Turgay Kantürk

Biography

Turgay Kantürk, a Turkish theater director, poet, writer, and actor, was born in 1961 in İstanbul. He received his degree in acting from Mimar Sinan University's State Conservatory, Tiyatro Department, in 1990. Kantürk's notable works include his debut play "Pencereler," performed by Dostlar Tiyatrosu in 1983, and his first poetry collection " İlk Gibi Son" (First Like That), which earned him the Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award in 1991.