Levent Kazak

Levent Kazak — Biography

Levent Kazak (born 5 May 1967 in Ankara) is a Turkish screenwriter, actor and theatre artist. After graduating from Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in 1985, he studied English Language and Literature at Boğaziçi University, as well as painting, sculpture and stage design at Mimar Sinan University and theatre at Marmara University.

He began his professional stage career in 1986, working as an actor, writer, translator and adapter, and in 1989 he was among the creators of the television series Kim Bunlar. He later worked in children's theatre and children's programmes.

He wrote the screenplays for O Şimdi Asker (2003), Neredesin Firuze (2004), O Şimdi Mahkum (2005) and Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? (2006), and appeared as an actor in films such as Hemşo (2001) and Senden Bana Kalan (2015). His screenwriting earned him a best screenplay award at the Altın Koza Film Festival.