Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish

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and

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who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film ''

Vizontele ''Vizontele'' is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the earl ...

'' (2001) and the television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (1995–2002/2006–2007). He founded BKM Theatre and Film Production. He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for his performance in ''

The Water Diviner ''The Water Diviner'' is a 2014 drama film starring and directed by Russell Crowe, in his directorial debut, and written by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight. The film is loosely based on the book of the same name written by Andrew Anastasio ...

'' (2014).

Biography

Yilmaz Erdoğan spent his childhood in

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until he moved to

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

along with his family. His family is of

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origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University ( tr, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as ITU or The Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university ...

and joined the ''On Duty Theater Staff'' ( tr, Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu) managed by Ferhan Şensoy. He also became chief screenwriter at Levent Kırca’s long-running television sketch show, ''Olacak O Kadar''. In 1988, he founded his own theatre company, ''Güldüşündürü'', and staged a successful production of his self-penned ''Suleiman the Magnificent and Rambo'' ( tr, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ve Rambo). In 1994, he founded Beşiktaş Cultural Center ( tr, Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi) with business partner Necati Akpınar and achieved recognition as ''Mükremin Abi'' alongside actress

Demet Akbağ Demet Akbağ (née İybar; born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress. Biography Demet Akbağ was born on 23 December 1959 in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. H ...

in the ground breaking television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (1995–2002) on Star TV. He also continued his theatrical success with a series of plays and musicals, including his one-man show, ''Cebimdeki Kelimeler'', and recorded a poetry album called, ''Kayıp Kentin Yakışıklısı'', which includes seventeen poems accompanied by traditional Turkish music composed by Metin Kalender,

Nizamettin Ariç Nizamettin Ariç ( ku, Nîzamettîn Arîç; born 1956 in Ağrı, Turkey) is a contemporary Kurdish singer, composer and director. He was exposed to traditional Kurdish bard music or '' dengbêj'' at an early age, but until 1980 was professionally a ...

and Ali Aykaç. He achieved his greatest success with the box-office record breaking comedy film ''

'' (2001), which he wrote, directed and starred in. This was followed by a sequel, ''

Vizontele Tuuba ''Vizontele Tuuba'' is a 2004 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the last summer of his childhood in village in 1980. The film, which went on nationwide release ...

'' (2004), which he also produced, and '' Magic Carpet Ride'' (2005). A second run for his popular television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (2006–2007) followed on ATV, and the Christmas comedy film '' Jolly Life'' (2009). He has also produced the successful comedy films ''

Eyyvah Eyvah ''Eyyvah Eyvah'' is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Hakan Algül, which stars Ata Demirer as a young clarinet player who travels to Istanbul in search of his estranged father. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Tur ...

'' (2010) and ''

Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar ''Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar'' is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ozan Açıktan and written and performed by the BKM theater players based on the group's theatre work and television series '' Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar'', which consi ...

'' (2010). His brothers are

Mustafa Erdoğan Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

, who founded

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and

Deniz Erdoğan Deniz may refer to: * Deniz (given name), Turkish given name * Deniz (surname) Déniz or Deniz (also written Denis in some parts of South America, see Denis) is a Spanish-Portuguese surname derived from the French surname De Niz. Deniz, although ...

, who has composed music for some of his company's productions. His wife is the actress and costume designer

Belçim Bilgin Belçim Bilgin (born 31 January 1983) is a Turkish actress of Kurdish origin. Life She was born in Ankara, Turkey on 31 January 1983. She is the great grand niece of Sheikh Said who is known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion. According to her stat ...

, a descendant from the family of

Sheikh Said Sheikh Said of Palu ( ku, شێخ سەعید, translit=Şêx Seîd, 1865 – June 29, 1925) was a Kurdish sheikh, the main leader of the Sheikh Said rebellion and a Sheikh of the Naqshbandi order. He was born in 1865 in Palu to an influenti ...

, the leader of the Sheikh Said Rebellion and his daughter Berfin Erdoğan appeared in '' Magic Carpet Ride''.

Filmography

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' ( tr, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a grou ...

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Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? ''Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?'' ( tr, Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?, link=no) is a play written by Yılmaz Erdoğan. A feature film based on the play was released in 2021 via Netflix, directed by Andaç Haznedaroglu and starring Yılma ...

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Theater

Books

References

* Biyografi.info
''Biography of Yılmaz Erdoğan''
* IMDb
''Filmography of Yılmaz Erdoğan''
* Boston Turkish Film Festival

External links

Yılmaz Erdoğan's poems
* 1967 births Living people People from Hakkâri Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish male film actors Turkish film directors Turkish people of Kurdish descent Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners {{Turkey-actor-stub