Erdal Beşikçioğlu (; born 5 January 1970) is a Turkish actor.

Biography

Erdal Beşikçioğlu is of paternal Laz and maternal Albanian descent. He is a maternal nephew of

İlhan Cavcav İlhan Cavcav (4 October 1935 – 22 January 2017) was the chairman of Turkish club Gençlerbirliği in Ankara, Turkey for almost 40 years until his death. He was known for his hard negotiation tactics with the big clubs in Turkey and scouting ab ...

. Beşikçioğlu attended İzmir Private Turkish College and Mehmet Seyfi Eraltay High School after which he studied at the

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 participated in creative workshops with

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among others. Upon graduating, he started working in several state theatres and was head of the Diyarbakır State Theatre between 1995 and 1996. He has acted in a number of films such as '' Eve Giden Yol 1914'', '' Barda'', '' Vali'', '' Hayat Var'', '' Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin'' and the Golden Bear winning ''

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''. He now stars as the title character Police commissioner Behzat Ç in the series ''Behzat Ç''. Erdal Beşikçioğlu won the

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for Best Actor for his role in '' Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm'', a spinoff film of the series. He is brilliant in the TV series 46 as Dr, Murat Gurnay, in a black comedy take on the Jekyll and Hyde story alternately dark and menacing and then playful and sensitive. He is married to the actress Elvin Beşikçioğlu. He is also the owner of Tatbikat Sahnesi theaters located in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

and

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

Filmography

Film

* ''

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'' (2022) * '' Acı Kiraz'' (2020) * '' Kapı'' (2019) * '' Çiçero'' (2019) *'' Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku'' (2014) * '' Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor'' (2013) * '' Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm'' (2011) * '' Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Kardelen'' (2010) * '' Vali'' (2009) *'' Vali'' (2008) * '' Hayat Var'' (2008) * '' Eve Giden Yol'' (2006) * '' Barda'' (2006)

Television

* Hakim (2022) * Hamlet (2021) * Kağıt Ev (2021) * Çocukluk (2020) * Adı Efsane (2017) * 46 Yok Olan (2016) * Reaksiyon (2014) *

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 ...

(2011) * Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi (2010–2013; 2019) * Es-Es (2008) *

Ayrılık ''Ayrılık: Aşkta ve Savaşta Filistin'' (literally Separation: Palestine at Love and War), known in English as Farewell, is a prime time Turkish television series aired on state broadcaster TRT. The series started on 13 October 2009. The con ...

(2009) * Köprü (2006–2008) * Seni Çok Özledim (2005) * Ödünç Hayat (2005) * Körfez Ateşi (2005) * Kasırga İnsanları (2004) * Mars Kapıdan Baktırır (2004) * Tatlı Hayat (2003)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Besikcioglu, Erdal 1970 births Living people Male actors from Ankara Turkish people of Laz descent Turkish people of Albanian descent Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors 21st-century Turkish male actors