Engin Öztürk (Turkish pronunciation: [æɲˈɟin ˈœstyɾc]; born 28 September 1986) is a Turkish actor.
Engin Öztürk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ahmet Engin Öztürk (1986-09-28) 28 September 1986 (age 36) |
| Education | Hacettepe University State Conservatory-Theater[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Öztürk was born on 28 September 1986 in Eskişehir. His family are Turkish immigrants in the war. His paternal family are of Turkish origin who immigrated from Bulgaria. His maternal family are Ottoman Turks from Thessaloniki who immigrated from there today's Greece.[2][1] Öztürk played volleyball for 8 years, after graduating from Eskişehir Fatih Anatolian High School.
His father was in the Turkish army. He chose his father's profession and entered the Izmir Air Astsubay Vocational High School. He graduated in 2005. But he gave up being a soldier. Then he graduated theatre department of Hacettepe University.[3]
He left the TSK (Turkish Armed Forces) in 2006 due to his incompatibility with military service and came to Ankara and completed his education in Hacettepe University State Conservatory the department of theater in 2012. He was a bartender in the bar of actor, Erdal Beşikçioğlu. In 2010 Öztürk debuted as Selim Yaşaran in the TV series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?. He played in the hit series Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi.[4] In 2013, he portrayed Selim II in the historical drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl.[4] He is now a very famous actor and has gained his popularity. He is now also counted as the top 7th most handsome Turkish actor.
| Movie | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale Yolun Sonu | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 2013 |
| Biz Böyleyiz | Gökçe | 2020 |
| TV series | Role | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? | Selim Yaşaran | 2010–2012 | Leading Role |
| Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi | Emre | 2012–2013 | Leading Role |
| Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Şehzade Selim | 2013–2014 | Leading Role |
| Hayat Yolunda | Cem Korcan | 2014–2015 | Leading Role |
| Hatırla Gönül | Yusuf Özkara | 2015 | Leading Role |
| Yüksek Sosyete | Kerem Özkan | 2016 | Leading Role |
| Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Günalp Bey | 2018 | Leading Role |
| Yüzleşme | Ömer | 2019 | Leading Role |
| Hakan: Muhafız | Levent | 2019–2020 | Leading Role |
| Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir | Barış | 2020–2021 | Leading Role |
| 50M2 | Gölge / Adem | 2021 | Leading Role |
| Annenin Sırrıdır Çocuk | Sadun Kenan | 2022 | Leading role |
| Sıfırıncı Gün | Özgür | 2022– | Leading role |