Togan Gökbakar (born 29 May 1984) is a Turkish film

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Biography

Togan Gökbakar studied in the Cinema and TV Department at

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

and his 2004 graduate short film ''Run Daddy Run'' was shown at the If Istanbul and Altın Koza film festivals where it won a prize in the student category. His first features was the 2006 Turkish horror film '' Gen'' from a story idea by Alper Mestçi and his older brother

Şahan Gökbakar Şahan Gökbakar (born 22 October 1980) is a Turkish comedian, actor and producer. Early life Born in İzmir, Gökbakar grew up in Turkey's capital, Ankara, attending the primary school and high school attached to the Middle East Technical Unive ...

, who also made a cameo appearance in the film. He went on to direct his brother in a series of successful Turkish comedy films, starting with '' Recep İvedik'' in 2008.

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