| Sinan Çetin | |
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| Born | March 1, 1953 Bahçesaray, Van Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Art history |
| Alma mater | Hacettepe University |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, film producer |
| Awards | Golden Orange Award for Best Director /1985) |
Sinan Çetin (born March 1, 1953 in Bahçesaray, Van Province) is a Turkish actor, film director, and producer.
Çetin was born as the son of a customs officer and studied art history at Hacettepe University. Çetin has produced full-length films and television series, and foremost, commercials. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 movie Propaganda, a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-World War II eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this movie, as he did for many other films.
He commented at 9th International Turkish Language Olympics on June 21, 2011 about Fethullah Gulen. He said: "First of all I would like to thank someone, who is not here -and I don't know why he is not here- a great thinker, an important religious leader, someone precious and who has a heart made of gold. His name is Fethullah Gulen and I'm honored to say that."
Çetin is a fan of Ayn Rand, and has published Rand's books and other libertarian books in Turkey.
Çetin manages and owns the film production company Plato Film Productions. He opened the company in 1986 and it has been expanding ever since. It is one of the most commercially successful Production Companies of Turkey.
Çetin is currently working on his 13th feature film named "Çannakale Çocuklari". The film is starring actors such as Haluk Bilginer, Oktay Kaynarca, Yavuz Bingöl and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Atıf Yılmaz |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1985 for 14 Numara |
Succeeded by Atıf Yılmaz |
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