Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (born 12 September 1965) is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor and director.

Biography

Taylan graduated in theatre from

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University is a leading state university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by URAP in 2021. The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old t ...

State Conservatory. He is best known for his role as İskender in the hit surreal comedy series ''

Leyla ile Mecnun ''Leyla ile Mecnun'' (''Leyla and Mecnun'') is a Turkish television comedy series. The series, set in Istanbul and directed by Onur Ünlü, premiered in 2011 on Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, TRT. It is a surreal, Absurdism, absurdist ...

'' and other films. Between 1989 and 1993, he worked at the Diyarbakır State Theatre. In 1993 and 1994, he worked with Roberto Ciulli at the Theatre an Der Ruhr in Germany. Taylan has since worked in many theatrical projects with Yücel Erten. He became General Secretary of the Devlet Tiyatroları Sanatçıları Derneği or DETİS (State Theatre Artists' Association) and served in the position until he resigned in 2006. In 2002, he won the İsmet Küntay award for Best Director for the play ''Misafir Sahneleyişi''.

Filmography

Films

*'' Yaşamak Bu Değil'' (1981) *'' Gazino Bülbülü'' (1985) *'' Çifte Vakkas'' (1993) *'' İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında'' (1996) *'' Barbunya Nuri'' (2000) *'' Okul'' (2003) *'' İnşaat'' (2003) *''

Yazı Tura ''Toss-Up'' ( tr, Yazı Tura) is a 2004 Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Uğur Yücel, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Olgun Şimşek as two soldiers return home from their military service in southeastern Turkey with dis ...

'' (2003) *'' Kayıp Aşklar'' (2004) *''

Anlat İstanbul ''Istanbul Tales'' ( tr, Anlat İstanbul) is a 2005 Turkish drama-anthology film, directed by Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay, which tells five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based ...

'' (2004) *'' Hırsız Var!'' (2004) *'' Galatasaray - Depor'' (2005) *'' Cenneti Beklerken'' (2005) *'' Şaşkın'' (2005) *''

Sen Ne Dilersen ''Sen Ne Dilersen'' (International English title:''Whatever You Wish'') is a drama movie directed by Cem Başekioğlu. It was the director's debut full-length movie, as well as Işın Karaca's debut leading role, a Turkish pop singer. Famous acto ...

'' (2005) *'' Avrupa'da Bir Günün'' (2005) *''

Beyza'nın Kadınları ''Shattered Soul'' ( Turkish title: ''Beyza'nın Kadınları'' which means "''Beyza's Women''") is a 2006 Turkish crime-thriller film starring Demet Evgar, Tamer Karadağlı and Levent Üzümcü, and directed by Mustafa Altıoklar. Plot Seemin ...

'' (2005) *'' Kınalı Kuzular: Nişanlıya Verilen Söz'' (2006) *'' Emret Komutanım: Şah Mat'' (2006) *''

Eve Dönüş ''Home Coming'' ( tr, Eve Dönüş) is a 2006 Greek-Turkish drama film directed by Ömer Ugur. Cast * Memet Ali Alabora as Mustafa * Sibel Kekilli as Esma * Altan Erkekli as Hoca * Civan Canova as Iskenceci Komiser * Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (A ...

'' (2006) *''

Made in Europe ''Made in Europe'' is a live album released by Deep Purple, recorded on the final dates in April 1975 before Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple. It was released in October 1976, after the group had broken up. Recording ''Made in Europe'' feat ...

'' (2007) *'' Bayrampaşa: Ben Fazla Kalmayacağım'' (2007) *'' Zeynep'in Sekiz Günü'' (2007) *'' Başımın Belası'' (2007) *'' Geçerken Uğradım'' (2007) *'' Mavi Gözlü Dev'' (2007) *''

Kars Hikayeleri Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography ( Strabo), part of ...

'' (2008) *'' Anında Görüntü Show'' (2008) *'' Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git'' (2009) *'' Gölgesizler'' (2008) *'' Kaptan Feza'' (2009) *'' Sonsuz'' (2009) *'' Adını Sen Koy'' (2009) *''

Ejder Kapanı ''Dragon Trap'' ( tr, Ejder Kapanı) is a 2010 Turkish crime-thriller film, directed by Uğur Yücel, about two detectives investigating a series of murders of released pedophiles, which was sponsored by the Istanbul Police Department. The film, wh ...

'' (2010) *'' Saklı Hayatlar'' (2010) *'' Ben Hatice'' (2011) *'' Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'' (2011) *''

Kurtuluş Son Durak Kurtuluş is a neighbourhood of the Şişli district of Istanbul that was originally called ''Tatavla,'' meaning 'stables' in Greek ( el, Ταταύλα). The modern Turkish name means "liberation", "salvation", "independence" or "deliverance". On ...

'' (2012) *''

Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi ''Thou Gild'st The Even'' ( tr, Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi) is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Onur Ünlü. Cast * Ali Atay - Cemal * Demet Evgar - Yasemin * Damla Sönmez - Defne * Ezgi Mola - Cigdem * Ercan Kesal Ercan Kesal (born 12 ...

'' (2012) *''

Kelebeğin Rüyası ''The Butterfly's Dream'' ( tr, Kelebeğin Rüyası) is a 2013 Turkish drama film written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not n ...

'' (2013) *'' Kırık Kalpler Bankası'' (2016) *''

Daha Daha or DAHA may refer to: Places India * Daha, Karnal, a village in Karnal district of Haryana state of India * Daha, Bagpat, India Nepal * Daha, Bheri, Nepal * Daha, Karnali, Nepal Other places * Daha (modern Kediri, East Java), the ...

'' (2017) *''Saruhan'' (2016) *''Ölümlü Dünya'' (2018) *'' Organize İşler Sazan Sarmalı'' (2019) *''

Kin __NOTOC__ Kin usually refers to kinship and family. Kin or KIN may also refer to: Culture and religion *Otherkin, people who identify as not entirely human *Kinism, a white supremacist religious movement * Kinh, the majority ethnic group of V ...

'' (2021)

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* * 1965 births Living people Male actors from Ankara Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors Turkish theatre directors Hacettepe University alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub