Uğur Pektaş (born 16 April 1979) is a Turkish
actor
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.
He is known for his role in the television crime series ''
Arka Sokaklar'', which co-stars his ex-wife
Gamze Özçelik. ''Arka Sokaklar'' is the longest-running Turkish series.
He portrayed
Omar al-Mukhtar
ʿUmar al-Mukhtār Muḥammad Patronymic#Arabic, bin Farḥāt al-Manifī (; 20 August 1858 – 16 September 1931), called The Lion of the Desert, known among the colonial Italians as Matari of the Mnifa, was a Libyan revolutionary and Imam who ...
in the historical series ''Mahsusa: Trablusgarb''.
Pektas played in the series ''
Kuşdili''. He played in the series ''
Düşler ve Gerçekler'' with
Gamze Özçelik.
He was a
competitor
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in the reality-television series ''
Survivor Turkey
''Survivor Turkey'' is the Turkish version of the popular reality series ''Survivor''. This version of the show has aired on both Kanal D in 2005, and on Show TV in 2006, 2007, and 2010. From the beginning ''Survivor'' was a success in Turkey, ...
'' finals, winning the first degree in the program, which was shown on
Star TV at the time.
Personal life
Pektas's maternal family is of
Albania
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n descent.
Filmography
;Television
* ''
Survivor Turkey
''Survivor Turkey'' is the Turkish version of the popular reality series ''Survivor''. This version of the show has aired on both Kanal D in 2005, and on Show TV in 2006, 2007, and 2010. From the beginning ''Survivor'' was a success in Turkey, ...
'' (2005; champion)
* ''Düşler ve Gerçekler'' (2005)
* ''Kuşdili'' (2006)
* ''
Arka Sokaklar'' (2006–2009, 2010–2014, 2015-2016)
* ''
Survivor Turkey
''Survivor Turkey'' is the Turkish version of the popular reality series ''Survivor''. This version of the show has aired on both Kanal D in 2005, and on Show TV in 2006, 2007, and 2010. From the beginning ''Survivor'' was a success in Turkey, ...
'' (2020; withdrawn)
* ''Mahsusa: Trablusgarb'' (2023-2024)
See also
*
List of Turkish actors
This is a list of notable Turkish nationality law, Turkish actors.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Turkish Actors
Lists of actors by nationality, Turkey
Turkish actors, *
Lists of Turkish people by occupation, Actors ...
*
List of people from Istanbul
References
External links
* (in Turkish)
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1979 births
Living people
20th-century Turkish male actors
21st-century Turkish male actors
Film people from Istanbul
Male actors from Istanbul
Survivor (franchise) winners
Survivor Turkey contestants
Television people from Istanbul
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors