Caner Cindoruk

Caner Cindoruk was born on 17 April 1980 in Adana. His maternal family is of Yörük and paternal family is of Kurdish origin. His mother is Müşerref, and his father is the story writer Zafer Doruk, a two times recipient of Orhan Kemal Story Award. He has two siblings, Münir Can Cindoruk and Taner Cindoruk, and first became interested in theater under the influence of his family. His uncle, Erdal Cindoruk, is a theater actor. Cindoruk's childhood years were spent in the backstage of theaters. During his secondary and high school years, he always found a piece on the stage, and took part in various plays during his university years. He is a graduate of Çukurova University, Department of Business Administration. His first professional role was the character of Yusuf on the play Fehim Paşa Konağı. In 1997, he made his professional debut at the Adana Seyhan Municipality Theater Group. He worked as an actor at the Seyhan Municipality and Adana City Theater for ten years. In 2006, he moved to Istanbul with four of his childhood friends. In 2012, together with Ebru Özkan, he appeared in the play Pandaların Hikayesi. Caner Cindoruk portrayed the character of Tulumbacı Eğrikapılı Ali in the musical İstanbulname, produced by Türker İnanoğlu. He shared the leading role with Nükhet Duru, Pelin Akil, Cezmi Baskın and Kayhan Yıldızoğlu.