Taner Barlas

Taner Barlas, who was born in Burdur in 1947, graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law and received a detailed education from LCC Theater School. He also specializes in pantomime; He reinforced his competence in this field with the workshops he continued in England and Poland. Participating in national and international theater and pantomime festivals and bringing his works to the stage, Barlas exhibited both his writing and directing experiences on these platforms.

The artist, who founded the Taner Barlas Mime Theater named after him in 1984, successfully served as artistic director for five years and brought the theater community together with innovative projects during this period. Today, he takes an active role in Istanbul Municipality theaters as both a director and actor. In 2009, he received the "Director of the Most Successful Production of the Year" award at the 14th Sadri Alışık Awards with his production called "Maskeliler", which was appreciated.

Among the many important productions in which he appeared on stage as an actor are works such as "Justice You" (2012), "Dear Doctor" (2011), "The Woman from the Past" (2008) and "Respectful Whore" (2006). He also appeared in classic texts such as "Antigone", "Open the Door", "Waiting for Godot" and "King Lear". As a director, he has staged plays such as "Dear Doctor" (2011), "Hello Goodbye" (2010), "Maskeliler" (2008), "No Tufan After Me" (2007) and "Rumuz Goncagül" (2006).

He also demonstrated his management skills with works such as "Change" (1986) and "Zilli Zarife" (1989). This wide repertoire reveals Barlas' versatile competence in both performing arts and theater management.

Taner Barlas was born in 1947 in Burdur, Türkiye.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 43 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Karadayi (2012)
• Fake Worlds (1995)
• Campusistan (2003) — Yıldırım Çakır
• One Thousand and One Nights (2006) — Kadir Cindar
• Kavak Yelleri (2007) — Tayfun
• Yeditepe Istanbul (2001)
• Kurtuluş (1994) — Gen. Spridonos
• Errands (2021) — Vasfi
• Ahh Istanbul (2006)
• High Society (2016) — Yılmaz
• Lost Years (2006) — Selçuk
• Sweet Betus (1993)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.