Yavuzer Çetinkaya (7 March 1948, Izmir – 21 July 1992, Istanbul) is a Turkish artist who acts in theater and cinema, and also writes scripts and directs films. His identity as a writer also came to the fore with his books published after his death.
He received his secondary education at Robert College and then studied psychology at Istanbul University. He taught psychology at Darüşşafaka High School for a short time in the early 1970s. He studied abroad for a period and acted on theater stages in France.
Stage and cinema
He was among the actors of Dostlar Theater in Türkiye. The documentary play Gün Dönerken, which he wrote himself, was staged by this group in 1976-1977. Endless Fight and Investigation are among the plays he took part in.
He worked extensively in film and television in the 1980s. Ortadirek Şaban, Gurbetçi Şaban, Kurbağalar and Yer Demir Gök Bakır are some of the films he starred in during this period; He also appeared on the screen as a doctor in the TV series Bizimkiler. He wrote the script for the 1987 movie Mermaid and directed the movie, and he played the role of Kadir Reis. It was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Salerno Film Festival in 1992.
He died of a heart attack in Istanbul on July 21, 1992, at the age of 44. As the Day Turns, the text was published as a book in 1993; His second book, War and Birth, was also published posthumously. He was the wife of actress Meral Çetinkaya.
