Uğur Güneş (born 10 November 1987) is a Turkish actor. He rose to fame by playing the character Tugtekin Bey in '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul''—for which he was awarded Actor of the Year by the

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Ministry of Youth. Güneş received great praise for his performance in the television series ''İsimsizler'' ("the nameless"), for which he was given the Jury Special Award at the Young Turkey Summit Academy Awards 2017. He received the Best Series Trio award for his role in ''

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") at the 24th Golden Lens Award Ceremony 2019. In 2023, he took on the lead role of the historical leader Saladin Ayyubid in ''Selahaddin: Kudüs'ün Fatihi'' ("Saladin: Conqueror of Jerusalem"); the multi-part dramatic series tells the life story of Saladin and his contemporaries and enemies, as well as the

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Career

Güneş made his debut on TV with the Turkish drama series Yeniden Başla (Start Again), which aired on TRT in 2011. Next, he appeared in ATV TV series ''Benim İçin Üzülme'' (Don't Worry for Me). The show continued for two seasons. Güneş made his first appearance in cinema with ''Tamam miyiz?'' (Are We OK?) in 2013 & later appeared in the Turkish horror movie ''Şeytan-ı Racim'' (Devil) in the same year. He became popular with his role as Tugtekin Bey in the popular Turkish historical drama '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' (Resurrection: Ertuğrul) and received the Best Actor Award by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2016. In 2014 he played the character of Çetin in the TV series ''Urfalıyam Ezelden'' (Devoted). He also worked in a mini historical series ''Seddülbahir 32 Saat'' in 2016 alongside

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. He played the character of Fatih in the action TV series ''İsimsizler'' (Nameless Squad) alongside

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. He starred in ''Bir Zamanlar Çukurova'' TV series in 2018 and won critics' praises. He also played Cemal Tunalı, a patriotic character in the movie ''Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu'', based on the life of

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. Most recently, he is starring as the main character Selahuddin in Kudus Fatihi Selahuddin Ayyubi.

Personal life

Uğur Güneş spent his childhood in Ankara. He has one brother and one sister. He started acting at Ankara Art Theatre by the suggestion of a friend. After graduating from

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Language, History and Theatre School, Güneş took acting as a profession.

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