Erol Åžafak Sezer (born 10 October 1970) is a
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
actor who usually appears in comedic roles.
His stage debut came in
Haldun Taner
Haldun Taner (March 16, 1915 – May 7, 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer.
Biography
He was born on March 16, 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and ec ...
's play ''Eşeğin Gölgesi'' at Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu (Ankara People's Theatre). He acted in several other plays at the same venue as well as at Ankara Ekin Tiyatrosu (Ankara Crop Theatre).
In cinema, he initially appeared in supporting roles in several movies. His breakthrough came with ''
Kolpaçino'' (2009) in which he starred.
Şafak Sezer was found guilty of physically attacking a camera assistant for "making noise" on the set of ''Alemin Kralı'' TV series in 2012, and a 13-month prison sentence was demanded for him in December 2013. The announcement of the verdict was postponed to a later date.
Sezer rose once again to public's attention in 2013 when he publicly knelt in front of Turkey's Prime Minister and apologized for his earlier participation in
protest demonstrations. Turkish newspapers reported, with accompanying photographs, on 22 July 2013 that at a
Ramadan
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dinner hosted by the ruling
AKP party on the previous evening, Sezer went to Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...
's table and went down on his knees in front of ErdoÄŸan and apologized for his participation in a street demonstration protesting a police crackdown ordered by the government on environmentalists in Istanbul in the previous weeks.
Şafak Sezer Başbakandan Özür Diledi
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Filmography
* '' Bir Düğün Masalı'' (1993) Lawyer Adnan
* '' Televizyon Çocuğu'' (1996) (Guest appearance)
* ''Baskül Ailesi'' (TV series) (1997) Maşallah
* '' Dostlar Pasajı'' (TV series) (1997) Yıldırım
* '' KomÅŸu KomÅŸu'' (TV series) (1997) (Guest appearance)
* '' Sıdıka'' (TV series) (1997) Kenar
* '' Åžafak Vakti'' (TV series) (1997) (Konuk oyuncu)
* ''Vizontele
''Vizontele'' is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the earl ...
'' (2000) Veli
* '' Oyunbozan'' (2000) Police
* '' Reyting Hamdi'' (TV series) (2000) Åžafak
* '' Bu Film Bitmez'' (2001)
* '' Zalim'' (TV series) (2002) (Guest appearance)
* '' Rus Gelin'' (2002) Ökkeş
* '' Ekmek Teknesi'' (2002) Bahtiyar
* '' Hababam Sınıfı Merhaba'' (2003) Ercüment
* '' G.O.R.A'' (2004) Kuna
* '' Hababam Sınıfı Askerde'' (2004) Ercüment
* '' Simbiyotik'' (2004)
* '' Altın Kafes'' (TV series) (2004) Fuzili
* '' Hababam Sınıfı 3,5'' (2005) Ercüment
* '' Maskeli BeÅŸler Ä°ntikam PeÅŸinde'' (2005) Tezcan
* '' Bendeniz Aysel'' (Dizi) (2005) Aslan
* '' Ah Polis Olsam'' (Dizi) (2006) Rıfat / Komiser Yardımcısı
* '' Maskeli BeÅŸler: Irak'' (2006) Tezcan
* '' Düş Yakamdan'' (TV series) (2007) Süleyman
* ''Kutsal Damacana
''Kutsal Damacana'' is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kamil Aydın, starring Şafak Sezer as a man who disguises himself as a priest to help remove a spell. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one o ...
'' (2007) Fikret
* '' Fesupanallah'' (TV series) (2007) Cesur
* '' Maskeli Beşler: Kıbrıs'' (2008) Tezcan
* ''YaÅŸar Ne YaÅŸar Ne YaÅŸamaz YaÅŸar is a Turkish name and surname. It may refer to:
*YaÅŸar (name), a Turkish given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
*YaÅŸar University, a Turkish university in Izmir, Turkey
*YaÅŸar, ÅžavÅŸat, a village in the District ...
'' (Television film) (2008)
* ''Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git
''Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart'' ( tr, Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git) is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Onur Tan, starring Şafak Sezer as a man who goes on holiday to get over being dumped, only to find his ex at the same hotel. The f ...
'' (2008) Kadri
* '' Aynadaki Düşman'' (TV series) (2009) Çelebi
* '' Kolpaçino'' (2009) Özgür
* '' Kutsal Damacana 2: Ä°tmen'' (2009) Fikret
* '' Hanımeli Sokağı'' (TV series) (2009) Ramazan
* ''Türk Malı
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Communities and ethnic groups
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'' (2010) Erman Kuzu
* '' Memlekette Demokrasi Var'' (2010) Jandarma
* '' Kolpaçino Bomba'' (2011) Özgür
* '' Alemin Kıralı'' (TV series) (2011) Aslan Kıral
* '' Memlekette Demokrasi Var'' (2011)
* '' G.D.O. KaraKedi'' (2013) Gürkan
* '' Altındağlı'' (2013) Ekrem Altındağlı
* '' Ah Polis Olsam Yeniden'' (TV series) (2014) Komiser
* '' Şimdi Onlar Düşünsün'' (2014–2015) Aziz Keklik
* ''O Ses Türkiye
''O Ses Türkiye'' is a Turkish reality singing competition and local version of ''The Voice''. It started on October 10, 2011. ''O Ses Türkiye'' is presented by Acun Ilıcalı (since 2011).
One of the important premises of the show is the qua ...
'' New Year Program (2015)
* '' Kolpaçino 3. Devre'' (2016) Özgür
* '' Bir Baba Hindu'' (2016)
* '' Türk Malı Aile Komedisi (2017)
* '' Ketenpere'' (2017)
* '' Gürbüz: Hadi Allah'a Emanet'' (2018)
* '' Göktaşı'' (2018)
* ''Yalan Dolan
"Yalan" (English translation: "Lie" - as in: not telling the truth) is a song from Turkish girl group Hepsi's debut album, '' Bir'' (2005). The song features vocals from Turkish pop musician Murat Boz; Boz, however, does not appear in the video. ...
'' (2019)
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Turkish comedians
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish male television actors
Male actors from Ankara
21st-century Turkish male actors
20th-century Turkish male actors
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