Faruk Peker

Faruk Peker, who was born on May 18, 1956 in Istanbul, is a well-known name in the Turkish cinema and television world in different fields such as modeling, scriptwriting and acting. He started his artistic life in 1977 with the movie "Roaring Aslan" directed by Yılmaz Duru. The 1980s were an important turning point in his career; During this period, he starred in many films with famous names such as Müjde Ar, Ahu Tuğba and Banu Alkan. After this intense cinema career, he focused his work on television series since the 1990s.

Faruk Peker, who also met the audience on television screens, continued his career by taking part in productions such as "Zehirli Çiçek", "Berivan" and "Yeniden Çalıkuşu". In addition to his acting, he also brought his identity as a screenwriter to the fore by writing the scripts of films such as "Checkmate (The Price of Suicide)", "Girdap" and "Kuşku".

He even served as the cinematographer of the movie "Zor Günler" and showed his talent in different fields of cinema. Faruk Peker's family ties are also remarkable; He is the grandson of Recep Peker, one of the former Prime Ministers of Türkiye, and the cousin of the late Recep Peker, Consul General of Sydney.

Faruk Peker was born in 1956 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 19 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Was It Gonna Be Like This (1997) — Vedat Caner
• İffet (1982) — Cemil
• Infinite Escape (1990) — Halil
• Beyond Hopes (1988) — Fırat
• Berivan (2002)
• Checkmate (1990) — Ferhat
• Woman of the Nights (1983)
• Trap (1987)
• I'm Fond of You (1983) — Orhan Aslan
• Drive (1990)
• Şahmaran (1994) — Osman
• Poisonous Flower (2000) — Cevat Cankut

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.