "Kurtuluล", "Republic", "Reign of Owls", "Sorry Leyla", "Easy Money", "Perรงem", "Whatever You Wish", "Journey", "Captive Hearts" and "Listen From What". took part in the works.
He also directed the production "On the Trail of the Jackals" as a producer and the films "ลans Bloklarฤฑ" and "Artist Palas" as a director.
Ali Taygun, who died of a heart attack on December 16, 2009, was buried in Eyรผp Cemetery in Istanbul.
Ali Taygun was born in 1943 in Istanbul, Tรผrkiye. He died on December 16, 2009.
Ali Taygun (b. 1943 - d. 16 December 2009, Istanbul), Turkish theatre, cinema and TV series actor, director and human rights advocate.
After graduating from Robert College, the artist completed the higher department (English Language and Literature) of the same school and graduated from Yale University in the USA with a "Master of Fine Arts" degree in Theater Directing in 1969. He took part in the establishment of the Peace Association, which was established in 1972.
After his education, Taygun worked in the Kent Actors staff for a while and joined the City Theaters in 1974. He staged plays at Ankara Birlik Sahnesi, Ankara รaฤdaล Sahne, Ankara State Theater and Ankara State Opera. The artist, who was suspended from the theater during the September 12 Coup, was detained for the "Peace Case" and spent ten years in courts and detention houses.
He was acquitted of all cases against him in 1989. In the same year, he was among the world's ten leading human rights observers honored by the organization Helsinki Watch, and shared the award of the PL Foundation in Denmark with Amnesty International. After he was acquitted of the crimes for which he was tried, he returned to the City Theaters.
Taygun, who has also been a TV producer since 1993, translated many plays from English, especially Shakespeare, made adaptations and wrote a play called "Fairy Tale Garden". Since 1977, his articles and articles on theatre, theatrical arts, aesthetics, philosophy and politics have been published in many newspapers and magazines. He is married to Yekta Kara.
He designed and realized the "Lyrical History Show", which made a huge impact for the opening of the Habitat II Conference held in Istanbul in 1996. He took part in many movies, TV series and theater plays. Taygun, who works as a director at Istanbul City Theatres, also taught theater at Yeditepe University. He has a daughter named Ceren from his marriage to theater actress Meral Taygun and a son named Haydar Can from his marriage to opera singer Yekta Kara. He died of a heart attack on December 16, 2009. His grave is in Eyรผp Cemetery.
Productions in which he took part
- ลekerpare (1983) โ Galatalฤฑ
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999) โ Enver Pasha
- The Forgotten Woman (1971)
- Cumhuriyet (1998) โ Ali Kemal
- The Devil (1974) โ Doctor
- While Abdulhamid Falls (2003)
- Moon Time (1994)
- Whatever You Wish (2005)
- Easy Money (2002)
- Battal Gazi Epic (1971) โ Byzantine Crow Polemon
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
