As a theatre man, Yücel Erten. his life, his art and his managment

Yücel Erten made important contributions to Turkish theater as a director, theatre manager, playwright and translator. For a long time he worked in Turkish theater as the only director who had been formally trained in, directing in theatre. Besides his director career in Ankara State Theater, Erten directed a total of fifty five plays both at home (in Adana State Theater, İstanbul State T., İzmir State T., Antalya State Theatre, İstanbul Municipal Theaters, İzmit Municipal City Theater) and abroad (in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, and Uzbekstan). During his thirty-year directing career Erten won 31 awards at home and abroad. Almost all his works had repercussions and won critical acclaim. In addition to his directing career, Yücel Erten?s work in the restructuring process of subsidized theaters is quite significant. Having also been General Manager in Turkish State Theateras a result of this attempt, Erten worked as Intendant for İzmit Municipal City Theater in 2001. He also published Devletin Tiyatrosu Olmaz!(mı?) [The State cannot have Theaters (Can it?)] where he tells about the problems of subsidized theaters and possible solutions to these problems. Retired from Turkish State Theaters since 2000, Erten still works as a freelance director. This study discusses Erten?s biography, stage works, and works on subsidized theaters.