Ali Düşenkalkar (born 1961) is a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

actor based in Turkey.

Biography

Ali Düşenkalkar graduated in theatre from

Mimar Sinan University Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (, or MSGSÜ) is a public university, public Art school, art university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university's campus is located in the Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Fındıklı, Beyoğlu. The university was established ...

State Conservatory in 1983, following which he joined the İstanbul State Theatre. Düşenkalkar has acted in, and directed over 40 plays as well as appeared in several films and TV series, notably

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's films ''

Kaç Para Kaç ''Run for Money'' () is a 1999 Turkish film directed by Reha Erdem. It was Turkey's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Premise Selim, a down-on-his-luck ...

'' and ''

Korkuyorum Anne ''Korkuyorum Anne!'' (English language, English title: ''Mommy, I'm Scared!'') is a 2004 Turkey, Turkish comedy film written and directed by Reha Erdem. An alternate title for the film is ''İnsan nedir ki?'' (''What is a human anyway?''). Main c ...

'',

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's film '' Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti'',

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's film ''

Devrim Arabaları ''Cars of the Revolution'' () is a 2008 Turkish drama film written and directed by Tolga Örnek. The film grossed $1.1 million after it was released to theatres on October 24, 2008. Plot The film is based on the development of the Devrim, the fir ...

'' and the TV adaptation of

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's novel '' Hanımın Çiftliği''. He won several awards for his performance in ''Korkuyorum Anne'' including 'Best Actor' awards at the 16th Ankara Film Festival and the 14th Sadri Alışık Awards. His younger sister is the actress Munis Düşenkalkar.

Filmography

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* 1961 births People from North Nicosia Living people Turkish Cypriot actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Cypriot male film actors 20th-century Cypriot male actors 20th-century Turkish male actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Cypriot male television actors Cypriot male stage actors {{Turkey-actor-stub