Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya (born 28 September 1979) is a Turkish actor, model and sportsman. He is also the winner of the 2012 season of '' Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler''.

Personal life

Nihat Altınkaya was born on 28 September 1979 in

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. Born to a family that originates from

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, he finished high school in Karabük. He has two sisters.Acunn.com
“Nihat Altınkaya Hayatının Bilinmeyenlerini Acunn.com'a Anlattı...” His mother was a bank clerk, while his father run a business. He played in the volleyball teams of Karabük Demir Çelik High School and Ankara Emlak Bank Sport Club. After suffering from an injury at the age of 17, he stopped playing volleyball and began working as a bodyguard at a nightclub in Ayvalık. Later, he moved to

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and after getting trained in boxing he joined the boxing department of Fenerbahçe S.K. He eventually began modeling and started appearing in TV series. He briefly dated his costar from ''

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Deniz Çakır Deniz Çakır (born 31 December 1981) is a Turkish film and television actress. She made her television debut with her role as Alev in hit revenge series '' Kadın İsterse''. Çakır is best known for her role in the popular television series, ...

. In December 2010, he married İmre Altınkaya. Together they have two daughters, named Melek and Ayşe. They reside in Istanbul.

Career

He was first discovered by Gökçe Doruk Erten, after which he played in

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's music video "Özledim". He then continued his career as a model. Altınkaya eventually started his career as an actor and appeared in the Turkish-Belgian movie ''Turkuaz'' as well as two other films. At the same time, he got recurring roles in various TV series.Milliyet Cadde
İlknur Taş interview: “Yemek yapmayı çok seviyor. Bu nedenle evindeki favori köşesi mutfağı. Nihat Alptuğ Altınkaya pijama koleksiyonunun yanı sıra rozet de biriktiriyor” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012 He also received theatre lessons at "Ekol Drama Art House" from

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and

İpek Bilgin Fatma İpek Bilgin (born 24 March 1956) is a Turkish actress, theatre director and translator. Aside from her career on stage, Bilgin has appeared in various movies and TV series. She has worked for the Ankara State Theatre and first became notice ...

. He later shared the leading role with

Ezgi Asaroğlu Ezgi Asaroğlu (born 18 June 1987) is a Turkish film and television actress. Life and career She first appeared on cable TV in the TV series '' Bir Dilim Aşk'', which marked her screen debut at age 17. During the years, she had roles in the ...

in Kağan Erturan's first feature film ''En Mutlu Olduğum Yer''.Hürriyet Kelebek
9 April 2010,Serdar Benli: “Yastık yok çarşaf var” - Retrieved: 07-05-2012

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Altinkaya, Nihat Turkish male television actors Turkish male models Turkish male film actors Turkish men's volleyball players 1979 births Living people People from Karabük Province