Müfit Kayacan (born 17 January 1959) is a Turkish actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Kayacan was born on 17 January 1959 in
KaÅŸ, Turkey. He is a graduate of
Adana Çukurova University
Çukurova University ( tr, Çukurova Üniversitesi) is a public university in Adana, Turkey. The university has sixteen faculties, three colleges, seven vocational colleges, three institutes and twenty six research and application centers ...
with a degree in
industrial engineering. He is one of the founders of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters (AÅžT), where he played his first role in 1983, and was the general art director for 25 years. During this period, he took part in 32 different plays and directed 25 plays. At the same time, he worked as the Head of Cultural Services Department in Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for 10 years. The National Theater Festival for High Schools, one of the many festivals initiated during his duty, started in 1993 for the first time with the participation of 6 high schools. Kayacan, who was also a jury member at the
Golden Orange Film Festival, is also one of the creators of the Likya Seyirlik Games Festival. Kayacan is also one of the executives of Women Meet with Theater project. He has also appeared in numerous TV series and movies.
Kayacan is married with two children. In 2012, he was nominated for the "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy" award at the 16th Afife Theatre Awards for his role as "Abdi" in ''Kanlı Nigâr'', which he took to stage at Adım Theatre and also starred in.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
As actor
* ''Ormanın Bekçileri'' (1983) / writer: Ülker Köksal
* ''Küçük Nasreddin'' (1984) / writer: Serpil Akıllıoğlu
* ''
Rumuz Goncagül'' (1984) / writer:
Oktay Arayıcı
Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows:
First name
* Oktay Afandiyev (1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian
*Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player
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* ''
Becerikli Kanguru'' (1985) / writer: Ahmet Önel
* ''Topuzlu'' (1985) / writer:
Hidayet Sayın
* ''Köşe Kapmaca'' (1986) / writer:
Hidayet Sayın
* ''Kırmızı Sokağın Suzanı'' (1987) / writer:
ErdoÄŸan Aytekin
* ''
Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1988) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''
Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım'' (1989) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Ay Işığında Şamata'' (1990) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Canlar Ölesi Değil'' (1990) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Sayım Suyum Yok'' (1990) / writer: Ahmet Önel
* ''Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (1991) / writer: Turgut Özakman
* ''
Kanlı Nigar'' (1992) / writer:
Sadık Şendil
* ''Nalınlar'' (1993) / writer:
Necati Cumali Necati is a Turkish
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* ''Öykülerin Azizliği'' (1995) / writer: M. Taner Çelik
* ''
Köşe Kapmaca'' (1996) / writer: Hidayet Sayın
* ''Düğün Ya Da Davul'' (1997) / writer:
HaÅŸmet Zeybek
* ''
AÅŸk Grevi'' (1998) / writer:
Savaş Aykılıç Savaş is a Turkish name that means "''war"'' "battle" "fighting" "warfare" and refers to:
Given name
* Kool Savas (SavaÅŸ Yurderi) (born 1975), German rapper and hip hop artist of Turkish descent
* SavaÅŸ Ay (1954-2013), Turkish journalist
* Sav ...
* ''Politikada Bir Sarı Çizmeli'' (1999) / writer:
Recep Bilginer
* ''
Cimri'' (2000) / writer:
Moliere
* ''Yobaz'' (2001) / writer: Metin Balay
* ''Töre'' (2002) / writer:
Turgut Özakman
* ''Rumuz Goncagül'' (2002) / writer:
Oktay Arayıcı
Oktay is a Turkish masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows:
First name
* Oktay Afandiyev (1926–2013), Azerbaijani historian
*Oktay Delibalta (born 1985), Turkish football player
*Oktay Dere ...
* ''Komşu Köyün Delisi'' (2003) / writer:
Üstün Dökmen
* ''Definename'' (2004) / writer: Sinan Bayraktar
* ''
Vatan Kurtaran Åžaban
''Vatan'' ("Homeland" or "Motherland") is a Turkish daily newspaper founded in 2002 by the Doğan Media Group. The paper was purchased by DK ( Demirören & Karacan) Corporation in April 2011 and was totally acquired by Demirören Holding Demiör ...
'' (2009) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (2010) / writer:
Turgut Özakman
* ''
İnadına Yaşamak'' (2011) / writer:
Metin Balay
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*Tümer Metin (born 1974), Turkish international footballer
Given name
*Metin Akan (born 1983), Turkish professional footballer
*Metin Akpınar (born 1941 ...
* ''
Heccav Yahut Şair Eşref'in Esrarengiz Macerası'' (2012) / writer:
Semih Çelenk Semih is a Turkish given name for males, meaning ''Generous'' and also ''Worthy'' and Great. Semiha is the female form. People named Semih include:
* Semih Aydilek, Turkish footballer
* Semih Çalışkan (born 1986), Turkish novelist
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* ''Carmela y Paolino'' (2013) / writer:
Jose Sanchis Sinisterre
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*Jose ben Abin
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* ''Azizname'' (2014) / writer: M. Taner Çelik
* ''Entrikalı Dolap Komedyası'' (2016)
* ''Bu da Geçer Yahu'' (2018)
As director
* ''Becerikli Kanguru'' (1985) / writer:
Ahmet Önel
Ahmad ( ar, Ø£Øمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
* ''
Kırmızı Sokağın Suzanı'' (1987) / writer:
ErdoÄŸan Aytekin
* ''
Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1988) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''
Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım'' (1989) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''
Ay Işığında Şamata
Ay, AY or variants, may refer to:
People
* Ay (pharaoh), a pharaoh of the 18th Egyptian dynasty
* Merneferre Ay, a pharaoh of the 13th Egyptian dynasty
* A.Y. (musician) (born 1981), a Tanzanian "bongo flava" artist
* A.Y, stage name of Ayo Ma ...
'' (1990) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Canlar Ölesi Değil'' (1990) / writer:
Haldun Taner
* ''Sayım Suyum Yok'' (1990) / writer:
Ahmet Önel
Ahmad ( ar, Ø£Øمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
* ''
Fehim Paşa Konağı'' (1991) / writer:
Turgut Özakman
* ''Kanlı Nigar'' (1992) / writer:
Sadık Şendil
* ''
Nalınlar'' (1993) / writer:
Necati Cumalı
Necati Cumalı (13 January 1921 – 10 January 2001) was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories, essays and poetry. He was born in Florina, Greece to a Turkish family and his family had settled in Urla near İzmir in the framework of the 1 ...
* ''Politikada Bir Sarı Çizmeli'' (1999) / writer:
Recep Bilginer
* ''Töre'' (2002) / writer:
Turgut Özakman
* ''
AÅŸk Grevi'' (2010) / writer:
Savaş Aykılıç Savaş is a Turkish name that means "''war"'' "battle" "fighting" "warfare" and refers to:
Given name
* Kool Savas (SavaÅŸ Yurderi) (born 1975), German rapper and hip hop artist of Turkish descent
* SavaÅŸ Ay (1954-2013), Turkish journalist
* Sav ...
Awards and nominations
* 16th Afife Theatre Awards - "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy" (nom) - ''Kanlı Nigar'' (2012)
* Direct Audience Awards - "Best Actor" - ''Vatan Kurtaran Åžaban'' (2009, Antalya BB City Theatre)
* Golden Mask Theatre Awards Mersin - "Best Director" - ''Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (1989, Antalya BB City Theatre)
References
External links
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Living people
1959 births
Çukurova University alumni
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male film actors
Turkish theatre directors
People from Antalya Province
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