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Top 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors

Turkish cinema history has its roots back at the end of 19^th century and beginning of 20^th century. Turkish people met with cinema in 1897 with the screening of 鈥淎rrival of a train at La Ciotat鈥� (L’Arriv茅e d’un train en gare de La Ciotat) in Istanbul which is accepted as the first film in cinema history.

According to official records, the first Turkish film was shot by an Ottoman soldier named Fuat Uzk谋nay in 1914. Uzk谋nay shot the demolition of a Russian monument in Ayestefanos (Ye艧ilk枚y).

First Turkish movies with a story and plot were shot in 1917 by Sedat Simavi, who was actually a journalist. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, Turkish cinema began to grow and produce many talented directors, scriptwriters and producers.

On the other hand, Turkish cinema鈥檚 biggest strength has always been actors and actresses rather than directors and writers. Most of these gifted actors remained unknown in foreign countries due to the low profile of Turkish movies on an international level. But thanks to the invention of the internet and the rapid globalization of the movie market, many Turkish actors began to reach audiences in other countries.

In our list of 鈥淭op 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors鈥�, we will talk about the most famous and appreciated Turkish actors, who made an impact either on the national or international level.

1) Kemal Sunal: An Actor and a National Hero

Kemal Sunal (1944-2000), also known as 鈥淭he Laughing Man鈥�, is regarded as one of the most popular and respected actors of Turkish movie history.

Like many other Turkish actors, Kemal Sunal began his career in theatre. After graduating from high school, which took 11 years for him to complete, he began to appear in the stage plays of 鈥淜enterler Theatre鈥� in Istanbul. Later, he was transferred to 鈥淯lvi Uraz Theater鈥� and then to 鈥淎yfer Feray Theatre鈥�. Sunal鈥檚 last experience on stage was at 鈥淒eveku艧u Kabare Theatre鈥� which was the most popular stage in Turkey. Thanks to his successful performances on stage, he moved his career to the silver screen and soon became a superstar in the Turkish cinema industry.

Sunal began his filming career in 1972 under the directorship of Ertem E臒ilmez, one of the legendary names in Turkish cinema. He appeared in several movies directed by Ertem E臒ilmez during the 1970s, like (My Sweet Talk), (My Beloved Brother), (My Liar Lover), (Gloat), (Blue Bead) and (Stupid Millionaire).

As his reputation grew bigger, the new movie offers kept coming to Kemal Sunal by giving him the leading roles. Soon, Sunal turned to be a massive film star who gained the hearts of millions of fans all around Turkey. His role at (The Dunce Class) series, which is a cult classic in Turkey, sealed his place in the Turkish art community. His portrayal of a lazy and slow-minded student called 鈥溎皀ek 艦aban鈥� was so appreciated that 鈥溑泻产补苍鈥� has been a nickname for Kemal Sunal. In many of his following films, Sunal kept using this name. Even today, Turkish people refer to Kemal Sunal with the name 鈥溑泻产补苍鈥�.

In his career, Sunal played funny characters that made him an icon in Turkish comedy. His acting style was similar to the style of French actor Fernandel (original name is Joseph D茅sir茅 Contandin). Even Sunal鈥檚 appearance was resembling Fernandel鈥檚 look. That鈥檚 why Sunal played mostly silly but funny characters in his early movies. Later, his characters began to have a smarter attitude and craftiness that helped him to defeat the villains.

In his movies, Sunal mostly focused on the daily issues of common people, like bad economy, increasing prices, corruption, and problems of urbanization in big cities. He always took the side of oppressed and poor people and led them to victory against corrupt politicians, immoral media organs, and brutal mafia leaders. He defeated the evil figures by using his wits and a unique sense of humor. Thanks to his roles taking the side of common people, many people recognized Sunal as some kind of a national hero, as well as a beloved movie star.

Even though Sunal made most of his movies in the 1970s and 1980s, his reputation grew bigger in the 1990s thanks to the establishment of first private TV stations in Turkey. These channels screened Sunal鈥檚 old movies again and again for years and introduced him to the younger cinema lovers. That鈥檚 why Kemal Sunal has always been a popular figure in Turkey since the beginning of the 1970s. Even today, Sunal鈥檚 films are screened on various channels at least 5-6 times a week.

Kemal Sunal lost his life due to a heart attack in the year 2000 as he was heading to the set of his new movie. After a brilliant career in cinema, theatre, and television, Sunal left 84 movies, 12 stage plays, 4 TV shows and millions of fans behind.

2) 艦ener 艦en: The Living Legend of Turkish Cinema

Renowned Turkish actor 艦ener 艦en by Serkan Yak谋n – Wikimedia Commons

艦ener 艦en is one of the veteran actors in our list of 鈥淭op 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors鈥� who has the admiration of millions of movie lovers from all ages. Even though 艦en became a big name thanks to his performances at comedy movies in the early years of his career, he soon proved that he is much more than a funny guy and achieved to put his mark in Turkish movie history with more diverse roles.

艦ener 艦en began his acting career on the theatre stage, just like most other Turkish actors. Even though he didn鈥檛 want to play in movies at first, later he left the stage and took part in the cinema sector due to the better financial conditions offered by movie producers.

As a young actor, 艦ener 艦en began to take roles in movies like 鈥淜补迟别谤颈苍补鈥�, (Golden Prince is in the Land of Giants), 鈥淏ir Demet Menek艧e鈥� (A Bundle of Violet) and 鈥淎yr谋 D眉nyalar鈥� (Separate Worlds).

艦ener鈥檚 career took a critical turn with Ertem E臒ilmez鈥檚 famous movie series 鈥淗ababam S谋n谋f谋鈥� (The Dunce Class) in 1975.  艦en played in the first four movies of this series and became a true film star in Turkey. During the 70s and first half of 1980s, he played in successful movies like (Our Family), (Chunky Pasha), (Milk Siblings), (艦aban, the Son of 艦aban), (King of Garbage Men), (Feyzo the Polite), (Joyful Days), 鈥淏anker Bilo鈥� (Bilo the Banker), (Abbas the Flower) and

In 1984, 艦en played in another Ertem E臒ilmez movie titled (The Honorable). This movie changed the course of 艦ener 艦en鈥檚 career. Starting from that time, he began to portray more serious characters and played in movies that have a bigger social significance. 艦en鈥檚 choice made him a bigger and more respected artist. During the 1990s and 2000s, he played complicated and multidimensional characters in drama movies. His performances in movies like (The Broke Master), (Mr. Muhsin), (The Band of Selams谋z), (Kitchen of the Rich), (Shadow Play), (Bandit), (Heartbreak), (Hunting Season) and (Rowdy) brought him several acting awards from respected national movie festivals like 鈥淎ntalya Golden Orange Festival鈥�, 鈥淪adri Al谋艧谋k Acting Awards鈥�, 鈥淎dana Golden Boll Film Festival鈥� and 鈥淪IYAD (Movie Critics) Awards鈥�.

艦ener 艦en also took part in a TV show called 鈥溎発inci Bahar鈥� (The Second Spring), which became a massive success in Turkey between 1998 and 2001.

Even though 艦ener 艦en mostly played 鈥渇unny鈥� characters in his early movies who try to deceive and con good people, later he played more 鈥渄ecent鈥� and 鈥済ood鈥� characters. As he became a more experienced actor, 艦en鈥檚 interest in more 鈥渟ocially responsible鈥� scripts has increased.

In his acting career, 艦ener 艦en played in 67 movies, 11 stage plays and 1 TV show. Today, 艦ener 艦en is one of the most respected and appreciated actors in Turkish cinema history who has the sympathy and admiration of millions of movie lovers.

3) Haluk Bilginer: An Amazing Actor with an International Reputation

Turkish Actor Haluk Bilginer by Serkan Yak谋n – Wikimedia Commons

In our list of 鈥淭op 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors鈥�, Haluk Bilginer is the most popular actor with a significant international reputation. Aside from the films, stage plays and TV series he took part in Turkey, Bilginer also starred in many Hollywood movies during his career of 40 years.

Haluk Bilginer took his first acting lessons at Ankara State Conservatory in the 1970s. After graduation, Bilginer went to England and attended at London Music and Drama Arts Academy to take advanced acting courses. Between 1980 and 1991, he took part in many stages plays in London like 鈥淢y Fair Lady鈥�, 鈥淢补肠产别迟丑鈥�, 鈥淧al Joey鈥�, 鈥淭he Wicked World of Bel Ami鈥�, 鈥淧hantom of the Opera鈥� and 鈥淭he Caucasian Chalk Circle鈥�.

Bilginer later moved back to Turkey and began playing in stage plays in Istanbul. He took the leading roles in 鈥溎癶补苍别迟鈥� (Betrayal), 鈥淜an Karde艧ler鈥�(Blood Brothers), 鈥淒erin Bir Nefes Al鈥� (Take a Deep Breath), 鈥淗颈蝉迟别谤颈鈥� (Hysteria), 鈥淏补濒办辞苍鈥� (Balcony) and 鈥溍嚸秔濒眉办鈥� (Garbage).

In 1990s, Bilginer also began taking part in movies. He played in movies like (Two Women), (The 80^th Step), (Istanbul beneath My Wings), (Sawdust Tales) and (Innocence).

In 2000s, Bilginer spent most of his time for movies, rather than stage plays. He took part in many successful Turkish movies like (Elephants and Grass), (Where are you Firuze?), (Why were Hacivat and Karag枚z Killed?), (Police), (Revolution Cars), (Five Minarets in New York) and (Winter Sleep).

On the other hand, what distinguishes Haluk Bilginer from other Turkish actors and actresses is not his career in Turkey but his career in foreign countries. Haluk Bilginer took roles in Hollywood movies like 鈥淏uffalo Soldiers鈥�, 鈥淭he International鈥�, 鈥淲.E.鈥�, 鈥淭he Ottoman Lieutenant鈥� and 鈥淗alloween鈥� during 2000s. In these movies he worked with respected names like Joaquin Phoenix, Madonna, Abbie Cornish, Sir Ben Kingsley, Josh Hartnett, Oscar Isaac and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Bilginer also took part in many TV shows like 鈥淓锄别濒鈥�, 鈥淭he Adventures of Young Indiana Jones鈥�, 鈥淕ecenin 脰teki Y眉z眉鈥� (Other Face of the Night), 鈥淎te艧ten G眉nler鈥� (Days of Fire), 鈥淭atl谋 Hayat鈥� (Sweet Life), 鈥淜aranl谋kta Ko艧anlar鈥� (Runners in the Dark), 鈥淪谋k谋 Dostlar鈥� (Good Friends), 鈥淢补蝉耻尘鈥� (Innocent) and 鈥溑泻丑蝉颈测别迟鈥� (Personality).

Bilginer鈥檚 acting performances was celebrated not only by movie-goers but also by film critics. He won acting awards in many respected film festivals like 鈥淎ntalya Golden Orange Film Festival鈥�, 鈥淎nkara International Film Festival鈥�, 鈥淪IYAD Awards鈥� and 鈥淚nternational Emmy Awards鈥�. As for today, he is recognized as a highly respected and popular name both on the national and international levels.

4) K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒: Best export of Turkish TV Shows

Famous Turkish Actor K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒 by D@lY3D Abdelmaksoud – Wikimedia Commons

At the beginning of the 2000s, Turkish TV shows have begun to be exported to foreign countries. These shows soon became very popular in countries from Balkans to the Arabic peninsula, from Latin America to East Asia. Thanks to these TV shows, many Turkish actors have gained a huge fan base in abroad. K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒 is one of them and has a rightful place in our list of 鈥淭op 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors鈥�.

Tatl谋tu臒 became famous thanks to his participation at the 鈥淏est Model of the World鈥� competition in 2002. Tatl谋tu臒 took first place in this show and attracted the attention of TV producers.

Tatl谋tu臒 had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood years. So, he began to take acting lessons from respected actors to prepare himself for a new career in cinema and television. In 2008, his dream of acting was realized. Tatl谋tu臒鈥檚 first project was a TV series called 鈥淕眉尘眉艧鈥� (Silver). After that, he starred in 鈥淢enek艧e ve Halil鈥� and 鈥淎艧k-谋 Memnu鈥� (Forbidden Love).

鈥淎艧k-谋 Memnu鈥� made K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒 a celebrity since this soap opera became a huge success both in Turkey and in abroad. Suddenly, K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒 became the most wanted actor in Turkey.

After this huge success, Tatl谋tu臒 took the leading roles in new soap operas like 鈥淜uzey ve G眉ney鈥� (Kuzey and G眉ney), 鈥淜urt Seyit ve 艦ura鈥� (Kurt Seyit and 艦ura), 鈥淐esur ve G眉zel鈥� (The Bold and the Beautiful) and 鈥�脟补谤辫谋艧尘补鈥� (Crash), which made him a superstar in Turkey.

K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒 also played in successful movies like (The Butterfly鈥檚 Dream), (Come on My Son) and (Money Trap Part 2). In these movies, Tatl谋tu臒 played with respected actors like Y谋lmaz Erdo臒an, Mert F谋rat and Taner Birsel.

With his performances in these TV shows and movies, Tatl谋tu臒 won best actor awards at 鈥淪adri Al谋艧谋k Acting Awards鈥� and 鈥淪IYAD (Movie Critics) Awards鈥� in Turkey.

In his movies and soap operas, Tatl谋tu臒 portrayed different types of characters. For example, in A艧k-谋 Memnu (Forbidden Love), he played a young and attractive man who seduced his uncle鈥檚 wife. In 鈥淜uzey ve G眉ney鈥� (Kuzey and G眉ney), his character was rude, violent but at the same time a very honest man who was defending high moral values while fighting against evil men. In 鈥淜elebe臒in R眉yas谋鈥� (The Butterfly鈥檚 Dream), he portrayed a young poet who tried to impress a girl while fighting against tuberculosis. In all these films and soap operas, Tatl谋tu臒 managed to impress the audiences with his acting skills and presented us with 鈥渂elievable鈥� and 鈥渃onsistent鈥� characters. Thanks to these successful performances, Tatl谋tu臒 is now a highly respected actor both according to the audiences and movie critics.

5) Burak 脰z莽ivit: A Gifted Actor Turkish Soap Operas Created

In our list of 鈥淭op 5 Most Popular Turkish Actors鈥�, Burak 脰z莽ivit has a similar place with K谋van莽 Tatl谋tu臒. Just like Tatl谋tu臒, Burak 脰z莽ivit got famous thanks to his participation at 鈥淏est Model of Turkey鈥� and 鈥淏est Model of the World鈥� competitions. As 脰z莽ivit took the second place in Best Model of the World, acting offers began to rain on 脰z莽ivit, who was young, attractive and had the spark of a star. After working as a model in Turkey and Europe for a couple of years, 脰z莽ivit began to take these offers more seriously.

脰z莽ivit鈥檚 first project was a TV show called 鈥淓ksi 18鈥� (Minus 18). After that, he took bigger roles in soap operas like 鈥淶oraki Koca鈥� (Reluctant Husband), 鈥淏aba Oca臒谋鈥� (Family Home), 鈥溎癶补苍别迟鈥� (Betrayal) and 鈥淜眉莽眉k S谋rlar鈥� (Small Secrets).

Burak 脰z莽ivit made his breakthrough in 2011 in a famous TV series called 鈥淢uhte艧em Y眉zy谋l鈥� (The Magnificent Century). After that show, he took leading roles at 鈥溍嘺濒谋办耻艧耻鈥� (Goldcrest) and 鈥淜ara Sevda鈥� (Blind Love) which helped him reach to a superstar status. Soon, 脰z莽ivit became one of the most popular Turkish actors both domestically and internationally. As for 2020, he is starring at historical TV series called 鈥淜耻谤耻濒耻艧鈥� (Foundation) which tells the establishment of the Ottoman Empire in 14^th century.

Burak 脰z莽ivit also took leading roles in movies like (Haunted), (Love Looks Like You), 鈥� 鈥� (My Brother Part 1 and 2) and (Sacrifice). However, he is still mostly known for his performances at television screen.