Çağlar Ertuğrul (born 5 November 1987)[2] is a Turkish actor and mechanical engineer.[1] He won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2020 for his role in Afili Aşk[3] and Best Actor in a TV Series in 2021 for his role in Teşkilat. He is regarded as one of the best Turkish actors in Turkish dramas.

Çağlar Ertuğrul
PronunciationChaalar er-too-rule
Born (1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 (age 37)[1]
NationalityTurkish
EducationMechanical Engineering, Koç University
Occupation(s)Actor, mechanical engineer[1]
Years active2009–present
Known for
Notable work
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Awards9

Early life and career

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Ertuğrul was born on November 5, 1987 in Karşıyaka, İzmir. His father is a geological engineer and his mother is a dentist. He also has an older sister. Graduating from Bornova High School he gained a university degree in Mechanical Engineering from Koç University.[1] He later decided to pursue a career in the arts. His first acting job was at a stage play Romeolar ve Julietler at Koç University on 13 April 2009.

In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called Dağ in which Ertuğrul made his film debut in a leading role. The film was a success making Ertuğrul a well known name instantly. The same year, Ertuğrul made his television debut in the series Benim İçin Üzülme as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role.

In 2014, he played the role of Ersen in the coming of age drama "Boynu Bükükler" and starred as Başar Korkmaz in "Beyaz Karanfil". The same year he made guest appearances in the TV series Medcezir and "Kurt Seyit & Şura". He has also been in films such as Bana Masal Anlatma (2015), "Ailecek Şaşkınız" (2018) and "Yanımda Kal" (2018).[4][5][6]

In 2016, he reprised his role as "Oğuz" in Dağ 2. The film achieved global recognition and became the most watched film of 2016 in Turkey.

During 2017–2018, Ertuğrul appeared in the television drama Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal. His performance was well received by viewers. He was also seen as Akin Yilmaz in the film "Biz Size Döneriz” that year.

During 2019–2020, Ertuğrul played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the TV Series Afili Aşk opposite Burcu Özberk for which he received The Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy.

From 2021 to 2022, Ertuğrul appeared as Serdar Kılıçaslan, an intelligence officer opposite Deniz Baysal in the TV series Teşkilat. The series garnered high viewership and topped the ratings chart from its first episode, breaking many records. For this role, he won multiple awards including Golden Butterfly Awards for "best actor". He exited the show with the completion of the second season in 2022.

In 2023, Ertuğrul starred in the series "Magarsus" as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and Berkay Ateş that released on BluTV. The series is said to be renewed for another season. Ertuğrul has also been seen as Kaptan Vandyke in the second season of the BluTV series "Prens" as of April 2024.

Ertuğrul will be back on television as "Kartal" with the TV series "Kalpazan" in September 2024 on Show TV.

Filmography

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Movies
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dağ Üsteğmen Oğuz Çağlar Leading role
2015 Bana Masal Anlatma Haşmet Supporting role
2016 Dağ II Üsteğmen Oğuz Çağlar Leading role
2017 Biz Size Döneriz Akin Yilmaz Leading role
2018 Ailecek Şaşkınız Onay Supporting role
Yanımda Kal Emir Kurt Leading role
2019 Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun İbrahim Leading role
Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2023 Magarsus Turgut Kurak Leading role
2024 Prens Kaptan Vandyke Supporting role
2024 Sorgu Metin Yazıcı Leading role
TV series
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 Benim İçin Üzülme Sinan Avcıoğlu Leading role
2014 Beyaz Karanfil Başar Korkmaz Leading role
Boynu Bükükler Galoş Ersen Leading role
Kurt Seyit ve Şura Yusuf Supporting role
Medcezir Inanç Pars Guest appearance
2017–2018 Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları Yağız Egemen Leading role
2019–2020 Afili Aşk Kerem Yiğiter Leading role
2021–2022 Teşkilat Serdar Kılıçarslan Leading role
2024 Kalpazan Kartal Leading role

Theater plays

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  • Romeolar ve Julietler
  • Yobaz
  • Kaos Teorileri
  • Leş

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Works Result
2018 Turkey Youth Awards Best TV Actor Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları Won
2019 East Europe International Film Festival Best Lead Actor In A Foreign Language Film Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun Won
Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series Afili Aşk Won
Best TV Couple (Kerem and Ayşe) Nominated
Turkey Youth Awards Best Actor in Motion Picture Yanımda Kal Won
Best Movie Actor Won
2020 North Europe International Film Festival Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film Kızım Gibi Kokuyorsun Won
Golden Palm Awards Best TV Series Actor Afili Aşk Nominated
Turkey Youth Awards Best TV Actor Won
2021 Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor Teşkilat Won
2022 Quality Awards Best Quality Actor Teşkilat Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Çağlar Ertuğrul".
  2. ^ "Çağlar Ertuğrul Nereli, Kimdir, Yaşı, Boyu, Benim İçin Üzülme Dizisi".
  3. ^ "46. Pantene Altın Kelebek 2020 Ödüllerini kazanan isimler". Mynet. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Çağlar Ertuğrul kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli, evli mi? Teşkilat'ın Serdar'ı beğeni topluyor". 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Dağ 2 rekor kırdı".
  6. ^ "2016 Yılı Box Office". Box Office Türkiye.
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