Şahabettin Mert Fırat (born 10 January 1981) is a Turkish actor and screenwriter.

Life

Fırat is of Turkish, Circassian and Arab descent. His father is singer Nihat Fırat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took acting classes in Ankara University. Fırat graduated from the theatre department of

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and took his master's degree in Film and Drama from Kadir Has University. He founded the "Moda Theatre" and "Das Das" in Istanbul, and "Sanat Mahal" in

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. He has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2005 and has won many awards. In October 2017 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey chose Fırat as a Goodwill Ambassador in Turkey.

Filmography

Screenwriter

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Başka Dilde Aşk ''Love in Another Language'' ( tr, Başka Dilde Aşk) is a 2009 Turkish drama film directed by İlksen Başarır, starring Mert Fırat as a young deaf man who falls in love with a call-center worker. The film, which went on nationwide general rele ...

'' (2009) *'' Atlıkarınca'' (2010) *''Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş'' (2015)

Actor

;Movies * '' İşte Benim'' (2006) – Ali * '' Hayattan Korkma'' (2007) – Engin * ''

'' (2009) – Onur * '' Atlıkarınca'' (2010) – Erdem * ''

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'' (2011) – Sinan * ''

Dedemin İnsanları ''My Grandfather's People'' ( tr, Dedemin İnsanları) is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Çağan Irmak. It focuses on a Cretan grandfather who was forced to leave his home in Crete during the population exchange between Greece and T ...

'' (2011) – Hasan * '' Devrimden Sonra'' (2011) – Köylü Genç * '' Unutma Beni İstanbul'' (2011) * '' Kelebeğin Rüyası'' (2013) – Rüştü Onur * '' Erkek Tarafı Testosteron'' (2013) – Tankut * '' The Water Diviner'' (2014) – Ordu Görevlisi * ''Gece'' (2014) – Yusuf * '' Bir Varmış Bir Yokmu'' (2015) – Ozan * ''

Yol Ayrımı ''Yol'' (; translated as ''The Way'', ''The Road'' or ''The Path'') is a 1982 Turkish film directed by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney. The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Şerif Gören, as Güney w ...

'' (2017) * '' Her Şey Seninle Güzel'' (2018) * '' Karanlık Şehir Hikayeleri: Kilit'' (2021) ;Series * ''Bizim Evin Halleri'' (2000) – Bora * '' Binbir Gece'' (2006–2008) – Burak İnceoğlu * '' Yersiz Yurtsuz'' (2007) – Hüseyin * '' Kapalıçarşı'' (2009–2010) – Arda Güler * ''Bir Ömür Yetmez'' (2011) – Ali Akyol * ''

İntikam ''İntikam'' () is a Turkish primetime drama television series that aired on Kanal D, starring Beren Saat and Yiğit Özşener. It debuted on January 3, 2013. ''İntikam'' is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series ''Revenge'' created by Mike K ...

'' (2013–2014) – Emre Arsoy * '' Serçe Sarayı'' (2015) – Kadir * '' Aşk ve Gurur'' (2017) – Kenan * '' Ufak Tefek Cinayetler'' (2017–2018) – Serhan Aksak * '' Kefaret'' (2020–2021) – Sinan * ''İlginç Bazı Olaylar'' (2021) – Tolgay (guest appearance) * ''

Aşk 101 ''Love 101'' ( tr, Aşk 101, link=no) is a Turkish teen comedy-drama, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Alina Boz, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz, Kaan Urgancıoğlu and Ece Yüksel (2nd season). Its first s ...

'' (2021) – Kerem (adult)

Theatre

*'' Hastalık Hastası'' (1999–2000, Söder Theatre, İsveç) *''Suç ve Ceza'' (2001–2004 Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Şeyh Bedrettin'' (2002–2003, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Palyaço Prens'' (2003–2004, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Atları da Vururlar'' (2004–2005, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu) *'' Hırçın Kız'' (2006–2007, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tranio *'' Testosteron'' (2008–2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tretyn *'' Antonius ile Kleopatra'' (2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Caesar *''Bütün Çılgınlar Sever Beni'' (2013–) – Janus *''Parkta Güzel Bir Gün'' (2014–) – Sınır Muhafızı *''En Kısa Gecenin Rüyası'' (2015–) – Dimitrius *Joseph k (DasDas, İstanbul) *Westend / Batının Sonu (DasDas, İstanbul) *deli bayrami (DasDas, İstanbul)

Commercial

*'' İş Bankası Maximum Kart

References

External links

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1981 births Living people Male actors from Ankara Turkish Arab people Turkish people of Arab descent Turkish male film actors Turkish male screenwriters Turkish people of Circassian descent 21st-century Turkish male actors {{Turkey-actor-stub