Celal Al is a Turkish actor, known for portraying Abdurrahman Alp in Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019) and Kuruluş: Osman (2019-2021).[1]

Background

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Celal Al was born on 13 September 1984 in Artvin, Turkey.[2]^{[better source needed]}

Activism and public image

Celal Al has been in contact with various Pakistani actors including Imran Abbas, who he met in Pakistan[3][4][5] and was noted for chanting Pakistani song Dil Dil Pakistan.[6][7] The set of Kuruluş Osman was also visited by Imran Abbas in 2021 where he again met Celal Al.[8] Feroze Khan, where he praised him for his new TV series Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3,[9][10] and he even welcomed four Pakistani actors; Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Reema Khan, and Sadia Khan, on their visit to Turkey.[11][12][13] A video of him chanting in favour of the Pakistani cricket team Karachi Kings also went viral on social media[14] and he also praised a group of Pakistani children for recreating a scene from the TV series.[15][16][17] Celal Al paid tribute to the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah[18][19] and donated blood to a children's hospital in Karachi.[20] Al attended the 22nd annual meeting of the Muslim American Society (MAS), a flagship Muslim organisation, and gave a speech about the series and Turkey, this led to a Mexican couple converting to Islam.[21][22][23]

Filmography

Fetih 1453 — Osmanian warrior

Resurrection Ertuğrul — Abdur-Rahman Alp (based on Abdur-Rahman Gazi)

Establishment Osman — Abdur-Rahman Alp (based on Abdur-Rahman Gazi)

References

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