Türker Tekin

Born

11 March 1940

Place of birth

Turgutlu

Died

17 March 2008 (aged 68)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie and 1 series

Türker Tekin was born on 11 March 1940 in the Turgutlu district of Manisa. He graduated from Izmir Commercial High School; he first encountered theatre with the role of the cook in the play Cimri. He then passed the entrance exams of the Ankara State Conservatory and graduated from the theatre department in 1963.

After finishing school he moved to Istanbul; from 1965 to 1978 he performed on the stages of the City Theatres. He then moved to the Izmir State Theatre and worked at this institution until retirement.

In cinema he played the steward in Süt Kardeşler and Kapıcı İsmail in Çöpçüler Kralı; he did voice work in the Hababam Sınıfı films and in many other Yeşilçam productions. In his final years he appeared on television with the role of Halo İbrahim in the series Tek Türkiye. He died in Izmir on 17 March 2008.

Tekin appeared in the Avşar Film productions Kırık Kanatlar and Takip.