Sinan Çetin
Encyclopedia
Sinan Çetin is a Turkish
actor
, film director
, and producer
.
Çetin was born as the son of a customs officer and studied art history
at Hacettepe University
. Çetin has produced full-length films
and television series, and foremost, commercial
s. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 movie Propaganda
, a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-World War II
eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this movie, as he did for many other films.
He commented at 9th International Turkish Language Olympics on June 21, 2011 about Fethullah Gulen
. He said: "First of all I would like to thank someone, who is not here -and I don't know why he is not here- a great thinker, an important religious leader, someone precious and who has a heart made of gold. His name is Fethullah Gulen and I'm honored to say that."
Çetin is a fan of Ayn Rand
, and has published Rand's books and other libertarian
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 successfull Production Companies of Turkey.
Çetin is currently working on his 13th feature film named "Çannakale Çocuklari". The film is starring actors such as Haluk Bilginer
, Oktay Kaynarca
, Yavuz Bingöl
and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, 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:...
, and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Çetin was born as the son of a customs officer and studied art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
at Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
. Çetin has produced full-length films
Cinema of Turkey
Turkish cinema is an important part of Turkish culture, and has flourished over the years, delivering entertainment to audiences in Turkey, expatriates across Europe, and in rare cases, the USA....
and television series, and foremost, commercial
Television advertisement
A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...
s. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 movie Propaganda
Propaganda (film)
Propaganda is an award-winning 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin. The film, which is a darkly surreal comedy set in a sleepy village in the southeast Turkey in 1948, starred popular comedy actor Kemal Sunal, who died the same year, in his final role...
, a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this movie, as he did for many other films.
He commented at 9th International Turkish Language Olympics on June 21, 2011 about Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gülen
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator, and Sufi Muslim scholar living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania . He is the founder and leader of the Gülen movement...
. He said: "First of all I would like to thank someone, who is not here -and I don't know why he is not here- a great thinker, an important religious leader, someone precious and who has a heart made of gold. His name is Fethullah Gulen and I'm honored to say that."
Çetin is a fan of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
, and has published Rand's books and other libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
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 successfull Production Companies of Turkey.
Çetin is currently working on his 13th feature film named "Çannakale Çocuklari". The film is starring actors such as Haluk Bilginer
Haluk Bilginer
Haluk Bilginer is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor...
, Oktay Kaynarca
Oktay Kaynarca
Oktay Kaynarca Oktay Kaynarca Oktay Kaynarca (27 January 1965, Malatya Turkish actor, being a TV and movie star in his country. He is better known for his role in the cult TV series Kurtlar Vadisi (Valley of the Wolves).He currently plays in a film called "Adanali". He is one of the main characters...
, Yavuz Bingöl
Yavuz Bingöl
Yavuz Bingöl is in the folk realm of Turkish music and is also an actor.He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964.He was in several miniseries on Turkish TV, including Bayanlar Baylar, Ah Be İstanbul and Yanık Koza. He also did the romance series Zerda and the sitcom Esref Saati...
and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin.
Films
- 1982 - Çiçek Abbas (Director)
- 1982 - Çirkinler de Sever (Director)
- 1985 - 14 Numara (Director)
- 1986 - Prenses Gökyüzü (Director)
- 1993 - Berlin in Berlin (Director)
- 1995 - Bay E (Director)
- 1999 - PropagandaPropaganda (film)Propaganda is an award-winning 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin. The film, which is a darkly surreal comedy set in a sleepy village in the southeast Turkey in 1948, starred popular comedy actor Kemal Sunal, who died the same year, in his final role...
(Director) - 2001 - Komser Şekspir (Director)
- 2002 - Banka (Director)
- 2004 - Okul (Producer)
- 2004 - Romantik (Director)
- 2005 - Pardon (Producer)
- 2005 - Şans Kapıyı Kırınca (Actor)
- 2010 - "Kağit" (Director)
External links
- Her 10 yılda bir başka Sinan Çetin, Asu Maro, January 23, 2008, MilliyetMilliyetMilliyet is a major Turkish daily newspaper founded in 1950.-History:Milliyet came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950...