Süleyman Alper Çağlar (born September 1, 1981 in

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), is Turkish film director, editor and screenwriter.

Life

He was born in

on September 1, 1981, as the second child of his family. Alper Caglar directed his first documentary film called "Not So Far Away" in

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in the second year of high school. After he finished his high school then Alper received scholarships to study in USA and he studied at the

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. He completed his studies with Media Relations, Communication and finally Graphic Design Department at Bilkent University.

Filmography

References

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