Hakan Çimenser

Hakan Çimenser, who was born in Tekirdağ on March 24, 1968, graduated from Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1990 and joined Diyarbakır State Theater as an artist in the same year; After a four-year period as an artist, he served as the director of this institution between 1994 and 1996.

Çimenser, who was transferred to Ankara State Theater in 1996, guided young talents as a lecturer at the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department between 1997 and 2003. He was appointed director of the Istanbul State Theater in 2017, and in the same year, he served as the Chief Director of the State Theaters, managing state-owned theater organizations, until 2020.

He came to the fore in his directing career with his production "Empire Builders" in 2010, receiving the title of "Most Successful Director of the Year" at the 14th Afife Theater Awards. Çimenser, who staged plays such as "The Tail of the Kite", "The Wacky", "Deli Dumrul", "Dog Woman Man", "The Builders of Empire" and "A Very Original Play" between 2005 and 2009, directed plays such as "The Seagull", "Deception", "A Magnificent Wedding" and "Mr.

Kolpert" in the state theaters in different cities between 2007 and 2009. signed. Between 2010 and 2014, he introduced the audience to both Ankara and Istanbul stages with productions such as "As You Like It", "A Wonderful Wedding", "When the Rain Stops", "Dolores Claiborne" and "Last Tango". Between 2015 and 2019, he added diversity to his theater repertoire with projects such as "The Dresser", "The Empire Builders", "Two Gentlemen from Verona", "The Woman from the Past", "Winter's Tale" and "Flying - Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi".

In terms of acting, he took the stage in the productions of "Richard 3" and "Serseri Gönül" at Ankara State Theater in 2000, performed "Komşu Köyün Delisi" on the same stage in 2001, and served as both director and actor in the play "Diydirici" in 2017.

Hakan Çimenser was born on March 24, 1968 in Tekirdağ, Türkiye.

Productions in which he took part

• Cherry Season (2014) — Bülent Uyar
• This City Will Come After You (2017)
• Innocent (2017)
• Life Secrets (2017)
• Drawers (2015) — Doctor
• Lifelong (2013) — Can
• Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
• Messy Bed (2015)
• Big World (2016) — Father

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.