Director and translator (b. 1892,
İstanbul - d. 1979). He attended İstanbul Tefeyyüz School, Soğukçeşme and
Topkapı Secondary Schools, Mercan High School and graduated from School of
Literature. He began to theatre in Burhaneddin Tepsi Theatre Company in
Erenköy, in 1909. He stayed in Paris for two years (1911-1912) for theatre
education. After returning, he published his first articles on theatre in the
review Şehbal. At same year, he opened the Ertuğrul Cinema.
He worked as assistant teacher in the Conservatoire, which was established by
Monsieur Antoine from France. Later, he served as director in there (1927-28).
Later on, he served as player and director in the City Theatres, State Theater
and private theatres.
He appeared in many
cinema films, directed some of them. He went to abroad, especially Germany and
Russia for studying in the field of theatre. He gave lectures on stage studies
in İstanbul Institute of Journalism, School of Theatre. He was given the State
Culture Award in 1971. He was appointed to the General Director of İstanbul
City Theatres in 1974. He retired by limit of age in 1975. His critiques on
theatre were published in the reviews and newspapers Şehbal
(1913) Temâşâ, İçtihad, Yedigün, Vakit,
Ulus, Cumhuriyet, Oyun, Darülbedayi (later
Türk Tiyatrosu). He translated many plays from western languages
and adapted.
WORKS:
PLAY: Yasin Efendi (Yasin Efendi, adapted from
the comedy Monsieur Badin of Georges Courteline, 1918), İhtilal (Revolution, translation from L. Andreyev, 1926), Cehennem (Hell, translation from A.
Strinberg, 1926), Renkli Fener
(Colored Lantern, translation from Hans Müller, 1927), Baba (Father, translation from A. Strinberg, 1937), Söz Söyleme Sanatı (Rhetoric,
translation from Henry Carson, 1937) etc.
MEMOIR: Benden Sonra Tufan Olmasın (May There no Flood after Me, 1989).