Atıf Kaptan

Atıf Kaptan 21 May 1908 22 April 1977 was a Turkish film and theater actor He began his artistic career in 1928 with the play Hamlet at Darül bedayi That same year he also took his first steps into cinema acting He gained widespread acclaim for his role as Yahya Kaptan in the first Turkish sound film Bir Millet Uyanıyor A Nation Awakens He founded a troupe called Kaptan Tiyatrosu Captains Theater and toured throughout Anatolia After leaving theater to focus on cinema the artist starred in over 300 films