Macit Koper
Macit Koper | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor, scriptwriter |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse(s) | Berrin Koper Hülya Koper |
Children | 1 |
Macit Koper (born 1 March 1944) is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter.
He has worked as actor and director at Şehir Theatres and Dostlar Theatres. His cinematic breakthrough came with his role as Zebercet in the movie Anayurt Oteli.
Life and career[]
He was born in Istanbul in 1944. He became interested in theatre after joining the Beşiktaş Community Center during his high school years. He was the student of actors such as Muhsin Ertuğrul, Beklan Algan and Ayla Algan at the LCC Theatre School.[1]
He worked as an actor, dramatist and director at Dostlar Theatre between 1969 and 1979. He continued to work in this institution until the Dostlar Theater was closed for economic reasons in 1979. He joined the Istanbul City Theatres during the 1979/1980 season. He later went to Berlin to prepare a play about foreign workers.[2] He also wrote and directed the play Giden, Tez Geri Dönmez.[3] His career in theatre ended in 1980 after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[1] He continued to work as an actor, director and writer at Dostlar Theatre. In the 1981–1982 season, he adapted Yaşar Kemal's novel Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi to a play.
Koper has worked as an actor and screenwriter in cinema and on stage. He started scriptwriting in 1983 with the movie Seni Seviyorum with the encouragement of Atıf Yılmaz. After writing the script for Rumuz Goncagül in 1987, he worked mainly with directors İrfan Tözüm and Ömer Kavur. As an actor, he starred in films such as Aaahh Belinda and Melodram. He received great acclaim for his success in the role of Zebercet in Anayurt Oteli.[4] In 1989, he returned to his duty in City Theatres by court decision. He won many national and international awards in the fields of theatre and cinema both for acting and scriptwriting as well as directing. In 2013, he portrayed Lala Mustafa Pasha in the historical drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl. In 2016, he was cast in Poyraz Karayel.[5]
Personal[]
He is married to Hülya Koper, who is also a scriptwriter and artist. Actor Gün Koper is his son.[6]
Theatre[]
As director[]
- : Gabriel García Márquez - Istanbul City Theatres - 2008
- : Hristo Boychev - Istanbul City Theatres - 2006
- Antigone : Sophocles - Istanbul City Theatres - 2005
- : Hristo Boychev - Istanbul City Theatres - 2002
- : - 1998
- : Oğuz Atay - Istanbul City Theatres - 1998
- : Nâzım Hikmet \ Macit Koper - Istanbul City Theatres - 1994
- : Curzio Malaparte - 1992
- : Dario Fo - - 1991
- : Sait Faik Abasıyanık - Istanbul City Theatres - 1988
- : - Dostlar Theatre - 1978
- : - Dostlar Theatre - 1976
As actor[]
- : - Istanbul City Theatres
- : John Steinbeck - Dostlar Theatre
- : - Dostlar Theatre
- : Maxim Gorky - Dostlar Theatre
- : - Dostlar Theatre
- : Aziz Nesin \ Genco Erkal - Dostlar Theatre
- : Turhan Selçuk - Dostlar Theatre
- : Peter Weiss - Dostlar Theatre
- : Hans Magnus Enzensberger - Dostlar Theatre
- : - Dostlar Theatre - 1985
- Galileo Galilei : Bertolt Brecht - Dostlar Theatre - 1983
Filmography[]
As actor[]
- Ramo : - 2020-
- : Ömer Faruk Sorak - 2019
- : - 2016
- Poyraz Karayel : - 2016
- Muhteşem Yüzyıl : Lala Mustafa Pasha - 2014
- : - 2010
- 2011
- : - 2002
- : Ömer Kavur - 2000
- Akrebin Yolculuğu : Ömer Kavur - 1997
- : Zeki Ökten - 1995
- : - 1994
- : -1992
- : - 1991
- : Atıf Yılmaz - 1988
- : - 1988
- : - 1987
- Gece Yolculuğu : Ömer Kavur - 1987
- : - 1987
- : - 1986
- : - 1987
- Anayurt Oteli : Ömer Kavur - 1986
- : Ali Özgentürk - 1986
- Aaahh Belinda : Atıf Yılmaz - 1986
- Hodja fra Pjort : - 1985
- : Atıf Yılmaz - 1985
- Bir Yudum Sevgi : Atıf Yılmaz - 1984
- : Erden Kıral- 1983
- : Ali Özgentürk - 1981
- : Zeki Ökten - 1979
- : Atıf Yılmaz - 1978
As scriptwriter[]
- - 2007
- - 2006
- Patroniçe - 2004
- Beş Kollu Avize - 2004
- Beybaba / Koltuk - 2003
- Şıh Senem - 2003
- Karşılaşma - 2002
- Canlı Hayat - 2000
- Baba - 1999
- Her şey Oğlum İçin - 1998
- Anlaşma Noktası - 1997
- - 1997
- Akrebin Yolculuğu - 1997
- - 1995
- - 1993
- Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri - 1992
- Zıkkımın Kökü - 1992
- Deniz Gurbetçileri - 1991
- - 1990
- Fotoğraflar - 1989
- İsa, Musa, Meryem - 1989
- Sevgiler Düşlerde Kaldı - 1989
- Kadın Dul Kalınca - 1988
- Bu Devrin Kadını - 1988
- Melodram - 1988
- Yedi Uyuyanlar - 1988
- Ada - 1988
- Çil Horoz - 1987
- - 1987
- - 1987
- Zincir - 1987
- Bez Bebek - 1987
- Uzun Bir Gece - 1986
- Arzu - 1985
- Acı - 1984
- Fidan - 1984
- Seni Seviyorum - 1983
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category |
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1984 | 21st Antalya Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor: Bir Yudum Sevgi |
1993 | 5th | Best Screenplay: |
1997 | 9th Ankara Film Festival | Best Scriptwriter: Akrebin Yolculuğu |
1992 | 29th Antalya Film Festival | Best Screenplay: |
2003 | 40th Antalya Film Festival | Best Screenplay: Karşılaşma |
2003 | 25th SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards | Best Screenplay: Karşılaşma |
2009 | Şişli Municipality Muhsin Ertuğrul Awards | Best Adaptation: Cronica de Una Muerte Anunciada |
2014 | 46th Cinema Writers Association Awards | Honorary Award |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kürkçüoğlu, Feza. "İşleneceğini Herkesin Bildiği Bir Cinayetin Öyküsü", BirGün, 02.11.2008
- ^ "Macit Koper". Turkish Cinema Studies. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Macit Koper ile Söyleşi"
- ^ "Macit Koper Kimdir?". Beyaz Gazete. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Macit Koper, Poyraz Karayel dizisine katıldı". Sözcü. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "KÜÇÜK OSMAN'IN YERİNİ TUTMAMI BEKLEMEYİN". Hürriyet. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
External links[]
- Macit Koper at IMDb
- 1944 births
- Turkish male film actors
- Turkish male television actors
- Turkish male stage actors
- Turkish screenwriters
- Living people
- Male actors from Istanbul
- 20th-century Turkish male actors
- 21st-century Turkish male actors