Türker Tekin

Türker Tekin is a theater director and actor who was born on 11 March 1940 in Turgutlu district of Manisa and died on 17 March 2008 in Izmir. Tekin, who started his education at Izmir Commercial High School, gained his first stage experience with the role of Cook in the play "The Miser". The artist, who successfully passed the conservatory exams in Ankara, settled in Istanbul after graduating from the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department in 1963 and took part in many theater productions here, taking part in performing arts.

Tekin, who worked at the City Theaters from 1965 to 1978, joined the staff of the Izmir State Theater in 1978, worked there for many years and completed his retirement at the same institution. In addition to the theater stage, he also took an active role in the world of cinema and TV series; “Endless Road” (1965), “A Journeyman to Hell” (1971), “Great Pain” (1971), “I Accuse” (1972), “Tophaneli Murat” (1972), “Your Love Became My Destiny” (1972), “Bilal-i Habeşi” (1973), “Yunus Emre Epic” (1973), “Eagle's Nest” (1974), “The Playful Thief” (1975), “Nöri Gantar Family” (1975), “Pink Pearl Caftan” (1975), “Curious Meatball Maker” (1976), “Milk Brothers” (1976), “King of the Scavengers” (1977), “Resentful Flower” (1979), He took part in productions such as “Erkekçe” (1983), “Feminine” (1984), “Annem / I Will Not Leave You” (1987), “Sofa Trouble” (1990), “First Love” (2006), “House of Nightmares: Pursuit” (2006), “Tek Türkiye” (2007) and “Yersiz Yurtsuz” (2007).

Türker Tekin, who passed away in the hospital where he was treated for a tumor in the last years of his artistic life, is remembered as one of the important names of Turkish theater and cinema with the traces he left in both the stage and screen world.

Türker Tekin was born on March 11, 1940 in Manisa, Türkiye. He died on March 17, 2008.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 38 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Bullet Wound (2003)
• One Türkiye (2007) — Halo İbrahim
• Prosecutor (1992)
• Broken Wings (2006)
• Seat Trouble (1990) — Akın's Father
• Execution (1983) — doctor
• The Milk Brothers (1976) — Butler
• The Great Pain (1971)
• Hababam Class Failed (1976)
• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1972) — (Zeki Alpan Voice)
• The Womanizing Thief (1975)
• Hababam Class is on Vacation (1977) — Feridun Şavlı Voice

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.