22.01.2026 18:34
A funeral ceremony will be held for the master artist Haldun Dormen, who passed away in the hospital where he was receiving treatment, on Sunday, January 25 at the Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage. Dormen will be laid to rest at the family cemetery in Edirnekapı Martyrs' Cemetery following the funeral prayer to be held after the noon prayer at Teşvikiye Mosque.
A funeral ceremony will be held for the master artist Haldun Dormen, who passed away yesterday at the hospital where he was being treated in Istanbul, on Sunday, January 25 at the Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage.
The master of Turkish theater, Haldun Dormen, who had been receiving treatment in the hospital for a while due to an infection and was last intubated, passed away last night at the age of 97.
FUNERAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
A ceremony will be held for the master of Turkish theater, State Artist Haldun Dormen, on Sunday, January 25 at 10:30 AM, in accordance with the artist's own will, at the Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage.
Dormen's funeral will be held after the ceremony at Teşvikiye Mosque, following the noon prayer, and he will be buried in the family cemetery at Edirnekapı Martyrs' Cemetery.
LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON TURKISH THEATER
Haldun Dormen, who directed the development of modern theater in Turkey, was a pioneering artist who renewed stage aesthetics with Dormen Theater and established the musical and vaudeville tradition in Turkey.
With "Lüküs Hayat," "Hisseli Harikalar Kumpanyası," "Sahne Züyurtler," and many vaudeville adaptations, Dormen brought theater to a wide audience, imparting discipline, professionalism, and a contemporary language to the stage. Dormen left an indelible mark in the memory of Turkish theater for generations with the countless actors and directors he trained.