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Yilmaz Erdogan

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Yilmaz Erdogan at an event for The Water Diviner (2014)
Everybody will see the fireflies after April, 9th. Have you ever seen fireflies? Only on Netflix. Rebellious, irreverent wunderkind Gülseren navigates loneliness, love and loss against the current of political turmoil and social change.
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He spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. His family is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University and joined the On Duty Theater Staff (Turkish: Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu) managed by Ferhan Sensoy. He also became chief screenwriter at Levent Kirca's long-running television sketch show, Olacak O Kadar. In 1988, he founded his own theatre company, Güldüsündürü, and staged a successful production of his self-penned Suleiman the Magnificent and Rambo (Turkish: Kanuni Sultan Süleyman and Rambo).
BornNovember 4, 1967
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Yilmaz Erdogan and Ecem Erkek in Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021)
Tolga Çevik, Yilmaz Erdogan, Tuncer Salman, Erdal Tosun, Öner Erkan, Riza Kocaoglu, and Ersin Korkut in Magic Carpet Ride (2005)
Russell Crowe and Yilmaz Erdogan in The Water Diviner (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan in The Water Diviner (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan and Cem Yilmaz in The Water Diviner (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan in The Water Diviner (2014)
Russell Crowe, Yilmaz Erdogan, and Cem Yilmaz in The Water Diviner (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan, Riza Kocaoglu, Ezgi Mola, Kivanç Tatlitug, Okan Çabalar, and Bensu Soral
Russell Crowe, Steve Bastoni, Yilmaz Erdogan, Jacqueline McKenzie, Cem Yilmaz, Michael Dorman, Isabel Lucas, Ryan Corr, Christopher Sommers, James Fraser, Ben O'Toole, and Dylan Jett at an event for The Water Diviner (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan, Ezgi Mola, Kivanç Tatlitug, and Bensu Soral in Money Trap (2019)
Yilmaz Erdogan, Güven Kiraç, Atakan Çelik, Riza Kocaoglu, Ersin Korkut, Ezgi Mola, Kivanç Tatlitug, Erdem Bas, Okan Çabalar, and Bensu Soral in Money Trap (2019)
Yilmaz Erdogan and Eser Yenenler in Jolly Life (2009)

Known for

Russell Crowe in The Water Diviner (2014)
The Water Diviner
7.0
  • Major Hasan
  • 2014
Demet Akbag, Yilmaz Erdogan, Altan Erkekli, and Cem Yilmaz in Vizontele (2001)
Vizontele
8.0
  • Deli Emin
  • 2001
Yilmaz Erdogan, Kivanç Tatlitug, Belçim Bilgin, Mert Firat, and Farah Zeynep Abdullah in The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
The Butterfly's Dream
7.7
  • Behcet Necatigil
  • 2013
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
7.8
  • Commissar Naci
  • 2011

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Art Director

  • Çok Güzel Hareketler 2.Kusak (2019)
    Çok Güzel Hareketler 2.Kusak
  • Yilmaz Erdogan ile Ögrence (2020)
    Yilmaz Erdogan ile Ögrence

Actor

  • Organize Isler: Karun Hazinesi
    • Completed
  • Cici (2022)
    Cici
  • Çok Güzel Hareketler 2.Kusak (2019)
    Çok Güzel Hareketler 2.Kusak
  • Grudge (2021)
    Grudge
  • Ecem Erkek in Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021)
    Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?
  • Yilmaz Erdogan, Güven Kiraç, Atakan Çelik, Riza Kocaoglu, Ersin Korkut, Ezgi Mola, Kivanç Tatlitug, Erdem Bas, Okan Çabalar, and Bensu Soral in Money Trap (2019)
    Money Trap
  • Sour Apples (2016)
    Sour Apples
  • Efendi manifesto (2016)
    Efendi manifesto
    • (voice)
  • 8 Seconds (2015)
    8 Seconds
  • Telling Tales (2015)
    Telling Tales
  • Russell Crowe in The Water Diviner (2014)
    The Water Diviner
  • Zafer Algöz, Aysen Gruda, Ozan Güven, Özkan Ugur, Cem Yilmaz, Zerrin Tekindor, Tülin Özen, Cengiz Bozkurt, Hare Sürel, and Çaglar Çorumlu in Coming Soon (2014)
    Coming Soon
  • Words with Gods (2014)
    Words with Gods
  • Yilmaz Erdogan, Kivanç Tatlitug, Belçim Bilgin, Mert Firat, and Farah Zeynep Abdullah in The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
    The Butterfly's Dream
  • Monica Bellucci, Yilmaz Erdogan, Behrouz Vossoughi, and Belçim Bilgin in Rhino Season (2012)
    Rhino Season
  • Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
    Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Writer

  • Organize Isler: Karun Hazinesi
    • Completed
  • Yigit Kirazci, Boran Kuzum, and Pinar Deniz in Doom of Love (2022)
    Doom of Love
  • Yilmaz Erdogan in Münasaka (2021)
    Münasaka
  • Grudge (2021)
    Grudge
  • Ecem Erkek in Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021)
    Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?
  • Yilmaz Erdogan ile Ögrence (2020)
    Yilmaz Erdogan ile Ögrence
  • Yilmaz Erdogan, Güven Kiraç, Atakan Çelik, Riza Kocaoglu, Ersin Korkut, Ezgi Mola, Kivanç Tatlitug, Erdem Bas, Okan Çabalar, and Bensu Soral in Money Trap (2019)
    Money Trap
  • Love, Surreal and Odd (2017)
    Love, Surreal and Odd
  • Sour Apples (2016)
    Sour Apples
  • Deliha (2014)
    Dedemin Fisi
  • Boss Wants a Happy Ending (2014)
    Boss Wants a Happy Ending
  • Yilmaz Erdogan, Kivanç Tatlitug, Belçim Bilgin, Mert Firat, and Farah Zeynep Abdullah in The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
    The Butterfly's Dream
  • Jolly Life (2009)
    Jolly Life
  • Haybeden Gerçeküstü Ask (2007)
    Haybeden Gerçeküstü Ask
  • Demet Akbag, Tolga Çevik, Yilmaz Erdogan, Altan Erkekli, Tuncer Salman, Erdal Tosun, Cem Yilmaz, Özgü Namal, Öner Erkan, and Ersin Korkut in Magic Carpet Ride (2005)
    Magic Carpet Ride
  • Tarik Akan, Demet Akbag, Cezmi Baskin, Tolga Çevik, Yilmaz Erdogan, Altan Erkekli, Zeynep Tokus, and Tuba Ünsal in Vizontele Tuuba (2003)
    Vizontele Tuuba

Videos8

The Water Diviner
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The Water Diviner
The Water Diviner
Clip 1:02
The Water Diviner
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:05
Official Trailer
International Trailer #2
Trailer 2:27
International Trailer #2
International Trailer
Trailer 2:32
International Trailer
U.S. Version
Trailer 1:37
U.S. Version
Organize Isler 2: Sazan Sarmali - Trailer #1
Trailer 1:20
Organize Isler 2: Sazan Sarmali - Trailer #1
8 Seconds | Trailer
Trailer 1:47
8 Seconds | Trailer

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    • November 4, 1967
    • Hakkari, Turkey
    • Belçim BilginAugust 9, 2006 - 2018 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (14.08.1999) Stage writer and directed: Sen Hiç Ates Böcegi Gördün mü?, at BKM, Istanbul, Turkey
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    • 1 Pictorial
    • 11 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Brother of Mustafa Erdogan.

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