Cuma Boynukara

Playwright

Birth
25 June, 1964
Education
Diyarbakır High School
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Playwright. He was born on June 25, 1964 in Diyarbakir. After completing Diyarbakır High School, he attended to theater practices at Diyarbakır Public Education Center. He took part in the establishment of Diyarbakir Orhan Asena Municipality Theatre in this city (1987). He established Diyarbakir Art Theater a year later. He returned to Orhan Asena City Theater a year later. After 1995; he continues with his work at Bakırköy Municipality theaters, and as the manager of Kadıköy Municipality Barış Manço Cultural Center after 1998. He is a member of Writers’ Union Turkey and Association of Playwrights.

His plays were staged at different theaters: Mem u Zin, which he transformed into script from Ahmed-I Hani’s script at Diyarbakir City Theatre (1995), his play Ölüm Uykudaydı in Bizim Tiyatro (2000), his play Beceriksizler in Tiyatro Avam (2001), his play Suyun Rengi in Tiyatro Imge (2002). He was sued many times because of his play named Ölüm Uykudaydı. He received Ministry of Culture Playwright Content Award with his play Çok Geç Olmadan a mention at Salihli Municipality Playwright Contest with his play Muhtaro and the second place at Adana Theater Association Playwright Contest with his work O’nun Saltanatı (2002).

WORKS (Play):

Çok Geç Olmadan (1993), Muhtaro (1994), Mem’le Zin (1995), Toplu Oyunları I / Günaydınlara Uyanmak - Çok Geç Olmadan - Muhtaro (1997), Ölüm Uykudaydı (2001), O’nun Saltanatı (2002).

REFERENCE: Şevket Beysanoğlu / Diyarbakırlı Fikir ve Sanat Adamları (vol. 3, 1997, p. 509), Enver Topaloğlu / Her Oyunu ile ödül Almış Bir Tiyatro Yazarı - Ahmet Levendoğlu / Cuma Boynukara “O’nun Saltanatı” Gerçekleşir mi? - Doç. Dr. Hülya Nutku / Boynukara’nın Yazarlığında Toplum Gerçeğinin ve Destanın Yeri (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 26.9.2002), Semih Çelenk / Cuma Boynukara’nın Oyun Yazarlığı (Varlık, June 2004), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).

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