Engin Öztürk (; born 28 September 1986) is a Turkish actor.

Early life

Öztürk was born on 28 September 1986 in

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. He has 3 older sisters and his paternal family immigrated from

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. His maternal family is originally from Thessaloniki in Greece. Öztürk played volleyball for 8 years, after graduating from Eskişehir Fatih Anatolian High School. His father was in the Turkish army. He chose his father's profession and entered the Izmir Air Astsubay Vocational High School. He graduated in 2005. But he gave up being a soldier. Then he graduated theatre department of

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 to ...

Career

He left the TSK (

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

) in 2006 due to his incompatibility with military service and came to Ankara and completed his education in

State Conservatory the department of theater in 2012. He was a bartender in the bar of actor,

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. In 2010 Öztürk debuted as Selim Yaşaran in the TV series ''

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''. He played in the hit series '' Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi''. In 2013, he portrayed

Selim II Selim II ( Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثانى ''Selīm-i sānī'', tr, II. Selim; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond ( tr, Sarı Selim) or Selim the Drunk ( tr, Sarhoş Selim), was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ...

in the historical drama ''

Muhteşem Yüzyıl ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (, ) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his ...

''. He is now a very famous actor and has gained his popularity. He is now also counted as the top 7th most handsome Turkish actor.

Filmography

Film

TV series

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozturk, Engin 1986 births Living people Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors People from Eskişehir Hacettepe University alumni 21st-century Turkish male actors