Biography

Fikret Kuşkan grew up in İstinye

Istinye

İstinye is a neighbourhood in Istanbul, on the European side of the city. It is located between Emirgan and Yeniköy on the northwestern shore of the Bosporus, within the borough of Sarıyer. It is one of the finest seashore locations on the Bosporus where people walk around during the weekends....

 with his parents and four sisters. When he was 13, his father died and he moved to Tokat. After three years, he returned to İstanbul and began studying at Hasköy Lisesi. He graduated from Istanbul University

Istanbul University

Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...

's theatre conservatory.

Kuşkan made his film debut in Sis which was written by Zülfü Livaneli

Zülfü Livaneli

Ömer Zülfü Livanelioğlu is a popular Turkish folk musician , a novelist, newspaper columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades...

 and played the role of a photographer in the TRT series Gençler. He appeared in İki Başlı Dev with Cünyet Arkın. Next, he starred in Ömer Kavur

Ömer Kavur

Ömer Kavur was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1974 and 2003. His film Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...

's Gizli Yüz which he followed with roles in C Blok, Çakalların İçinde, Yaz Yağmuru, Sahte Dünyalar, Özlem Düne Bugüne Yarına, Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Herşey, Deniz Bekliyordu, Kurtuluş

Kurtulus

Kurtuluş, formerly known as Tatavla , is a cosmopolitan neighborhood of Şişli whose population consists of Turks, Greeks , Armenians , Kurds , and Jews...

, Avcı

Avci

Avcı is a Turkish given name and surname. Avcı or Avci may refer to:-Surname:* Abdullah Avcı , Turkish football manager* Gulan Avci , Swedish politician* Koray Avcı , Turkish footballer...

and Dokuz.

Kuşkan then successfully starred in a series of Çağan Irmak

Cagan Irmak

Çağan Irmak is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series Çemberimde Gül Oya and Asmalı Konak , and for the hit films Alone and My Father and My Son , for which he received Turkish Cinema Writers...

's productions Yolculuk, Mustafa Hakkında Herşey

Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey

Everything About Mustafa is a 2003 Turkish drama thriller film written and directed by Çağan Irmak about a man forced to confront his past after he loses everything in an accident.- Plot :...

, Babam ve Oğlum and Kabuslar Evi. He was given the Best actor award at the 25th İstanbul Film Festival for his performance in Babam ve Oğlum.

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