Peker Açıkalın (born March 1, 1963) is a
Turkish
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actor who usually appears in comedic roles.
Biography
Peker Açıkalın was born in Kars on March 1, 1963.
He grew up as one of three children in İstanbul. Despite his parents‘ pressure for him to join the family's manufacturing business, he pursued his dream to become an actor. Açıkalın made his first television appearance in ''Kim Bunlar?'' on
TRT 1. He gained widespread fame for his roles in the comedy series ''Çiçek Taksi'' and as Gaffur in ''
Avrupa Yakası
''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004.
Although the ...
''.
Filmography
Television
* 1989: ''
Kim Bunlar''
* 1991: ''
Ä°ÅŸte Onlar''
* 1992: ''
Deli Dolu''
* 1994: ''
Gülşen Abi'' - Alper
* 1995/1998/2000: ''
Çiçek Taksi Çiçek (means "flower") is a Turkish name (female) and surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Cemil Çiçek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
* Ilhami Çiçek
Ilhami Çiçek (1954 in Oltu / Erzurum – June 14, 1983 in Erzincan) ...
'' - Ömer Şen
* 2002: ''
Ev Hali'' - Oral
* 2002–2005: ''
Ekmek Teknesi'' - Cengiz
* 2006: ''
Avrupa Yakası
''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004.
Although the ...
'' - Gaffur Aksoy
* 2007: ''
Yalan Dünya
''Yalan Dünya'' ''(Fake World)'' is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012.
Plot
''Yalan Dünya'' is about the lives of actors and actresses in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-coming neighbourhood with a ...
'' - Nibun
* 2008: ''
Mert ile Gert'' - Cenabettin Seçkin
* 2010: ''
YahÅŸi Cazibe
''YahÅŸi Cazibe'' is a Turkish comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or an ...
'' - Peker Pekmez
* 2012: ''
Türk'ün Uzayla İmtihanı'' - Ziya
* 2018: ''
Ege'nin Hamsisi'' - Horoz AÄŸa
* 2023: ''
Başım Belada''
Film
* 1999: ''
Kara Kentin Çocukları'' - Özgür
* 2002: ''
Kolay Para'' - Ender
* 2003: ''
Hababam Sınıfı Merhaba'' - Psiko
* 2004: ''
Hababam Sınıfı Askerde'' - Psiko
* 2005: ''
O Åžimdi Mahkum
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plu ...
'' - Erketeci
* 2005: ''
Maskeli BeÅŸler Ä°ntikam PeÅŸinde'' - Bahattin
* 2005: ''
Hababam Sınıfı Üç Buçuk'' - Psiko
* 2006: ''
Maskeli BeÅŸler: Irak'' - Bahattin
* 2006: ''
Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2
''Americans at the Black Sea'' ( tr, Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2) is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kartal Tibet, about a U.S. military recovery operation on Turkey's Black Sea coast. The film, which went on nationwide general release a ...
'' - Ercüment
* 2008: ''
Maskeli Beşler: Kıbrıs'' - Bahattin
* 2008: ''
Destere'' - Hayrettin
* 2009: ''
Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı'' - Kadir
* 2014: ''
Gülcemal - Gülcemal''
* 2014: ''
Polis Akademisi Alaturka - Kinyas''
* 2017: ''
Vezir Parmağı
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was a ...
- Nazik''
* 2018: ''
Baba 1.5 - Seyfi''
* 2018: ''
Karımı Gördünüz Mü? - Hakkı Geçer
* TBD: ''
Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı 2'' - Kadir
References
External links
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*Turkis
Peker Açıkalın's Biography
1963 births
Living people
People from Kars
Turkish male comedians
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male stage actors
21st-century Turkish male actors
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