Haldun Dormen is a famous Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 theatre, movie and TV series actor and film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent.

Biography

He was born on April 5, 1928 in Mersin, Turkey. He moved to Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 with his family in his early childhood. He finished his secondary education at Galatasaray High School and high school education at Robert College

Robert College

Robert College of Istanbul , is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and...

 in Istanbul. Then he went to the USA for a university degree and graduated from the theatre department at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

. Having finished his education he returned to Turkey and started his theatrical career at "Küçük Sahne" which was directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul

Muhsin Ertugrul

Muhsin Ertuğrul , aka Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director.Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to both Turkish theatre and Turkish cinema, was born in İstanbul on March 7, 1892...

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Filmography

Actor:

• "Guzel Bir Gün İçin" (1965)
• "Hüdaverdi - Pırtık" (1971)
• "Bizimkiler" (1971)
• "Yorgun Savaşçı" (1979)
• "Gırgıriye" (1981)
• "Dadı" (TV series) (2001)
• "Yeşil Işık" (2002)
• "Sayın Bakanım" (TV series) (2004)
• "Vuurzee" (Dutch TV series) (2005 - 2006/2009)
• ""Unutulmayanlar" (2006)

Director:

• "Guzel Bir Gün İçin" (1965)
• "Bozuk Düzen" (1966)

Producer:

• "Guzel Bir Gün İçin" (1965)
• "Bozuk Düzen" (1966)

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