Sinan Çetin (born 1 March 1953) is a Turkish

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, actor, and producer. He won the best director award at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival. Çetin was born as one of the eight children of a customs officer. He is of maternal Azeri and paternal Georgian descent. He studied

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at Hacettepe University. Çetin has produced full-length

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and

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, and foremost,

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s. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 film ''

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'', a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-

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eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this film, as he did for many other films. His 1993 film ''

Berlin in Berlin ''Berlin in Berlin'' is a 1993 Turkish drama film directed by Sinan Çetin. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where Hülya Avşar won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Hülya Avşar as Dilber * Cem Özer as Muer ...

'' was entered into the

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. Çetin is a fan of

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, and has published Rand's books and other

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books in Turkey. Çetin manages and owns the film production company Plato Film Productions. He opened the company in 1986 and it has been expanding ever since. It is one of the most commercially successful Production Companies in Turkey. He is currently working on his 13th feature film named ''Çanakkale Çocukları''. The film will star actors such as

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, Oktay Kaynarca, Yavuz Bingöl, and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin.

Filmography

Films

* 1982 - ''Çiçek Abbas'' (director) * 1982 - ''Çirkinler de Sever'' (director) * 1985 - ''14 Numara'' (director) * 1986 - ''Prenses Gökyüzü'' (director) * 1993 - ''

'' (director) * 1995 - ''Bay E'' (director) * 1999 - ''

(director) * 2001 - ''Komser'' Şekspir (director) * 2002 - ''Banka'' (director) * 2004 - ''Okul'' (producer) * 2004 - ''Romantik'' (director) * 2005 - ''Pardon'' (producer) * 2005 - ''Şans Kapıyı Kırınca'' (actor) * 2008 - ''Mutlu Ol! Bu bir emirdir'' (writer & director) * 2010 - ''Kağıt'' (director)

Television

* 2004 - ''

Avrupa Yakası ''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004. Although the ...

'' * 2006 - ''Sahte Prenses''

Documentary

* 1977 - ''Baskın'' * 1977 - ''Halı Türküsü''

References

External links

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''Her 10 yılda bir başka Sinan Çetin''
Asu Maro, 23 January 2008, ''

Milliyet ''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. History and profile ''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ...

'' * Biyografi.info
''Biography of Sinan Çetin''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cetin, Sinan 1953 births Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Turkish people of Georgian descent People from Bahçesaray (district) Hacettepe University alumni Turkish former Muslims Turkish atheists Turkish film directors Turkish film producers Turkish publishers (people) Objectivists Best Director Golden Orange Award winners Living people