Hulusi Kentmen

{{short description|Turkish actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Hulusi Kentmen | image = File:Hulusi Kentmen kırpılmış.jpg | alt =  | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|01|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Tarnovo, Bulgaria | death_date = {{dda|1993|12|20|1912|01|20|df=y}} | death_place = Istanbul, Turkey | other_names = | occupation = Petty officer, actor | years_active = 1934–1992 | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Refika Kentmen<ref>Koray Düzgören's report on page 9 of ''Milliyet'' newspaper dated 19 August 1988: "Nerede O Eski Pazarlar".</ref><br />Sevinç Aktansel | children = 3 }} '''Hulusi Kentmen''' (20 January 1912 – 20 December 1993) was a Turkish actor.

He was born in Tarnovo, Bulgaria, in 1912. He studied at petty officer preparatory school and graduated with 3rd class petty officer rank. After serving in the navy for a long time, he took up acting.<ref>Haluk Aktar's report for ''Milliyet'' newspaper dated 30 October 1979: "Hedefim 50. Yıl".</ref> He acted in the play ''Hisse-i Şaiya'' and made his film debut in 1940 with ''Sürtük''. Between 1942 and 1988, he acted in over 500 films. In 1967, he went on an Anatolian tour with Hüseyin Baradan, Şahin Tek and later with Atıf Kaptan.<ref>''Milliyet'' newspaper dated 24 October 1967, p. 3; see also Melih Can Kalender's article "Hulusi Kentmen'in Çatallı Köy'de İşi Ne?" for the text. http://emirdag.gen.tr/haber/hulusi-kentmenin-catalli-koeyde-isi-ne-4245 </ref>

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{{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kentmen, Hulusi}} Category:1912 births Category:1993 deaths Category:Turkish male film actors Category:Turkish male stage actors Category:Turkish male television actors Category:Bulgarian Turks in Turkey Category:Bulgarian emigrants to Turkey Category:People from Veliko Tarnovo Category:20th-century Turkish male actors Category:Turkish non-commissioned personnel