Çağlar Ertuğrul (born 5 November 1987) is a Turkish actor and mechanical engineer. He won the

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for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2020 for his role in '' Afili Aşk'' and Best Actor in a TV Series in 2021 for his role in ''Teşkilat''. He is regarded as one of the best Turkish actors in Turkish dramas.

Early life and career

Ertuğrul was born on 5 November 1987 in

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 51 km2, and its population is 346,264 (2022). The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of ...

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

. His father is a geological engineer and his mother is a

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. He also has an older sister. Graduating from Bornova High School he gained a

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Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

from

Koç University Koç University () is a private non-profit research university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000. Koç University is ranked hi ...

. He later decided to pursue a career in the arts. His first acting job was at a stage play ''Romeolar ve Julietler'' at Koç University on 13 April 2009. In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called '' Dağ'' in which Ertuğrul made his film debut in a leading role. The film was a success making Ertuğrul a well known name instantly. The same year, Ertuğrul made his television debut in the series '' Benim İçin Üzülme'' as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role. In 2014, he played the role of Ersen in the coming of age drama ''Boynu Bükükler'' and starred as Başar Korkmaz in '' Beyaz Karanfil''. That same year he made guest appearances in the TV series ''

Medcezir ''Medcezir'' (''Tide'') is a Turkish teen drama series written by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It is an adaptation of the American TV series ''The O.C.'', created by Josh Schwartz. The story revolves around Yaman Koper, a boy with a poor ba ...

'' and "Kurt Seyit & Şura". He has also been in films such as ''

Bana Masal Anlatma ''Telling Tales'' () is a 2015 Turkish comedy film directed by Burak Aksak. Cast * Hande Doğandemir - Ayperi * Fatih Artman - Riza * Devrim Yakut - Selma * Erdal Tosun - Cemal * - Timur * Gürkan Uygun - Jilet Ali * Cengiz Bozkurt - Naf ...

(2015)'', "Ailecek Şaşkınız" (2018) and "Yanımda Kal" (2018). In 2016, he reprised his role as "Oğuz" in '' Dağ 2''. The film achieved global recognition and became the most watched film of 2016 in Turkey. During 2017–2018, Ertuğrul appeared in the television drama '' Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları'' as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal. His performance was well received by viewers. He was also seen as Akın Yılmaz in the film ''Biz Size Döneriz'' that year. During 2019–2020, Ertuğrul played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the TV Series '' Afili Aşk'' opposite

Burcu Özberk Burcu Özberk (born 11 December 1989) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. She has received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actress in a Romantic Comedy in 2020 for her role in ''Afili Aşk''. She played Esra Erten Korfalı in the TV serie A� ...

for which he received the

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for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy. From 2021 to 2022, Ertuğrul appeared as Serdar Kılıçaslan, an intelligence officer opposite Deniz Baysal in the TV series '' Teşkilat''. The series garnered high viewership and topped the ratings chart from its first episode, breaking many records. For this role, he won multiple awards including the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor. He quit the show with the completion of the second season in 2022. In 2023, Ertuğrul starred in the series ''Magarsus'' as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and

Berkay Ateş Berkay Ateş (born 19 February 1987) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Ateş was born on 19 February 1987 in Istanbul. His mother is from Malatya while his father is from Ardahan. He is a graduate of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University with a de ...

, which was released on BluTV. The series is said to be renewed for another season. Ertuğrul has also been seen as Kaptan Vandyke in the second season of the BluTV series ''Prens'' as of April 2024. Ertuğrul came back to television as "Kartal" with the TV series ''Kalpazan'' in September 2024 on Show TV.

Filmography

Theater plays

* Romeolar ve Julietler * Yobaz * Kaos Teorileri * Leş

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ertugrul, Caglar 1987 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish mechanical engineers Golden Butterfly Award winners People from Karşıyaka Male actors from Istanbul