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Macit Koper | |
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| Born | 1 March 1944 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, scriptwriter |
| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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.
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]
He is married to Hülya Koper, who is also a scriptwriter and artist. Actor Gün Koper is his son.[6]
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1984 | 21st Antalya Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor: Bir Yudum Sevgi |
| 1993 | 5th Ankara Film Festival | Best Screenplay: Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri |
| 1997 | 9th Ankara Film Festival | Best Scriptwriter: Akrebin Yolculuğu |
| 1992 | 29th Antalya Film Festival | Best Screenplay: Fikrimin İnce Gülü - Sarı Mercedes |
| 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 |
