Mehmet Özgür (born 30 August 1970) is a Turkish actor. He is the general art director of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Theatre. Özgür, who graduated from the Theatre Department of

Istanbul University Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...

, started his career in art in 1988 with the theatre event he attended during a language course in Antalya. The following year, he focused on theatre works in Antalya

Halkevi Halkevleri (Turkish: ''Halkevi'' literally meaning "people's houses", also translatable as "community centres") is a Turkish community enlightenment project. They were founded in 1932 and entirely abolished in 1951. Background The Turkish Repub ...

. In 1993, he started working for Antalya State Theatre and made his television debut in 2004. His breakthrough came with his role as "Takoz İrfan" in the TV series '' Suskunlar'' which was the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market for remake. Afterwards, he was cast in a number of popular series, including ''

Muhteşem Yüzyıl ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (, ) is a Turkish historical drama series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hür ...

'', ''

Çalıkuşu ''Çalıkuşu'', or ''The Wren'', is a novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin written in 1922, about the destiny of a young Turkish people, Turkish female teacher named Feride. The novel originally appeared as a serialized story in the newspaper "Vakit ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Vuslat''. Aside from his career in cinema and television, Özgür has continued to work on stage as both an actor and a director.

Filmography

*''Anonim'', 2024 *''Çırak'', 2024, "Usta" *''Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı'', 2024 *''Hay Sultan'', 2023–, "Abdülkâdir Geylânî" *''Arak/Kara'', 2023–2024, "Rauf Çınar" *''Ölümlü Dünya 2'', 2023, "İlhami" *''Müjdemi İsterim'', 2022 *'' Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu'', 2021–2023, "

Nizam al-Mulk Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī Ṭūsī () (1018 – 1092), better known by his honorific title of Niẓām al-Mulk (), was a Persian Sunni scholar, jurist, political philosopher and vizier of the Seljuk Empire. Rising from a low position w ...

" *''Hay Sultan'', 2021, "

Abdul Qadir Gilani Abdul Qadir Gilani (; ; c. 1077/78 – 1166) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders. He was born c. 1077/78 in the town of Na'if, Rezvanshahr in Gilan, Persia, ...

" *'' Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu'', 2020–, "

" *''

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'', 2020, "Polat Sakinoğlu" (guest appearance) *'' Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm'', 2020, "

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere literary minds of his time, Ersoy is noted for h ...

" *'' Cinayet Süsü'', 2019 *'' Vuslat'', 2019–2020, "Salih Koluber - Salih Baba" *'' Ölümlü Dünya'', 2018, "İlhami" *'' Söz'', 2017–2018, "Agah (Hamit Karasu)" *'' Masum'', 2017, "Selahattin" *'' İçimdeki Fırtına'', 2017 *'' Hanım Köylü'', 2016, "Düzgün Ağa" *'' 125 Years Memory'', 2015, "Âli Bey" *'' Abluka'', 2015, "Kadir" *'' En Güzeli'', 2015 *''

'', 2015, "Gıyaseddin Hatemi" *'' Ekisporter'', 2015 *'' Tut Sözünü'' , 2015, "Tokyolu" *''

'', 2013, "Seyfettin" *''

'', 2013, "

Lütfi Pasha Lütfi Pasha (, ''Luṭfī Paşa''; Modern Turkish: ''Lütfi Paşa'', more fully ''Damat Çelebi Lütfi Paşa''; 1488 – 27 March 1564, Didymoteicho) was an Ottoman Albanian statesman, general, and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Sule ...

" *'' Bana Bir Soygun Yaz'', 2012, "Hacamat" *'' Suskunlar'', 2012, "Takoz İrfan" *'' Tepenin Ardı'', 2012, "Mehmet" *'' Mevsim Çiçek Açtı'', 2012 *'' Hop Dedik: Deli Dumrul'', 2011 *'' Kollama'', 2008–2011, "Necip Yılmaz" *'' IV. Osman'', 2009, "Necip Yılmaz" *'' Kendi Okulumuza Doğru'', 2008 *'' Sözün Bittiği Yer'', 2007, "Turgut" *'' Kelebek'', 2007 *'' Memleket Hikayeleri - Mican'', 2006 *'' Haylaz Babam'', 2005, "Kerem" *'' Çözde Al Mustafa Ali'', 2005, "Mustafa Ali" *'' Tarçın Konuştu'', 2004, "Kerem"

Theatre

As actor

*''Kanlı Nigar'' *''Nalınlar'' *''Lozan'' *''Köşe Kapmaca'' *''Düğün ya da Davul'' *''

The Miser ''The Miser'' (; ) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. This is a character com ...

'' *''Derya Gülü'' *''Becerikli Kanguru'' *''Aşk Grevi'' *''Töre'' *''Rumuz Goncagül'' *''Sığıntılar'' *''Vatan Kurtaran Şaban'' *''Fehim Paşa Konağı''

As director

*''Sevdalı Bulut'' *''Benim Güzel Pabuçlarım'' *''Definename'' *''Ali Ayşe’yi Seviyo'' *''Boyacı'' *''Ah Şu Gençler'' *''Kadınlar Ih Derse''

References

External links

* * 1970 births Turkish male stage actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Istanbul University alumni People from Korkuteli Living people {{Turkey-actor-stub