Born in Bahçesaray, Van, in 1953, of Azerbaijani and Georgian descent, Sinan Çetin studied art history at Hacettepe University and became a director and producer, running Plato Film Productions from 1986. He is one of the best known Turkish directors of the 1980s and 1990s. 14 Numara (1985) won him the Golden Orange for best director. Berlin in Berlin (1993) was shown at the Moscow festival. Propaganda (1999), a libertarian comedy about eastern Turkey after the Second World War, was critically acclaimed. Komser Şekspir (2001) and Kağıt (2010) followed.
Filmography
- 14 Numara (1985)
- Bir Avuç Cennet (1987)
- Berlin in Berlin (1993)
- Propaganda (1999)