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Engin Akyürek

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Engin Akyürek
An ex-army captain travels to Dalyan to stop his friend's beloved from marrying another man, but grief and trauma from a combat tragedy mar his journey.
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He was born and raised in Ankara . He graduated from Ankara University Department of History.

His first TV series was Yabanci Damat. It is first Turkish series exported to Greece. Yabanci damat is first important success for Turkish series export. It's about love of a Greek man and a Turkish woman. After increasing the number of his fans by this series he shot his first movie "Kader" in 2006. With "Cevat" role in this movie, he won the Modern Cinema Actors and Actresses Association (Casod) "Most Promising Actor", and Cinema Writers Association (Siyad) "Most Promising Actor" Awards in 2006.

His next project was TV Series "Karayilan" which was directed by Cem Akyoldas. This series was about the French occupation in Gaziantep and it had the second highest budget for TV Series in Turkey.

His first leading role was in TV Series "Bir Bulut Olsam",which was written by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inac. His character was "Mustafa Bulut" who gave the series its name.

In 2011, he played the male romantic lead Kerim in TV series "What is Fatmagul's Fault?" which was written by Vedat Türkali and directed by Hilal Saral, Hüseyin Tunç, and Ayhan Özen. His performance in this series brought him many awards and he became one of the most popular actors in Turkey. This role also made him one of the most recognized and loved Turkish actors in the Middle East and Latin America.

In 2014, he played a character named Tekin in a movie called "A Small September Affair" written and directed by Kerem Deren. In the same year, he came back to the TV screens with Omer character in "Black Money Love" TV series written by Eylem Canbolat and Sema Ergenekon and directed by Ahmet Katiksiz. With this role, he won the Best Actor Award in Seoul International Drama Awards and nominated for the Best Actor category at the International Emmy Awards in 2015.
BornOctober 12, 1981
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Engin Akyürek and Aslihan Gürbüz in Bir Bulut Olsam (2009)
Engin Akyürek and Gülcan Arslan in Ölene Kadar (2017)
Engin Akyürek, Burak Tamdogan, and Ilkin Tüfekci in Black Money Love (2014)
Engin Akyürek and Hilal Altinbilek in Çocuklar Sana Emanet (2018)
Engin Akyürek and Hilal Altinbilek in Çocuklar Sana Emanet (2018)
Engin Akyürek and Bestemsu Özdemir in Black Money Love (2014)

Known for

Tuba Büyüküstün and Engin Akyürek in Black Money Love (2014)
Black Money Love
7.5
TV Series
  • Ömer
Engin Akyürek and Neslihan Atagül in The Ambassador's Daughter (2019)
The Ambassador's Daughter
5.8
TV Series
  • Sancar Efeoglu
Engin Akyürek in Kaçis (2022)
Kaçis
6.1
TV Series
  • Mehmet
Civan Canova, Beren Saat, and Engin Akyürek in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? (2010)
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?
5.9
TV Series
  • Kerim Ilgaz

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Actor

  • Benim Adim Farah
    • Completed
  • Engin Akyürek in Kaçis (2022)
    Kaçis
  • Engin Akyürek and Tolga Saritas in Godspeed (2022)
    Godspeed
  • Engin Akyürek and Neslihan Atagül in The Ambassador's Daughter (2019)
    The Ambassador's Daughter
  • Engin Akyürek and Bergüzar Korel in Bir Ask Iki Hayat (2019)
    Bir Ask Iki Hayat
  • Engin Akyürek in Baska ihtimal (2018)
    Baska ihtimal
  • Engin Akyürek and Hilal Altinbilek in Çocuklar Sana Emanet (2018)
    Çocuklar Sana Emanet
  • Engin Akyürek and Fahriye Evcen Özçivit in Ölene Kadar (2017)
    Ölene Kadar
  • Tuba Büyüküstün and Engin Akyürek in Black Money Love (2014)
    Black Money Love
  • Engin Akyürek and Farah Zeynep Abdullah in A Small September Affair (2014)
    A Small September Affair
  • Civan Canova, Beren Saat, and Engin Akyürek in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? (2010)
    Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?
  • Engin Akyürek in Bir Bulut Olsam (2009)
    Bir Bulut Olsam
  • Engin Akyürek in Karayilan (2007)
    Karayilan
  • Yabanci Damat (2004)
    Yabanci Damat
  • Destiny (2006)
    Destiny

Writer

  • Engin Akyürek in Kaçis (2022)
    Kaçis

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    • Engin Akyürek Official Instagram Account
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    • October 12, 1981
    • Ankara, Turkey
    • (Sibling)
  • Book: "Sessizlik". Turkey: Dogan Kitap. ISBN-10 6050955255
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    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Black Money Love
      (2014)
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