Orhan Aydın (actor born in 1954)

Orhan Aydın, real name Orhan Aydın, was born on March 28, 1954 in Ankara. He is a well-known name as a Turkish theater actor, actor and writer. Aydın, who stepped into theater at Ankara Yenimahalle Community Center, took part in various theaters as both an actor and director for many years.

He took part in many important theater companies such as Ankara Public Theatre, Çağdaş Sahne, Öncü Sahne, Ankara Birlik Theatre. He was in the staff of groups such as Ali Hürol Theatre, Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre, Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre, Yeni Theatre, Nâzım Players and Tiyatroist. During this period, he performed in nearly 100 plays and staged some plays as a director.

Aydın, who published dozens of articles in the field of theater, also took part in cinema and television productions. The artist, who is originally from Şavşat district of Artvin, lost her daughter Eylem Şafak Aydın in the Kahramanmaraş earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023.

Orhan Aydın's interest in theater began in his secondary school years and continued at Ankara Community Centers for many years. In 1976, he won first place in the inter-school theater competition in Istanbul with the play he wrote and directed. Following this success, he started to prepare children's programs on TRT Istanbul Children's Radio and these programs were greatly appreciated.

These studies, which continued between 1976 and 1978, enabled him to take part in various programs on TRT. He became known to the masses with his character *Kavruk Hasan* in the program *5 Dakika*, broadcast on TRT in 1980.

In 1992, he played the role of a judge in the movie *Kurşun Adres Sormaz*, produced by Selim Soydan and directed by Bilge Olgaç. In 2000, he founded the theater group Nâzım Oyunları together with Metin Coşkun. He both directed and took part in plays within this group. Nâzım Players, who participated in the International Ankara Theater Festival many times as a team, staged the show *Peace Peace Peace* in 2012, as well as plays such as *Cep Hole Cepken Hole* by Orhan Veli Kanık, *Cracked Under My Coffin* by Sabahattin Ali, *Aşk Olsun* by Can Yücel. This show was a collage of peace-themed poems and featured the works of many important artists.