Suphi Tekniker

Suphi Tekniker, one of the valuable names of Turkish cinema and theater, was born on January 10, 1940 in Mersin. Technician, a member of a family with six siblings, started his education life at Mersin High School and then graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Geography. However, his artistic journey started at Istanbul City Theaters with the encouragement of his relative Saim Alpago.

While he took on smaller roles in his first years on the stage, he unexpectedly took over the leading role after a co-star fell ill. This debut attracted the attention of Atıf Yılmaz, one of the famous directors of the period, and thus he stepped into the world of cinema. The artist passed away in Istanbul on October 20, 2024, at the age of 84.

Following his death, his funeral was held in Ayazağa Cemetery after the prayer at Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque on October 22, 2024.

Suphi Tekniker started his acting career in 1960 with the movie "Cici Kâtibem". In this film, the script of which was written by Erdoğan Tünaş, he starred with names such as Orhan Günşiray and Fatma Girik. In addition to his acting, he wrote scripts for many films since 1975. Tekniker, who won the hearts of the audience with his clean face and natural acting, gave life to unforgettable characters such as the brother-in-law in the movie "Driver", Driver Reşat in "Unfortunate Boy", basketball player in "Tatlı Dillim", Tulga in "Tarkan: Gümüş Eyer", Ramazan who deceives Güllü in "Vukuat Var" and the photojournalist in "Cici Katibem".

Technician, who preferred to move behind the camera over time, also worked in fields such as director and screenwriter. In fact, it is known that Suphi Tekniker was the person who advised Ertem Eğilmez for Şener Şen's role as Badi Ekrem.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 36 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• One Thousand and One Nights (2006) — Yalcin
• Cute Girls (1965) — Bülent Aslanbaş
• Beyoğlu Beauty (1971)
• Misogynist (1967) — Ali
• Farewell (1967)
• It's My Right to Kill (1968)
• My Sweet Tongue (1972) — Suphi
• British Kemal (1968) — Fuat
• My One Tanem (1977) — Samim
• You Hit, I'll Break (1964)
• Girls of Istanbul (1964) — Zeki
• Yumurcak Little Witness (1972)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.