After graduating from the Kadir Has University Theatre Department in 2012, Arda Çetinkaya built a successful career in the arts and entrepreneurship. He trained in the Grotowski, Meisner and Viewpoints techniques, attended acting workshops for three summers at institutions such as Actors without Borders-ITONY and La MaMa E.T.C. in New York, and took part in a Commedia dell’Arte workshop led by Antonio Fava in Istanbul.
For his role as a character with autism in the short film “Bi’ Garip Adam”, he was among the finalists of the 50th Golden Orange and 20th Golden Boll festivals and won first prize and the Audience Favourite award at the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival in Austin, Texas. He also drew attention with his performances in the plays “üçKİŞİ” and “Kebap”.
As co-founder of MusicBros Coffee Music Shop, he brought music and coffee culture together. He is a co-founder and project manager of projects such as Pozisyon FKO and the 2Digitals digitalisation agency, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Final Terminal Bilişim A.Ş.
Awards
- “Bi’ Garip Adam” – Short film: finalist at the 50th Golden Orange and 20th Golden Boll; first prize and Audience Favourite at the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival (2014)
- “üçKİŞİ” – Jury Special Award, TOBAV (2012)
- “Kebap” – Third Best Play of the Year, Radikal newspaper (2011)
Selected projects
- MusicBros Coffee Music Shop – Co-founder (2017 – present)
- Pozisyon FKO – Co-founder and Project Manager (2018 – present)
- 2Digitals Digitalisation Agency – Co-founder (March 2021 – present)
- Final Terminal Bilişim A.Ş. – Chairman of the Board (January 2023 – present)
- Özel E-Ticaret Solutions – Co-founder (May 2024 – present)
