Mehmet AslantuÄŸ (born 25 September 1961) is a Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of
Circassian origin. He has received a
Golden Boll Award
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, a Golden Objective Award, three
Golden Orange Awards, and four
Golden Butterfly Awards
The Golden Butterfly Awards (Turkish: ''Altın Kelebek Ödülleri'') are annual Turkish music and television awards held since 1972. Sponsored by Pantene, winners are chosen by readers of the daily newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and the event is broad ...
.
Early life and career
AslantuÄŸ was born in 1961 to
Circassian parents from Turkey. He has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1981. He starred in ''
Akrebin YolculuÄŸu
''Akrebin Yolculuğu'' (English: Journey on a Clock Hand) is a 1997 Turkish romance film directed by Ömer Kavur. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Clockmaker Kerem sets out with a key giv ...
'', which was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
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The section presents 20 films with unusua ...
section at the
1997 Cannes Film Festival
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The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iran ...
.
In April 2011, it was announced AslantuÄŸ would portray the role of
Çerkez Ethem in an upcoming
Mohy Quandour film.
Filmography
Film
Television
Selected awards and nominations
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Turkish male film actors
Turkish film directors
Turkish film producers
Turkish male screenwriters
Turkish male television actors
Turkish people of Circassian descent
Turkish people of Ubykh descent
20th-century Turkish screenwriters
21st-century Turkish screenwriters
Best Actor Golden Orange Award winners
Best Actor Golden Boll Award winners
Golden Butterfly Award winners