Engin Akyürek

Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor best known for his roles as Kerim in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, Ömer Demir in Kara Para Aşk, and Sancar Efeoğlu in Sefirin Kızı.

Engin Akyürek
Born (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early life and education

Engin Akyürek was born on 12 October 1981 in Ankara, Turkey. His father is a government official and his mother is a homemaker. He has a younger brother.[1]

Career

"Acting is not just putting on a costume and saying your lines" [2]

Engin Akyürek

"I don't believe in luck, or chance. It is important to have talent and substance. Actually, luck, talent, and doing the right thing at the right time is what makes us. But, the most important, distinguishing factor is talent."[3]

Engin Akyürek

In 2004, two years after graduating from university, Engin Akyürek took part in the Turkiye’nin Yildizlari (Turkey's Star) TV competition.[1] His first place win in this competition landed him a supporting role in the TV series, Yabanci Damat (2004–2007), produced by Yagmur Taylan and Durul Taylan.[4] His first film debut was Zeki Demirkubuz's Kader (2006). For his portrayal of Cevat in this film, Engin Akyürek received the "Most Promising Actor" award for both the Turkish Cinema Awards[5] and for CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Awards in 2006.[6] Thereafter, he starred in the role of Nizipli Halim in the TV series, Karayilan, a story that took place in Gaziantep (2007–2008), a story that took place during the French Occupation. Akyürek played the male psychotic lover, Mustafa Bulut, in the TV series Bir Bulut Olsam, written by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inanc. Also, he has played the male romantic lead, Kerim Ilgaz, in Fatmagul'ün Suçu Ne? (2010–2012), a TV series about societal issues surrounding a rape victim. The original scenario of Fatmagul'ün Suçu Ne? by Vedat Turkali, is written by Ece Yorenc and Melek Gencoglu for TV Drama and produced by Kerem Catay. He has starred as Tekin in a movie called Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi written and directed by Kerem Deren. The movie takes place in Bozcaada (2014).[7] He came back to the TV screens with Omer character in Kara Para Aşk in 2014 for which he won best actor in Seoul International Drama Awards (2015) and was nominated for the International Emmy Award in Best actor category.[8]

Filmography

Movies
Title Year Role Notes
Kader2006Cevat
A Small September Affair2014Tekin Bulut (Tek)
Çocuklar Sana Emanet2018Kerem
Bir Aşk İki Hayat2019Umut

Television
Title Year Role Notes
Yabancı Damat2004–2007Kadir Sadıkoğlu
Karayilan2007–2008Nizipli Halim
Bir Bulut Olsam2008–2009Mustafa Bulut
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?2010–2012Kerim Ilgaz
Kara Para Aşk2014–2015Ömer Demir
Ölene Kadar2017Dağhan Soysür
Sefirin Kızı2019–2021Sancar Efeoğlu

Theatre
Title Year Role Notes
Romantika Muzikali2007Ceto[9]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Film Writers Association Awards[10] Promising Actor Kader Won
2007 ÇASOD Acting Awards[11] Promising Actor Won
2011 Kadir Has University Most Special Names of the Year[12] Most Special TV Actor Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? Won
TelevizyonDizisi.com The Best Awards Best Actor Won
2012 AyakliGazete.com Television Stars of the Year Best Drama Actor Won
TelevizyonDizisi.com The Best Awards Best Actor Won
2014 TelevizyonDizisi.com The Best Awards Best Actor Kara Para Aşk Won
2015 Uludağ University 10th Marconi Awards[13] Best TV Actor Won
Seoul International Drama Awards[14][15] Best Actor Won
International Emmy Awards[16] Best Actor Nominated
4th Crystal Mouth Awards[17] Best Actor Won
2017 44th Golden Butterfly Awards[18] Miracle Makers Won
Peru Latina Turkish Awards[19] Best Actor Won
2019 24th Sadri Alışık Awards[20] Ayhan Işık Special Award Won
2020 3rd International İzmir Film Festival[21] Best Actor Sefirin Kızı Won

Bibliography
  • Akyürek, Engin (2018). Sessizlik (in Turkish). Doğan Kitap. ISBN 978-6050955255.

References
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  2. "ENGÝN AKYÜREK KÝMDÝR / 12 - Hürriyet". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. "ENGÝN AKYÜREK KÝMDÝR / 8 - Hürriyet". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. "Dizilerimiz". Erler Film. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. "SİYAD Ödülleri'ne Reha Erdem damgası". Kurumsalhaberler.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  6. "Milliyet İnternet haber, finans, spor, astroloji, sağlık, hava durumu, sinema, televizyon, video, tatil, galeri, emlak, araba, seri ilan, oyun sitesi". Sanat.milliyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  7. "bi kucuk Eylul meselesi". Bikucukeylulmeselesi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  8. "Engin Akyürek and Tuba Büyüküstün's new tv series: Kara Para Aşk". 2014-03-23. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. "21:00 Romantika müzikali". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  10. "SİYAD Ödülleri 2006 - SİYAD - Sinema Yazarları Derneği". siyad.org. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. "ÇASOD Sinema Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu - KÜLTÜR Haberleri". haber7.com. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. "2011 Yılının En HAS İsimleri Açıklandı | Kadir Has Üniversitesi". khas.edu.tr. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. "atv'ye ödül yağmuru - Sabah". Sabah. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. "2015 서울드라마 어워즈' 이영애, 이민호, 이병훈, 한류스타공로상-한류공로대상 수상". news1.kr. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  15. "Engin Akyürek'ten güzel haber - Magazin Haberleri". Hürriyet. 11 September 2015.
  16. "Engin Akyürek Emmy'i alamadı - Magazin Haberleri". Hürriyet. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. "4. Kristal Fare Ödülleri açıklandı! - Son Dakika Magazin Haberleri". Vatan. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. "44. Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri kazananları ödülleri belli oldu...İşte kazananlar listesi". Hürriyet. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  19. "Engin Akyürek'e Peru'dan ödül! - Magazin Haberleri". Milliyet. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  20. "24. Sadri Alışık Tiyatro ve Sinema Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". CNN Türk. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  21. "İzmir Film Festivali 2020 | 2019-2020 İzmir Film Festivali Galeri". izmirfilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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