According to a decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ballet dancer Tan Sağtürk has been appointed as the General Director of the Turkish State Opera and Ballet.
President Erdoğan's appointment decrees were published in the Official Gazette and included high-level appointments in various ministries and general directorates. In this context, the appointment of Tan Sağtürk as the Director General of the State Opera and Ballet under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was announced.
Tan Sağtürk was appointed as the General Director of the State Opera and Ballet, becoming the second ballet director to be appointed to this important position. Prior to the appointment, Sağtürk had stated, “I am in the evaluation process”. In the end, however, his appointment was made official with the approval of President Erdoğan.
Who is Tan Sagturk?
Tan Sağtürk,July 14, 1969, Izmir, Turkish ballet dancer and TV series actor.
He graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory High Ballet Department. He is the founder of French Youth Ballet Le Jeune Ballet De France, French State Ballet Ballet Ballet National De France Principal Dancer, Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Principal Dancer, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Cyprus Ballet and Dance schools. He opened Tan Sağtürk Ballet and Dance Education Center and popularized ballet to the masses. Soude-ve Je ne Regrette Rien (Edit Piaf) was made for the French State Ballet.
He staged the work “Heart Sound Project”, which he choreographed, in Antalya and Izmir State Opara and Ballet. He played the character Hakan in the series Bez Bebek on Fox TV and starred in TV commercials. He is also a fan of Göztepe.
Competitions in which he took part
Turkey's Stars
Someone is Watching Us
Will you dance with me?
No Way to Dance
TV series she played in
King of the Realm (Himself)
School of Fame
Bez Bebek (Hakan)
Selena (Guest Artist)
Full Moon (Ahmet)
Second Spring (Timothy Perkins)
Doctors-2013 (Levent Atahanli)
European Side (Guest Actor)