Caner Cindoruk

Caner Cindoruk was born on April 17, 1980, in Adana, Turkey. His mother is Müşerref, and his father is writer Zafer Doruk, a two-time recipient of the Orhan Kemal Story Award. His family has mixed origins: Yörük on his mother's side and Kurdish on his father's side. His uncle, Erdal Cindoruk, is also a theater actor. He graduated from Çukurova University's Faculty of Business Administration. He began his professional theater career in 1997 with the Adana Seyhan Municipality Theater Group, where he worked for ten years. In 2006, he moved to Istanbul. Among his theater works are "Pandaların Hikâyesi" (The Story of Pandas, 2012), "Köpek, Kadın, Erkek" (Dog, Woman, Man, 2016), and the musical "İstanbulname". He made his television debut in 2007 with the series "Kara Güneş" (Black Sun). He gained widespread popularity for his roles in "Hanımın Çiftliği" (The Lady's Farm, 2009-2012), "Aramızda Kalsın" (Between Us, 2013-2015), "Kadın" (Woman, 2017-2019), and "Sadakatsiz" (Unfaithful, 2020-2022), where he played Volkan Arslan. Among his other works are "Yaprak Dökümü" (Falling Leaves, 2008), "Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem" (Magnificent Century: Kösem, 2016-2017), "Maviye Sürgün" (Exile to the Blue, 2023), and "Yan Oda" (Next Room, 2024). In cinema, he appeared in films such as "Beynelmilel" (International, 2006), "Gergedan Mevsimi" (Rhino Season, 2012), "Kor" (Ember, 2016), "Dar Elbise" (Tight Dress, 2016), and others. For his role in "Kor," he won the Best Actor award at the 22nd Sadri Alışık Awards.