Caner Cindoruk (born 17 April 1980) is a Turkish actor and theatre director. He is best known series for television series ''Hanımın Çiftliği'', ''
The Unfaithful'', ''Kadın'' and family comedy drama series ''Aramızda Kalsın''.
Life and career
Caner Cindoruk was born on 17 April 1980 in
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
. His maternal family is of
Yörük and paternal family is of
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
origin. His mother is Müşerref, and his father is the story writer Zafer Doruk, a two times recipient of Orhan Kemal Story Award. He has two siblings, Münir Can Cindoruk and Taner Cindoruk, and first became interested in theater under the influence of his family. His uncle, Erdal Cindoruk, is a theater actor. Cindoruk's childhood years were spent in the backstage of theaters. During his secondary and high school years, he always found a piece on the stage, and took part in various plays during his university years. He is a graduate of
Çukurova University
Çukurova University () is a public research university located in Adana, Turkey. The university features sixteen faculties, three colleges, seven vocational colleges, three institutes, and twenty-six research and application centers. Its campus i ...
, Department of Business Administration. His first professional role was the character of Yusuf on the play Fehim Paşa Konağı. In 1997, he made his professional debut at the Adana Seyhan Municipality Theater Group. He worked as an actor at the Seyhan Municipality and Adana City Theater for ten years. In 2006, he moved to Istanbul with four of his childhood friends. In 2012, together with Ebru Özkan, he appeared in the play ''Pandaların Hikayesi''.
Caner Cindoruk portrayed the character of Tulumbacı Eğrikapılı Ali in the musical ''İstanbulname'', produced by
Türker İnanoğlu
Türker İnanoğlu (18 May 1936 – 2 April 2024) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer.
Personal life
İnanoğlu married first the film actress Filiz Akın, and after his divorce Gülşen Bubikoğlu, another former Turkish m ...
. He shared the leading role with
Nükhet Duru
Nükhet Duru (born 19 May 1954) is a Turkish singer.
Career
She started singing at Florya Deniz Club in Istanbul in 1971. She released her first 45 album ''Aklımda Sen Fikrimde Sen – Karadır Kaşların'' in 1974. It was followed by many sing ...
,
Pelin Akil,
Cezmi Baskın
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Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1949 births
Living people
Turkish male film actors
Male actors from ...
and Kayhan Yıldızoğlu.
Television career
In 2007, with his role on Kara Güneş he had his first television experience.
He played in ''
Yaprak Dökümü'' which based from classic novel. His portrayal of the character Doctor Nazmi in ''Yaprak Dökümü'' earned him critical acclaim.
In the summer of 2009, Cindoruk was cast in an adaptation of one of Orhan Kemal's classic works, titled ''Hanımın Çiftliği'', and acted opposite
Mehmet AslantuÄŸ and
Özgü Namal
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Biography
Her maternal family are Turkish immigrants from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece). Her paternal family are Turkish immigrants from North Mace ...
.
In 2016, Cindoruk and
Gizem Karaca
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Karaca competed at the Miss Turkey competition held on 2 June 2011 at TIM Show Centre and finished second overa ...
were cast as the leading roles of the series ''İstanbul Sokakları''.
With
Özge Özpirinçci
Özge Özpirinçci (born 1 April 1986) is a Turkish television and movie actress.
Career
She began her acting career with the TV series ''Cesaretin Var mı Aşka'' and ''Kavak Yelleri'', the Turkish remake of ''Dawson's Creek''.
Her breakthro ...
, he played together in series "Kadın" and "Aramızda Kalsın".
He played the character of 'Volkan Arslan' in the TV series ''
Sadakatsiz
''The Unfaithful ()'' is a Turkish television series starring Cansu Dere, Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen, and produced by Medyapım and Mednova for Kanal D. The first episode was published on October 7, 2020. It was directed by Neslihan Yeş ...
'', the Turkish adaptation of the English-made ''
Doctor Foster'' series broadcast on
Kanal D
Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993.
The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...
, in which he shared the lead role with
Cansu Dere
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Early Life
Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greec ...
and
Melis Sezen
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from 2020 to 2022.
Film career
He had his cinematic debut in the same year with a role in the movie ''
Beynelmilel''. His cast-mates included the actor
Özgü Namal
Melahat Özgü Namal (born 28 December 1978) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress.
Biography
Her maternal family are Turkish immigrants from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece). Her paternal family are Turkish immigrants from North Mace ...
. In 2008, Cindoruk appeared in the movie Kelebek. The next year he appeared in the film Geç Gelen Bahar. He was cast in
Bahman Ghobadi
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Biography
He was born in Baneh, a Kurds, Kurdish city in Iran ...
's ''Gergedan Mevsimi'' alongside
Yılmaz Erdoğan
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,
Beren Saat
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and
Monica Bellucci
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. In 2015, he appeared in
Iraqi director
Hiner Saleem
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's movie, ''Dar Elbise'', alongside
Tuba Büyüküstün
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Personal life
Büyüküstün is Muslim. Büyüküstün's parents are from Erzuru ...
,
Hazar Ergüçlü
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, İnanç Konukçu, Devrim Yakut and Canan Ergüder. The movie was released in 2016.
With his role in
Zeki Demirkubuz
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Biography
Demirkubuz dropped out of high school and started working in a textile workshop. He ...
's movie ''
Kor'', Caner Cindoruk received critical acclaim from critics. His cast-mates in the movie were
Aslıhan Gürbüz
Aslıhan Gürbüz (born 16 February 1983) is a Turkish actress. She graduated from the theatre department of Selçuk University. Gürbüz won 2011 Golden Butterfly Award Best Comedy Actress for Yahşi Cazibe
Her breakthrough came with series ...
and
Taner Birsel
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The 55th Cannes Film Festival ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
IMDb profile
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1980 births
People from Adana
Çukurova University alumni
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish people of Kurdish descent
Living people