Çağlar Ertuğrul

Çağlar Ertuğrul
Born	(1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 (age 37)[1] Karşıyaka, İzmir, Turkey[1]
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Mechanical Engineering, Koç University
Occupation(s)	Actor, mechanical engineer[1]
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Dağ
Notable work	Dağ

Çağlar Ertuğrul (born 5 November 1987)^[2] is a Turkish actor and mechanical engineer.^[1] He won the Golden Butterfly Awards 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.

Early life and career

Ertuğrul was born on 5 November 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. That 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 Akın Yılmaz 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 the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor. He quit 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, which was 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 came back to television as "Kartal" with the TV series Kalpazan in September 2024 on Show TV.

Filmography

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 Akkaya	Leading role

Theater plays

• Romeolar ve Julietler
• Yobaz
• Kaos Teorileri
• Leş

Awards and nominations

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

1. "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.

External links

• Çağlar Ertuğrul at IMDb