Celal Al is a Turkish actor, known for portraying Abdurrahman Alp in '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' (2014-2019) and '' Kuruluş: Osman'' (2019-2021).

Background

Celal Al was born on 13 September 1984 in

Artvin Artvin ( Laz and ; hy, Արտուին, translit=Artuin) is a city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is located on a hill overlooking the Çoruh River near the Deriner Dam. It is a former bishopric and (vacant) Armeni ...

, Turkey.

Activism and public image

Celal Al has been in contact with various Pakistani actors including

Imran Abbas Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982), professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television. Abbas made his acting debut with ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 2003 and lat ...

, who he met in Pakistan and was noted for chanting Pakistani song ''

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''. The set of ''Kuruluş Osman'' was also visited by Imran Abbas in 2021 where he again met Celal Al. Feroze Khan, where he praised him for his new TV series ''

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'', and he even welcomed four Pakistani actors;

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, and Sadia Khan, on their visit to Turkey. A video of him chanting in favour of the Pakistani cricket team

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also went viral on social media and he also praised a group of Pakistani children for recreating a scene from the TV series. Celal Al paid tribute to the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and donated blood to a children's hospital in

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. Al attended the 22nd annual meeting of the

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(MAS), a flagship Muslim organisation, and gave a speech about the series and Turkey, this led to a Mexican couple converting to Islam.

Filmography

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'' — Osmanian

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'' Resurrection Ertuğrul'' — Abdur-Rahman Alp (based on Abdur-Rahman Gazi) ''Establishment Osman'' — Abdur-Rahman Alp (based on Abdur-Rahman Gazi)

References

1984 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Turkish Muslims Turkish Sunni Muslims {{Turkey-actor-stub