11 Facts About Orhan Boran

Orhan Boran was a Turkish radio and TV host and actor.

Orhan Boran was widely known for his laudable usage of the Turkish language.

At the age of ten, Orhan Boran enrolled at the famed Galatasaray High School, where he was a boarder even on weekends.

The plays were directed by Necdet Mahfi Ayral, a fine actor with the Municipal Theaters, and Orhan Boran had the leading role.

Orhan Boran came back to Turkey in 1949, feeling that the theater was not for him.

In 1956, by taking first place in an examination given by the British Consulate in Istanbul, Orhan Boran found himself in London, where he worked for the Turkish service of the BBC.

Orhan Boran was London correspondent for the Turkish daily news Dunya.

Orhan Boran's stories were mostly based on his imaginary family and the conversations between the family members.

Orhan Boran created other characters besides Yuki, entertaining listeners for years and years with the stories of the derelict brother-in-law, the sister-in-law doomed to be an old maid, and many more.

Orhan Boran ended his long stage career in 1981 with a show called A Musical Belly-Laugh, written by himself and featuring a number of artists.

Orhan Boran had been suffering from bone marrow disease for two years.