Faruk Günuğur

Faruk Günuğur (16 February 1948, Ankara – 26 August 2026, Ankara) was a Turkish theater actor, director and theater manager. He spent most of his professional life, which exceeded half a century, at the State Theatres, and in addition to performing as an artist in the institution, he also took on senior management roles.

He graduated from the theater department of Hacettepe University State Conservatory in 1973 and joined the Ankara State Theater as an artist in the same year. He took on lead and character roles in many plays for many years. He won the Art Institution Best Actor Award for his acting in the play "A Bird Flew from the Cage".

Management and directing

He served as deputy director of Ankara State Theatre, board member of artist representation and assistant general manager at State Theatres; He also served as the acting general manager of the institution. During his term in office, he worked on popularizing local plays, opening new stages and recruiting young artists to the institution.

He directed the play "Live Broadcast" at the Ankara State Theater and staged various plays at the Military Academy. In addition to theater, he did voice-over work and starred in television series; One of them is 2007's "One Türkiye".

He was married to State Theater artist Füsun Günuğur. He died in Ankara on August 26, 2026, at the age of 78. After the ceremony and funeral prayer held at Ankara Grand Theater on 27 August, he was buried in Cebeci Asri Cemetery.