- Aclan Bates
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name = Aclan Bates
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birthname = Aclan Buyukturkoglu
birthdate = birth date and age|1966|6|25
location =Ankara, Turkey
yearsactive =? - present
occupation =actor , producer, director,writer
spouse =Leslie Bates-Buyukturkoglu
children =
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awards =Aclan Buyukturkoglu (Born:
25 June 1966 ,Ankara ,Turkey ) is afilm actor , director,writer andfilm producer .Biography
Buyukturkoglu is a graduate of
Hacettepe University Conservatory of Performing Arts Theatre Department, he received an MA in Directing for Theatre and another in Theatre Education. He was a leading actor and director for the Turkish National Theatre inAnkara , directingJean Paul Sartre 's "Flies" andBertolt Brecht 's "The Good Person of Szechuan."Buyukturkoglu came to
California and completed an MFA in Film Directing atAmerican Film Institute . He went on to win Best Short at the Ankara International Film Festival with his thesis film, "Condemned." The Turkish National Theatre then invited him to direct their entry to the Black Sea Coast International Theatre Festival. Bates undertook the full musical production of George Orwell's "Animal Farm," receiving critical acclaim and an invitation to open the fall theatre season with the production at Ankara's Grand Theatre. His production of Kafka's "The Trial" at Write Act Repertory received rave reviews inLos Angeles , a daring and unique project.Buyukturkoglu is currently producing and directing the film Broken Angel (Meleğin Sırları). The film tells the real life story of Ebru, a Turkish girl who came to America in the 1980s and fell prey to the image of cookies and cream.
Personal life
Buyukturkoglu is a
Turkish-American , he is married toLeslie Bates-Buyukturkoglu .Filmography
External links
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0060834/ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.brokenangelfilm.com/mainmenu.html Broken Angel Official website]
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