Aclan Bates

AKA Aclan Büyüktürkoğlu (born 25 June 1966, Ankara) is a Turkish/American theater and film actor and director.

He completed his undergraduate education at Hacettepe University, Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department between 1987 and 1991.

Meanwhile, he participated in the Denizli International Theater Festival by staging Jean Paul Sartre's "Flies" at TOBAV Art Education Center.

Carlson", "The Hunt", "Ashes to Flames", the short film "Cesar Chavez" and shot documentaries.

He directed Kafka's The Trial for Write Act Repertory Theater and was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Alliance award.

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.