Cengiz Özek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cengiz Özek

Turkish theatre director

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1964

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: puppeteer, theater director

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Cengiz Özek (born June 4, 1964) is Turkish traditional shadow theatre manipulator of Karagöz.
He established Istanbul's first annual international puppet festival, Istanbul International Puppet Festival, in 1998, and has organized it every May since then.