Lisa Çalan
Turkish film director of Kurdish ancestry (born 2000)
About Lisa Çalan
Born 2000. Lisa Çalan is a Turkish actor, screenwriter, film director and art director.
Lisa Calan is a Kurdish filmmaker who lost both of her legs in a terrorist attack in Turkey in 2015 by the IS. She has made a short film and has participated in several feature films, documentaries and TV series projects. The artist lost both her legs in the 2015 Amed bombing, in which an Islamic State bomber detonated a bomb at a Democratic People's Party (HDP) rally in Amed on June 5, killing more than 5 people and injuring more than 100. Thereafter, she lived in Ankara for two years, receiving treatment in Germany and Australia. She graduated from the Aram Tigran Film Academy in Amed. In 2016, she worked for Diyarbakır City Council under a contract with the city's Department of Culture and Social Affairs, until the City Council terminated his contract.
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Who is Lisa Çalan?
Turkish film director of Kurdish ancestry (born 2000)
When was Lisa Çalan born?
Lisa Çalan was born in 2000 in Diyarbakır.
What is Lisa Çalan's occupation?
Lisa Çalan is an actor, screenwriter, film director and art director.
What nationality is Lisa Çalan?
Lisa Çalan is Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lisa Çalan. https://biography.guide/lisa-calan/
MLA: "Lisa Çalan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lisa-calan/.
Chicago: "Lisa Çalan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lisa-calan/.
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