Sinan Çetin (born March 1, 1953) is a Turkish film director, actor, and producer. He won the best director award at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival. Çetin was born as one of the eight children of a customs officer. He is of maternal Azeri and paternal Georgian descent. He studied art history at Hacettepe University. Çetin has produced full-length films and television series, and foremost, commercials. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 film Propaganda, a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-World War II eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this film, as he did for many other films. His 1993 film Berlin in Berlin was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. Çetin is a fan of Ayn Rand, and has published Rand's books and other libertarian books in Turkey. Çetin manages and owns the film production company Plato Film Productions. He opened the company in 1986 and it has been expanding ever since. It is one of the most commercially successful Production Companies in Turkey. He is currently working on his 13th feature film named Çanakkale Çocukları. The film will star actors such as Haluk Bilginer, Oktay Kaynarca, Yavuz Bingöl, and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin. Filmography Films 1982 - Çiçek Abbas (Director) 1982 - Çirkinler de Sever (Director) 1985 - 14 Numara (Director) 1986 - Prenses Gökyüzü (Director) 1993 - Berlin in Berlin (Director) 1995 - Bay E (Director) 1999 - Propaganda (Director) 2001 - Komser Şekspir (Director) 2002 - Banka (Director) 2004 - Okul (Producer) 2004 - Romantik (Director) 2005 - Pardon (Producer) 2005 - Şans Kapıyı Kırınca (Actor) 2008 - Mutlu Ol! Bu bir emirdir (Writer & Director) 2010 - Kağıt (Director) Television series 2004 - Avrupa Yakası 2006 - Sahte Prenses Documentaries 1977 - Baskın 1977 - Halı Türküsü References External links Her 10 yılda bir başka Sinan Çetin, Asu Maro, January 23, 2008, Milliyet'' Biyografi.info - Biography of Sinan Çetin 1953 births Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Turkish people of Georgian descent People from Bahçesaray (district) Hacettepe University alumni Turkish former Muslims Turkish atheists Turkish film directors Turkish film producers Turkish publishers (people) Objectivists Best Director Golden Orange Award winners Living people