Nejat İşler (; born 28 February 1972) is a Turkish

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and writer. He is best known for many hit films including Cannes Film Festivale recipients. Some of his popular series are ''Behzat Ç'', ''Gülbeyaz'', ''Bıçak Sırtı'', ''Keşanlı Ali Destanı'', ''İntikam'', ''Aliye'', and ''Şehnaz Tango''.

Biography

Nejat İşler was born in Eyüp,

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. He studied at Cağaloğlu Anadolu High School, where he joined the theatre group. He took a photography course for two years at

Yıldız Technical University Yıldız Technical University ( Turkish: ''Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi'', often simply referred to as YTU or Yıldız) is a prominent public technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences, as well as social sciences recentl ...

, before serving his

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. After which he worked for some time as a salesman. After viewing the play ''Death of Danton'', he became inspired to become an actor and joined

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (, or MSGSÜ) is a public art university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university's campus is located in the Fındıklı, Beyoğlu. The university was established in 1882 under the leadership of Osman Hamdi Bey. Hi ...

Conservatory from where he graduated in theatre. With two friends, he formed the "Kahramanlar ve Soytarılar Theatre" and "Bodrum Deneme Sahnesi". After making his onscreen debut in the Borsa in 1993, later played films such as '' Eylül Fırtınası''. '' Mustafa Hakkında Herşey'' and '' Anlat İstanbul''. He played in the Turkish TV series '' Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi'' as a ruthless villain with a dark sense of humor and honor. He had leading role for same role in spin off series "Saygı". He also appeared as one of the actors in the movies "Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm", "Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor". He is the author of the books ''Gerçek Hesap Bu'' and ''Ben Hep Senin Yanındaydım''. He is also the president of Gümüşlükspor football team. His paternal side of the family comes from İnebolu, Kastamonu while his maternal side is from Akçaabat, Trabzon.

Personal life

İşler was rushed to the private Bodrum Acıbadem Hospital in January 2014. He was diagnosed with respiratory failure caused by severe pulmonary infection.

Filmography

Movies

Web series

TV series

Theater

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Biography of Nejat İşler
1972 births Living people People from Eyüp Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male stage actors Yıldız Technical University alumni Academic staff of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Male actors from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish male actors Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub