Background
Sermet Erkin was born in Karamürsel town of Kocaeli Province in 1957.
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Sermet Erkin
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In the beginning, he studied Turkish Literature, graduated later from the History of Philosophy Department.
Career
His name was given by the husband of famous singer Safiye Ayla. He had an older brother Mehmet Saffet. Erkin"s family moved to Istanbul, and lived as tenant in the apartment building owned by the renowned stage magician Zati Sungur.
He was schooled in Nişantaşı, Istanbul in 1964.
After finishing the high school, he entered Istanbul University"s Faculty of Letters. Erkin was interested from his childhood on in all kinds of stage arts in addition to stage magic, he was inspired by Zati Sungur.
His acting career began when he joined Istanbul City Theatres, where he performed in various plays until 1977. He appeared in the children"s theatre play Karagözcü ile Sihirbaz ("Karagöz Player and the Magician"), which was written by Yalçın Akçay specially in respect of Erkin"s stage magic skill.
The work earned wider attention because it was the first children"s play, which debuted with a gala performance.
He continued acting on stage a while after forming his own theatre company. Today, he is still in contact with theatre, organizing theatre festivals. Erkin"s mentor was Zati Sungur, international recognized Turkish stage magician.
After a magic show he performed for neighbor"s children during the Easter festival, he was discovered by a Swiss variety manager, who arranged a magic show job for him in a well-known night club
After his return home, he continued to perform shows on stage and television He toured across Turkey, ln European countries and United States of America. Erkin makes still appearances also for children in schools.
From 1976 on, Sermet Erkin wrote columns on children in newspapers Hürriyet, Milliyet, Sabah and Günaydın. Later, he worked as editorial director for a children"s magazine.
