Tamer Levent (born 13 October 1950) is a

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actor, director, art director and writer. In 1971, he joined the Ankara State Conservatory and entered the Department of Theater. He graduated from the conservatory's Department of theater in 1977. He first worked as an actor and then as a director in State Theaters. He later served as general director of State Theaters and deputy general director. Through the plays that he directed, he received invitations to festivals in Russia, Canada, South Korea, Iran and

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. He is currently the director of the State Theaters and is the founder and first President of TOMEB, the Association of Theater Actors Professional Association (TOBAV).

Early life and family

Levent was born on 13 October 1950 in

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, İzmir as the son of judge Zeki Levent and his wife, designer Meral Levent. He attended high school at İzmir Turkish College. In 1982, he was married to Seynan Sezgin, the producer and presenter of

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's popular program ''Aksama Dogu''. In 1984, their son Efe and in 1985 their daughter Hazel were born. On 25 March 1994, he was elected as the General Director of State Theaters. During his duty, which he carried out until 10 August 1994, he initiated the ''Yes to Art'' project, which made a great impression in Turkey. He made theoretical and practical studies in order to define and expand the theater culture. In 2003, Çorlu Municipality opened a new stage in his name (''Çorlu Municipality Tamer Levent Scene'') after which Levent began promoting drama education in Turkey and launched creative drama activities. He performed on the first Russian tour of the State Theaters with Ülkü Ayvaz's play ''Yeniden Yaratma''.

Career

He has taught Creative Acting at the

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Faculty of Educational Sciences, Anadolu University, New York University's Department of Theater, the Berlin High School of Art's Theater Department, Bretton Hall College, and the University of Warwick. In Belgium, Luxembourg and Hungary, he participated in the committees and organizations where the principles of theater gatherings were organized together with the European Parliament and conducted a series of workshops. Levent made long-term workshops in France and Tunisia and turned the results into performances. He also performed a series of programs and dramas on radio and television. He made a live communication program with the audience at TRT Radyo-1 called ''Gecenin İçinden''. He made documentaries in China and India. He has directed drama workshops in many countries around the world. In the adaptation of the play ''Bernarda Alba'nın Evi'' to the ballet, he was in charge of the direction. Levent is also the Representative of Turkey at the International Federation of Actors (FIA). He was a member of the board of IATA (International Association of Amateur Theaters). His articles were published in local and foreign journals. In addition to acting and directing, Tamer Levent is the President of the TOBAV (State Theater Opera and Ballet Employees Foundation).

Theatre and opera

As actor

* ''İstanbul Efendisi'' - Musahipzade Celal, 1975 (held a tour in Cyprus) * ''My Fair Lady'' (Musical) – based on Bernard Shaw's ''

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'' - 1977 Ankara State Theater * '' The Misanthrope'' – Molière, 1977 Ankara State Theater * ''New Sufferings of Young W.'' - Ulrich Plenzdorf, 1977 Ankara State Theater * ''

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'' - Herman Melville, 1978 * ''Sultan Kız'' (children play) - Osman Güngör Feyzoğlu, * ''Monserrat'' -

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, 1979 * ''Liberated Don Quixote'' – Anatoly Lunacharsky * ''

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* '' Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' - Haldun Taner * ''Bir Sabah Gülerek Uyan'' -

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* ''Voll auf der Rolle'' -

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* ''Everlasting Husband'' - Victor Heim * ''Ivona, Princess of Burgundia'' - Witold Gombrowicz * ''Matmazel Helsinka'' - Georgas Astalos * ''

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* '' Sanatçının Ölümü'' – Yılmaz Onay * '' Tartuffe'' – Molière * ''Path of Dreams'' - Tennessee Williams * ''Yaşamaya Dair'' - adapted by Tamer Levent based on a work by Nâzım Hikmet * ''Ramazan'la Cülide'' –

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* ''Happy New Year'' – Peter Turrini, 2008

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Municipality; Akatlar Cultural Center; Istanbul * ''

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, 2008 Ankara State Theater * ''Yalancının Resmi'' -

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, 2009 Mask-Kara Theater, Istanbul * '' The Merchant of Venice'' - William Shakespeare, 2012 Ankara State Theater * ''Rain Man'' - Dan Gordon, 2013 Tiyatro Keyfi Istanbul * ''Kuvayi Milliye (Kurtuluş Savaşı Destanı)'' - Nazım Hikmet, 2014 Tiyatro 2000 Istanbul * ''

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'', 2016 - Müstesna Theater, Peter Shaffer

As director

* Uyandığımda Sesim Yoktu * '' Bir Elin Nesi Var'' (children play) - Muharrem Buhara * '' Bütün Dünya Oyun Sahnesi'' - Tamer Levent * '' The House of Bernarda Alba'' -

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(TV dance theater project with Binnaz Aydan's choreography) * ''Yeniden Yaratma-oyun-Ülkü Ayvaz, ilk SSCB turnesi'' * '' Önce İnsan'' -

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(Canada tour) * '' Masal Kadınları'' - Tamer Levent (South Korea, Iran tour) * ''

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, İzmir

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'' - Don Quixote,

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State Opera and Ballet * ''Yaşamaya Dair'' - Nâzım Hikmet (scenario), Ankara State Opera and Ballet (Ali Aykaç made the music for this one-man play and Tamer Levent played his role in the presence of the opera orchestra.) * ''

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'' - Albert Camus * ''

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'' - Euripides * '' Kalpaklılar'' - adapted by Tamer Levent based on a work by Samim Kocagöz * '' Ney Dans Prodüksiyonu'' - scenario by Tamer Levent (This show, where Tamer Levent was the director and art director, toured all over the world.) * ''

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'' - Nazım Hikmet, Ankara * ''A Place with the Pigs'' -

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, İzmir Theater * '' Midas'ın Kulakları'' -

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, Konya State Tiyatrosu * ''Yalancının Resmi'' -

, Istanbul, Mask-Kara Theater * '' Ölümü Yaşamak'' -

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, Diyarbakır - Diyarbakır State Theater * ''Ak Kartalın Oğlu Gılgameş'' - Orhan Asena, Diyarbakır State Theater, 2012 (The play was performed on stage for the opening of the Orhan Asena Stage.)

As writer

* ''Bütün Dünya Bir Oyun Sahnesi'' * ''Ya Tutarsa'' * ''Karısına Göre Bir Halk Düşmanı'' * ''Anla Beni'' * ''Masal Kadınları''

Films and TV series

* '' Tatlı Rüyalar'', 1997 - Ahmet Akbayır * ''Yazılar Filmatik'' - based on Yılmaz Onay'novel and filmed in 1998 with Altuğ Savaşal's script. * ''Sam Rüzgarı'' ( Poland) * ''Gülpare'' * ''Yaralı Yürek'' * '' Vazgeç Gönlüm'' * '' Akşamdan Kalma'', 2008 - Ali Haydar * '' Akşamdan Kalma 2'', 2010 - Ali Haydar * ''Kılıç Günü'' - Celal Kızıltan * '' Akşamdan Kalma 3'', 2012 - Ali Haydar * '' Tepenin Ardı'' -

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, 2012 It was selected the Best Film at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, Forum section (Caligari Film Prize). It was also named the Best Film at the International Istanbul Film Festival. At the 6th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA), it was awarded as the Best Themed Film. * '' Ayaz'' - Hakan Kurşun, 2012 * '' Atlılar'' - Muharrem Gülmez, 2012 * ''İzzet Kaptan ve Oğlu'' - Mesut Uçakan * '' Su ve Ateş'', 2013 - Özcan Deniz * ''Yunus Diye Göründüm'' - Kürşat Kızbaz * ''Simindis Kundzuli (Mısır Adası)'' - 2014 * ''

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'', Kanal D, as Ali Kuşçu * '' Kış Uykusu'', 2014 -

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(It received the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was chosen as the Best Film by

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. ) * ''Bana Artık Hicran De'', Kanal D, 2014 * ''

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'', 2014, Georgian film in which he appeared as a soldier. It made it to the January Shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. * ''Misafir'' - Mehmet Eryılmaz, 2015 * ''

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'',

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, 2015-2016 (Şevket Taşkin) * ''

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'', 2015 -

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(Süleyman Bey) * ''

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'', Star TV, 2016-2017 (Tahsin Korludağ) * ''

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'', Kanal D, 2017–2019 (Garip Selimer) * '' Çiçero'', 2019 (Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen) * '' Maria ile Mustafa'',

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, 2020 (Kudret Candemir) * ''

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'', Star TV, 2021 (Himself) * '' Camdaki Kız'', Kanal D, 2021–2022 (Rafet Koroğlu)

International judging panel memberships

* 7th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA) - judge * Ankara Short Film Festival - judge (2014 with EU cooperation)

Adaptations

* ''Efruz Bey'' -

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, Sıfırdan Publications * ''Ben ki Abdülcanbaz'', Sıfırdan Publications

Books

* ''Niçin Tiyatro'' (articles), Gündoğan Publications * ''Ya Tutarsa'' (play), Mitos - Boyut Publications

Awards

* 45th Ankara Arts Association Theater Awards 2009, "Best Actor" award * 6th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy awards (APSA); He was selected as the best actor nominee with two other country nominees for his role in the movie Tepenin Ardı. * He was chosen as the best actor at the 24th Ankara Film Festival for his role in the film Tepenin Ardı. * At the 3rd Malatya Film Festival, he was selected as the best actor with his co-stars,

Mehmet Özgür Mehmet Özgür (born 30 August 1970) is a Turkish actor. He is the general art director of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Theatre. Mehmet Özgür, who graduated from the Theatre Department of Istanbul University, started career in art in 1 ...

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Berk Hakman Berk Hakman (born 14 August 1981) is a Turkish theater, film and television actor. He is also a musician and photographer. He is known for awarded film Tepenin Ardı, hit period series Hatırla Sevgili, hit series Suskunlar. He composed the son ...

, and Furkan Berk Kiran. * 81st Language Festival Honorary Award 2013 Language Association * 20th Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actor Awards Selection Committee Special Award (''Kış Uykusu'') * 4th New Magazine Theater Awards 2016 Honor Award * 2016 İsmet Küntay Honor Award * TAKSAV 21st International Ankara Theater Festival "Festival Honorary Award" 2016 21. Festival Onur Ödülü Tamer Levent'e verildi.
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