Hayati Çitaklar

Hayati Çitaklar (born 18 September 1986) is a Turkish playwright, director, novelist, actor and poet. He is also the editor of some literature magazines.

1 Background
2 Awards
- 2.1 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

Background

Hayati Çitaklar was born in Tekirdağ in 1986. He is of partial Albanian descent. He got training in acting at Nâzım Hikmet Foundation and creative writing at Uğur Mumcu Investigative Journalism Foundation. He went on to study philosophy at the Bilkent University then he changed the university and graduated from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities with three different major Continental Philosophy, Comparative Literature and Gender Studies at the Koc University in 2011 with honour. 2008 to 2011, he is the special student of Istanbul University State Conservatory Theatre Department. From 2000, he publishes poems, short stories, articles and book and film reviews in literature journals, magazines and newspapers. In 2010, he left acting and directing to become a full-time writer. In 2010, he worked with famous Turkish actress and theatre professor Yıldız Kenter and began his career as a playwright. His play Alyosa/ Story of Aliye Berger was published by Imge Publishing. His plays and performance texts were performed by different theatres in Turkey.

Awards

2008 S. Avni Ölmez Poetry Compe*ion Committee: Special Award
2008 Eskisehir Culture, Art and Literature *ociation: Short Story Award
2008 Kocaeli University 12th Youth Poetry Compe*ion: Poetry Award
2008 Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Poetry Compe*ion Young Poet Award
2009 Salom Newspaper Gila Kohen Story Award
2009 Nail Cakirhan Poetry Compe*ion Poetry Award
2010 Arkadaş Z. Ozger Poetry Compe*ion
2010 Eskisehir Film Festival Cinema Article about Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin"

Filmography

Mahpeyker (2010)
Sarah (2010)
Ezber (Short Film) - 2009
The Power of Love (Short Film) - 2009
Olu Yaprak Vurusu (2009)
Bez Bebek (TV Serial) - 2008
Ginger (Short Film) - 2006
Bay Onemsizin Muhim Isleri (Short Film) (2005)
Mountain (Short Film) - 2005
What I can get away with (Short Film) - 2004

References