AKA Aclan Büyüktürkoğlu (born 25 June 1966, Ankara) is a Turkish/American theater and film actor and director.
He was born on June 25, 1966 in Ankara. He completed his undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department between 1987-1991. In 1991, he was appointed to the Trabzon State Theater and was accepted as a State Theater actor. While continuing his career as an actor, he completed his first master's degree on theater directing and acting education at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department. He gave his thesis by staging Bertolt Brecht's play "The Good Person of Szechwan".
He completed his second master's degree at Ankara University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Fine Arts Education. He gave his thesis on "Problems of Training Actor in Theater Education Schools".
Meanwhile, he participated in the Denizli International Theater Festival by staging Jean Paul Sartre's "Flies" at TOBAV Art Education Center. He settled in America to get closer to the art of cinema, which he was interested in as well as theater. He was accepted to the American Film Institute Film Directing Department with the short film he shot in America called "Relief". In the USA, "Versus", "The Revelation of T.H. Carlson", "The Hunt", "Ashes to Flames", the short film "Cesar Chavez" and shot documentaries.
He completed his third master's degree by giving his thesis with the film "Condemned", which he shot for the American Film Institute. In the same year, he won the first prize at the Ankara International Film Festival with the film "Condemned". He directed many documentaries and commercials. He shot a documentary about the state of California and the life of Cesar Chavez.
In 2003, he returned to the State Theaters with the musical play "Animal Farm", which he directed at the Trabzon State Theatre, and he translated and directed many plays one after the other. He introduced the highly acclaimed plays of American theater to the Turkish theater audience. Kafka's play "The Trial", which he directed for Write Act Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, was awarded the Stage Alliance award. He staged Norman Barasch's "Standing By" at the Matrix Theater and the work received great acclaim. He resigned from the State Theaters in 2004 and continued his work in Los Angeles.
He acted as an actor in the works "Lincoln Lights" for the ABC television series, "A Taxi to Jennah" for the Fountain Theater, and "Josephine" for the Stage 52 theater. He voiced in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". He directed Kafka's The Trial for Write Act Repertory Theater and was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Alliance award. In addition to his film work, he gave cinema and theater acting lessons at the acting studio Acting Clan in Los Angeles.
He directed the first Turkish film, Meleğin Sırları, shot entirely in Hollywood.
He teaches cinema acting and screenwriting at the Filmstar Performing Arts Center, which he founded in Ankara, Turkey, and continues his theater and film work as a director.
In 2015, he directed and starred in the movie Antikacı, for which he also wrote the script.
He is a working actor/director at the Turkish State Theatres.
1991–92 One-man play, Kus by Coskun Irmak, Karalarin Memetleri as "Ali" by Cahit Atay, Ay Isiginda Samata as "Erol" by Haldun Taner, Genc Osman in various roles
1995–96 Turkish Radio and Television Ankara, Turkey
2000—2002 American Film Institute, Directing. Hollywood, California. Masters of Fine Arts. Thesis Film: Condemned
1995–1999 Ankara University, Education Sciences Faculty. Education Programs & Training. Ankara, Turkey Masters of Arts. Thesis: Problems of Training Actors in Theatre Education Institutions
1991–1995 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey Masters of Fine Arts Emphasis in Theatre Education and Directing
1987–1991 Hacettepe University, Ankara National Conservatory Theatre Department Ankara, Turkey. Bachelor of Arts
