Caner Alper

Directing

Caner Alper

Born

1970-01-01 (56)

Place of birth

İzmir, Türkiye

Known for

Directing

Credits

7 titles

M. Caner Alper was born in Izmir in 1970, the second child of a family of four. He remembers that he loved painting, puppetry and dancing. After completing high school at Izmir Turkish College, he entered - reluctantly - Industrial Engineering and even he was surprised to graduate. His interest in theater and cinema, which started in his childhood, turned into a love by performing on stage in middle and high school. He tried to read many books and write short stories and screenplays. He threw most of them away. Before he started working in the textile industry as an engineer, he worked as a cashier in restaurants, as an animator in holiday resorts, as a cabin attendant in airlines and as a s…

Known for

Bihter: A Forbidden Passion poster
5.1

Bihter, who is desperate for love, sees Adnan, a wealthy and respected older guy, as a way out of the stereotype that society and her materialistic mother have given her. But she soon discovers that she is not satisfied with his attention and has other needs.

Bihter: A Forbidden Passion

2023

Drawers poster
4.6

Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.

Drawers

2015

No artwork available
NR

Rengin, a renowned investigative journalist, goes undercover and forms an unexpected connection with Zeyno, whose chaotic and free-spirited life contrasts sharply with her own. What begins as a professional assignment evolves into a deeply personal journey, blurring the lines between trust, identity, and control. As their bond intensifies, Rengin risks her career, reputation, and marriage while confronting hidden truths about herself.

Secret Profile

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Bergen poster
6.0

Bergen, a valuable Turkish arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.

Bergen

2022

Zenne Dancer poster
6.0

German photographer Daniel Bert, who comes to Istanbul to do photo shoots, meets Can, who is a zenne at a nightclub, and Ahmet, who comes from a conservative eastern family.

Zenne Dancer

2012

No artwork available
NR

It is the story of a three-day long rural wedding, the cultural richness and history of Taurus mountain region of Turkey. Village youngsters curious to know of past times, engage in conversations with their elders. `Whispering Memories` is not a story of Armenians who had to leave but of those who stayed behind and silently became Muslims, they are now called the `Converts`.

Whispering Memories

2008

Behind the camera

Bihter: A Forbidden Passion poster
5.1

Bihter, who is desperate for love, sees Adnan, a wealthy and respected older guy, as a way out of the stereotype that society and her materialistic mother have given her. But she soon discovers that she is not satisfied with his attention and has other needs.

Bihter: A Forbidden Passion

2023

Drawers poster
4.6

Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.

Drawers

2015

No artwork available
NR

Rengin, a renowned investigative journalist, goes undercover and forms an unexpected connection with Zeyno, whose chaotic and free-spirited life contrasts sharply with her own. What begins as a professional assignment evolves into a deeply personal journey, blurring the lines between trust, identity, and control. As their bond intensifies, Rengin risks her career, reputation, and marriage while confronting hidden truths about herself.

Secret Profile

—

Bergen poster
6.0

Bergen, a valuable Turkish arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.

Bergen

2022

Zenne Dancer poster
6.0

German photographer Daniel Bert, who comes to Istanbul to do photo shoots, meets Can, who is a zenne at a nightclub, and Ahmet, who comes from a conservative eastern family.

Zenne Dancer

2012

Zenne Dancer poster
6.0

German photographer Daniel Bert, who comes to Istanbul to do photo shoots, meets Can, who is a zenne at a nightclub, and Ahmet, who comes from a conservative eastern family.

Zenne Dancer

2012

No artwork available
NR

It is the story of a three-day long rural wedding, the cultural richness and history of Taurus mountain region of Turkey. Village youngsters curious to know of past times, engage in conversations with their elders. `Whispering Memories` is not a story of Armenians who had to leave but of those who stayed behind and silently became Muslims, they are now called the `Converts`.

Whispering Memories

2008