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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-07-16

Place of Birth

Sivas, Türkiye

Çetin Tekindor

Biography

Çetin Tekindor graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1970. He made his theatrical debut with the play "IV. Murat". He taught "Stage and Diction" at Hacettepe University State Conservatory, and later continued this role at Bilkent University's Theatre Department until 1998. He gained wider recognition for voicing the character of Police Chief Stewart McMillan, played by Rock Hudson, in the TRT television series "McMillan and Wife" which aired from 1976-1977. He later became a well-known figure in the 1983 television series "Küçük Ağa" directed by Yücel Çakmaklı. His first appearance on the big screen was in the film "Kaçamak" (1987), directed by Başar Sabuncu, in which he shared the lead roles with Müjde Ar. While acting in theatrical plays and providing voiceovers for foreign films and TV series broadcast on TRT, he also appeared in TV series such as Dönemeç (1988) and Önce Canan (1988), and in TV films such as Son Türbedar (1996) and Kerem (1999). Following this, he took on a significant role as Sinan, nicknamed "King" in the highly successful TV series Yılan Hikayesi (1999). This was followed by the TV series Tutku Çemberi (2000), Üzgünüm Leyla (2002), and Çaylak (2003). In the same year, he won the Best Actor award at the 2003 Ankara Film Festival for his role in his second feature film, Karşılaşma. Also in 2003, the TV series Bir İstanbul Masalı achieved considerable success on television. In 2004, he starred in the TV series Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir, adapted from Ahmet Ümit's crime novel of the same name. That same year, he starred in two feature films. The first was "Anlat İstanbul," a film with five different stories by five different Turkish directors, and the second was "Babam ve Oğlum," directed by Çağan Irmak, which achieved great box office success in Türkiye. In this film, where he portrayed Hüseyin Efendi, a village headman from İzmir, Tekindor won Best Actor Awards at the 27th SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards and the 13th ÇASOD Awards. Tekindor continues to work in film and television acting.

Known for

Yalı Çapkını

Yalı Çapkını

When Istanbul playboy Ferit Korhan's exasperated grandfather arranges his marriage to a girl from Gaziantep, fate intervenes — Ferit falls for Seyran, the younger sister of his intended bride, upending both families.

Karadayi

Karadayi

The Kara family's life is turned upside down because of a wrongful accusation that results in the imprisonment of Nazif Kara for a murder he didn't commit.

Insider

Insider

Even though two brothers are completely separated from each other after the imprisoning of their father and the kidnapping of their twin brother, they meet by coincidence years after when both choose to enter the police academy.

Asi

Asi

Asi is a Turkish television drama serial. The series originally aired from Jule 21, 2007 to June 15, 2009. It ran for two seasons on Kanal D.

Yılan Hikayesi

Yılan Hikayesi

Üzgünüm Leyla

Üzgünüm Leyla

The story of Leyla, who starts a new life with her daughter after her husband cheats on her.

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

When Ferit chooses to wed Seyran rather than Suna, the sisters lives changes forever. In a society full of secrets, lies, and betrayals, Seyran is the new bride, and Suna begins making plans for revenge to reclaim her stolen future.

Ugly

Ugly

The series follows Meryem, who holds onto life with nothing but good intentions, as she reunites with her one true love, Kadir—now a man whose world has been shaped by power, wealth, and ambition.

An Istanbul Tale

An Istanbul Tale

The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is in his final year at school. Esma has loved Demir, the younger son, ever since she was a child but he never noticed her. She always followed his news in the magazines. One night she climbed a tree to watch the annual Spring party that his family was holding but her sister followed her and tried to force to come down from the tree resulting in her falling over the large cake and hurting her ankle. The next morning, Selim found her sitting in the garden of his house and discovered that her foot was hurting so he decided to take her to a doctor. Esma was going to audition that day for a dance but her father didn't know about it. She failed the audition because she couldn't dance well. One night Demir came home followed by one of his girlfriends who refused to leave and wanted to be invited inside. He told her that his girlfriend was there and so he couldn't receive her. To convince that girl to go away, he kissed Esma who was in standing there. She thought that such a kiss was a sign that he was beginning to notice her. One night Demir came home drunk and couldn't go to his room. Esma had a copy of the house keys and so went to him to help him to his room. She tired to help him out of his clothes when his mother came in and saw them together in bed. When Selim was told about that he thought that he could save matters by putting her name as one to the people who were going to do their training at Arhan indutries which happened to be the largest company in Turkey and where many people were always trying to get their training there to put it on their CVs.

Mehmed: The Conqueror

Mehmed: The Conqueror

Fatih series will be about the life of Ottoman sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet.

Bir Çocuk Sevdim

Bir Çocuk Sevdim

The Devil's in the Details

The Devil's in the Details

The adventures of Captain Nevzat and his assistant Ali. The series that have been adapted from Ahmet Umit's stories.

The Messenger

The Messenger

In a place where there is no time, a traveler comes to an unnamed village where we do not know where on the map. The weary traveler is a messenger. They have stories to tell, words to say.

İstanbul Tales

İstanbul Tales

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

Ayla: The Daughter of War

Ayla: The Daughter of War

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.