Murat Karasu

Murat Karasu was born on March 8, 1961 in Akyazı district of Sakarya. The artist, one of the versatile names of Turkish theater, draws attention with both his stage performance and his directorial work. After completing his education at Istanbul State Conservatory, he started working at Bursa State Theater in 1985 and performed as both an actor and director.

Throughout his career, Karasu took on various roles and also carried out administrative duties at Ankara and Istanbul State Theaters. In addition to the State Theaters, he was the president of TOBAV's Istanbul branch and served as manager in different units of this institution. In addition to his theater work, he also took part in cinema, television and dubbing projects. In 2024, he was deemed worthy of the Labor Award at the İsmet Küntay Theater Awards.

Karasu, who also shows himself in the field of writing, has two plays called Hüzün Mahallesi Bus and Turtle's Lullaby. His first play was both published and included in the State Theater repertoire. The artist, who also contributed to the world of education, gave acting lessons at institutions such as Uludağ University, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Haliç University and Anadolu University. At the same time, he continues to give theater education at Haliç and Yeditepe universities.

Throughout his career, which has spanned a wide spectrum with the plays he has staged and directed, the companies he has participated in include important groups such as Bursa, Adana, Diyarbakır and Trabzon State Theatres, Bakırköy Municipal Theatres, Eskişehir Theater Anadolu and Yeditepe Players. He also worked as a director abroad at the Skopje People's Theater in Macedonia and the Ruse State Theater in Bulgaria.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Sıdıka (1997)
• Vuslat (2019) — Faik Çağlar
• Private Lesson (2022) — Ismail
• His Name is Legend (2017) — Yaşar
• Heroes (2009) — Yavuz
• Strange Stories (2012) — Commissioner
• Deaf Room (2006) — Adnan
• One of the Houses (2012) — Mahmut
• Knot Hall (2018) — Yaşar
• Exile (2013)
• Republic (1998) — F. Martian. Fevzi Çakmak
• My Love Istanbul (2007)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.