Rüştü Asyalı

Rüştü Asya was born in Ankara on January 1, 1947 and stepped on the stage as one of Turkey's well-known theater and cinema artists. During his high school years, he attended theater courses opened at Ankara Community Center Headquarters, and in 1963, he worked as a "representation branch artist" in the Ankara Radio Children's Hour team.

He completed his education by passing the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department exam and started his professional career as a State Theater artist in 1970.

Rüştü Asya won the appreciation of the audience with his portrayals of "Keloğlan" in the radio program and thanks to this success, he transitioned into cinema. He starred in four "Keloğlan" films between 1971 and 1975, and then continued his cinema career with productions such as "Sefer Seferde" and "Yaman Delikanlı".

In the same period, he was among the founders of the "Actors Union" private theater group in Ankara and continued to serve as an actor and director in the State Theaters since 1970. The artist, who received great appreciation for his performances in plays such as "Keşanlı Ali Destanı", "Elephant Man", "Düşler Yolu" and "Azizname", directed productions such as "Bloody Nigar", "Ah Şu Gençler", "Ömsüzler", "I Appeared as a Yunus" and "Investigation".

Asya, who also directed plays such as "There is a Fairytale - There is a Fairytale" and "Ah Şu Gençler" on private stages, took on the role of both the director and Nâzım Hikmet in Nâzım Hikmet's play "Hasret" at Ankara Ekin Theatre.

Rüştü Asya, who has undertaken many projects on television, radio and stage since 1963, took on the script, directing and acting responsibilities of TV series such as "İki Öküz", "Once Upon a Time" and "Türküle Oyunlar". He portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the documentary "Atatürk Tells", and his last stage performance met with the audience on the State Theater stage with the play "Ben Bir İnsan".

He also sang poems in his work titled "Understanding Atatürk with Poems", jointly published by the Language Association and Konak Municipality.

The artist's management and representation duties are also quite broad; He has undertaken responsibilities such as general secretary of the State Artists Association, member of the State Theater Board of Directors, chairman of the State Theater Foundation and board member of the Art Institution. He was appointed as the chief director of the State Theaters on July 9, 2008, and retired from this position in March 2012.

He also mentored new generation artists by giving diction, announcer, presenter, voice-over and acting lessons in various institutions for 12 years.

Rüştü Asya was born in 1947 in Ankara, Türkiye.

Rüştü Asya (born January 1, 1947, Ankara) is a Turkish theater and film actor, director, screenwriter and voice actor.

During his high school years, he started theater courses opened at Ankara Community Center Headquarters. In 1963, he took part in the Ankara Radio Children's Hour team as a "representation artist". He passed the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department exam. After graduation, he started his professional acting career as a State Theater artist in 1970.

After winning the appreciation of the audience with the "Keloğlan" plays he started to portray in the Children's Hour program on Ankara Radio, he took his first step into cinema with the suggestion of filmmakers. He starred in four "Keloğlan" films between 1971 and 1975. He then continued his work with the films "Sefer Seferde" and "Yaman Delikanlı".

He was among the founders of the "Actors Union" private theater group in Ankara. He worked as an actor and director at the State Theaters from 1970 to the present. The artist, who achieved great success with his roles in the plays "Keşanlı Ali Destanı", "Elephant Man", "Düşler Yolu" and "Azizname", directed the plays "Kanlı Nigar", "Ah Şu Gençler", "Ölümsüzler", "Yunus Diye Söyledüm" and "Inquiry".

Rüştü Asya, who also worked as a guest director in private theaters, performed the works "There is a Tale - There is a Fairytale", "Ah Şu Gençler" at Pamukbank Children and Youth Theatre, and "Ah Şu Gençler" at the Nisa Serezli-Tolga Aşkıner Theatre. He was the director of the play "Hasret", written for Nâzım Hikmet, at Ankara Ekin Theatre. The artist played the role of Nâzım Hikmet in this play.

Since 1963, he has made great contributions to various projects on radio and television with television series, theater plays and art and culture programs. He wrote, directed and acted in the TV series "İki Öküz", "Once Upon a Time" and "Türküle Oyunlar". He played Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the documentary called "Atatürk Tells". His last work, "I am a Human Being", was performed on the stage of the State Theatre.

Productions in which he took part

• Keloglan (1971) — Keloglan
• Cloud in the Air (2003) — Hristo
• I Am a Strange Keloğlan (1976) — Keloğlan
• Kozanoğlu (1967)
• Yaman Young (1976) — Yaman
• Keloglan at Work (1975) — Keloğlan
• Keloğlan and Cankız (1972) — Keloğlan
• Sefer Seferde (1975) — Sefer
• Keloglan is Among Us (1972) — Keloglan

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.