AKA Aclan Büyüktürkoğlu (born 25 June 1966, Ankara) is a Turkish/American theater and film actor and director. He was born on June 25, 1966 in Ankara. He completed his undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department between 1987 and 1991. In 1991, he was appointed to the Trabzon State Theater and was accepted as a State Theater actor. While continuing his career as an actor, he completed his first master's degree on theater directing and acting education at Hacettepe University

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University. History ...

Theater Department. He gave his thesis by staging

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

's play "

The Good Person of Szechwan ''The Good Person of Szechwan'' (, first translated less literally as ''The Good Man of Setzuan'') is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau. The play was begun in 1938 but no ...

". He completed his second master's degree at

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Fine Arts Education. He gave his thesis on "Problems of Training Actor in Theater Education Schools". Meanwhile, he participated in the Denizli International Theater Festival by staging

Jean Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French phi ...

's "Flies" at TOBAV Art Education Center. He settled in America to get closer to the art of cinema, which he was interested in as well as theater. He was accepted to the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...

Film Directing Department with the short film he shot in America called "Relief". In the USA, "Versus", "The Revelation of T.H. Carlson", "The Hunt", "Ashes to Flames", the short film "Cesar Chavez" and shot documentaries. He completed his third master's degree by giving his thesis with the film "Condemned", which he shot for the American Film Institute. In the same year, he won the first prize at the Ankara International Film Festival with the film "Condemned". He directed many documentaries and commercials. He shot a documentary about the state of California and the life of Cesar Chavez. In 2003, he returned to the State Theaters with the musical play "Animal Farm", which he directed at the Trabzon State Theatre, and he translated and directed many plays one after the other. He introduced the highly acclaimed plays of American theater to the Turkish theater audience. Kafka's play "The Trial", which he directed for Write Act Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, was awarded the Stage Alliance award. He staged Norman Barasch's "Standing By" at the Matrix Theater and the work received great acclaim. He resigned from the State Theaters in 2004 and continued his work in Los Angeles. He acted as an actor in the works "Lincoln Lights" for the ABC television series, "A Taxi to Jennah" for the Fountain Theater, and "Josephine" for the Stage 52 theater. He voiced in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". He directed Kafka's The Trial for Write Act Repertory Theater and was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Alliance award. In addition to his film work, he gave cinema and theater acting lessons at the acting studio Acting Clan in Los Angeles. He directed the first Turkish film, Meleğin Sırları, shot entirely in Hollywood. He teaches cinema acting and screenwriting at th
Filmstar Performing Arts Center
which he founded in Ankara, Turkey, and continues his theater and film work as a director. In 2015, he directed and starred in the movie Antikacı, for which he also wrote the script. He is a working actor/director at the

Turkish State Theatres The Turkish State Theatres ( – DT) is the official directorate of the national theatre companies in Turkey. It is bound to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and financed by the state to promote performed arts and enhance the public interest th ...

Stage and Film work

Director/Actor

*2023 Directed Richard Nash's
The Rainmaker
' for the

, Ankara *2022 Directed

Abdullah Öztürk Abdullah Öztürk (born 1 October 1989) is a Turkish para table tennis player of class 4 and Paralympian. Öztürk represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. In 2014, he won the silver medal along with ...

's
Holden's Cinderellas
' for the

, Ankara *2019 Directed

Sarah Ruhl Sarah Ruhl (born January 24, 1974) is an American playwright, poet, professor, and essayist. Among her most popular plays are ''Eurydice'' (2003), '' The Clean House'' (2004), and '' In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)'' (2009). She has been ...

's '' The Clean House'' for the

, Ankara *2015 Directed the feature-length fil
''Antikaci''
*2014 Directed

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's The Swan Song /A Marriage Proposal for the Turkish State Theatres, Ankara *2013 Performed in ''Unutma Beni'' as Cevher *2012 Performed in ''

Taken 2 ''Taken 2'' is a 2012 French action-thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton and starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Šerbedžija, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney, and Luke Grimes. It follows retired CIA offic ...

'' *2012 Directed ''Pinedus Affair'' *2011 Directed ''A War Story at the Realto'' *2009 A Taxi to Jannas *2009 ''Josephine, Studio 52'' as "Pepito" and "Juan Perón" Los Angeles *2008 Directed ''Melegin Sırları'' ( ''Broken Angel'') and performed as "Hakan" *2008 Lincoln Heights "lead" Los Angeles *2007 Directed ''Standing By'' at the

Matrix Theatre Matrix (: matrices or matrixes) or MATRIX may refer to: Science and mathematics * Matrix (mathematics), a rectangular array of numbers, symbols or expressions * Matrix (logic), part of a formula in prenex normal form * Matrix (biology), the m ...

, Los Angeles *2006 ''Agır Roman (East Side Story)''
Istanbul National Ballet
Los Angeles Production at the Ford Amphitheatre, Production Supervisor *2005 Directed ''

The Trial ''The Trial'' () is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914 and 1915 and published posthumously on 26 April 1925. One of his best-known works, it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, wi ...

'' for Write Act Repertory Theatre: Los Angeles *2004 Produced and Directed Cesar Chavez Documentary *2004 Directed George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' *2000–02 American Film Institute Hollywood, California Writer/Director *1991–2009 Turkish National Theatre, Ankara, Turkey

Actor/Director

*1998–99

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer ( ; January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for Pulitzer Prize for Editori ...

's ''

Little Murders ''Little Murders'' is a 1971 American black comedy film directed by Alan Arkin, in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Elliott Gould and Marcia Rodd. Based on the stage play of the same name by Jules Feiffer, it is the story of a ...

'' as "Kenny" *1996–98

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; ; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italians, Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ...

's ''Liola'' as "Liola" *1997–98 Directed

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

's ''

The Flies ''The Flies'' () is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre, produced in 1943. It is an adaptation of the Electra myth, previously used by the Greek playwrights Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides. The play recounts the story of Orestes and his sister E ...

'' *1996–98 David Hare's ''

Skylight A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes. History O ...

'' as "Edward" *1995–97

's ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

'' as "Treplev" *1994–95 Victor Haim's ''The Visitor'' as "Mataresco *1994–95 Directed Bertolt Brecht's ''The Good Person of Szechuan'' *1993–94

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

's ''

Woyzeck ''Woyzeck'' () is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil F ...

'' as Charlatan *1992–93

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek Ahmet Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (May 26, 1904 – May 25, 1983) was a Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, Islamist ideologue, and conspiracy theorist. He is also known simply by his initials NFK. He was noticed by the French philosopher H ...

's ''Bir Adam Yaratmak'' (The Making of a Man) as "Mansur" *1991–92 One-man play, ''Kus'' by Coskun Irmak, ''Karalarin Memetleri'' as "Ali" by Cahit Atay, ''Ay Isiginda Samata'' as "Erol" by

Haldun Taner Haldun Taner (16 March 1915 – 7 May 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer. Biography He was born on 16 March 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and econom ...

, Genc Osman in various roles *1995–96 Turkish Radio and Television Ankara, Turkey

Actor

*Prime Time TV series Ferhunde Hanimlar as "Tayfun" *1991–99

TRT The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish: ) is the national public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio broadcaster in Turkey. Before the introduction of commercial radio ...

and Private Stations Ankara, Turkey

Education

*2000—2002 American Film Institute, Directing. Hollywood, California. Masters of Fine Arts. Thesis Film: Condemned *1995–1999

, Education Sciences Faculty. Education Programs & Training. Ankara, Turkey Masters of Arts. Thesis: Problems of Training Actors in Theatre Education Institutions *1991–1995 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey Masters of Fine Arts Emphasis in Theatre Education and Directing *1987–1991 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey. Bachelor of Arts

Translations

Beth Henley Elizabeth Becker Henley (born May 8, 1952) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Her play '' Crimes of the Heart'' won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play, and ...

, ''Crimes of the Heart'' *

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony Award, Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and ''Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first ...

, ''

Sexual Perversity in Chicago ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. The ...

'' *

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...

, ''Animal Farm'' (

Nelson Bond Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was an American writer. His works included books, magazine articles, and scripts used in radio, for television and on the stage. The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award ...

's stage adaptation) *

, ''Eurydice'' *

, '' The Clean House'' *

, Late, A cowboy Song *

Joe Masteroff Joe Masteroff (December 11, 1919 – September 28, 2018) was an American playwright. Early life Masteroff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jewish parents Louis Masteroff from Korsun, now Ukraine and to Rose Pogost from Kishinev, now M ...

, ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

'' * Alan Ball, '' Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'' *

Sarah Kane Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological ...

, 4:48 Psychosis * Richard Nash, The Rainmaker *

Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for the plays '' Equus'' and '' Amadeus'', the latter of which was adapted for the screen by Miloš Forman, with an ...

, Black Comedy

References

External links

*202
Anadolu Ajans syndicated review
of Sarah Ruhl's '' The Clean House'' (in Turkish) *202
Milliyet Newspaper review
of Sarah Ruhl's '' The Clean House'' Turkish National Theatre, Ankara (in Turkish) *
Aclan Bates bio on aktuelsinema.com
(in Turkish)
2017 Haberaks TV interview (in Turkish) - Haber Media Group
*201
Anadolu Ajans article on the making of ''Antikaci''
''(in Turkish)'' *2011 article on Aclan Bates in Hurriyet Newspaper (in Turkis

*2009
nterview about Aclan Bates' Filmstar Performing Arts Center
(in Turkish) *200
Sinemalar.com interview with Aclan Bates
about the making of ''Broken Angel'' (in Turkish) *200
Article in ''Turks of America'' Magazine (v.5 issue 24)
about Aclan Bates and ''Broken Angel'' (in English and Turkish)
2002 InterSinema.com Article/Interview "A Turk in Hollywood"
(in Turkish) *2002 InterSinema.com article
Warner Bros. in contract with a Turk
(in Turkish) *200
Cumhuriyet Newspaper article about Aclan Bates' thesis film for AFI, ''Condemned''
(in Turkish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Aclan Film directors from Los Angeles Film producers from California Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male actors American expatriates in Turkey American people of Turkish descent