Mehmet Cengiz Bozkurt (born 24 December 1964) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his role as Erdal Bakkal in the hit surreal comedy series ''

Leyla ile Mecnun ''Leyla ile Mecnun'' (''Leyla and Mecnun'') is a Turkish television comedy series. The series, set in Istanbul and directed by Onur Ünlü, premiered in 2011 on TRT. It is a surreal, absurdist comedy revolving around the parody of the poetic ...

''. A graduate of

Ankara Atatürk Lisesi Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, in 1984 he enrolled in

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a prestigious public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, ...

to study physics but changed his major to stage acting in 1990. He then moved to

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, where he lived for 14 years. In 1996, he graduated from

Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by ...

with a degree in "Media and Communication" studies. He then briefly shot documentaries for some channels and directed short movies. He returned to acting with the encouragement of

Mehmet Ergen Mehmet Ergen is a Turkish theatre director, producer and entrepreneur, currently based in London Borough of Hackney. Biography After completing a nine-month acting course in Turkey, Mehmet decided to become a director. He put an ad in ''The Stag ...

and worked at

Arcola Theatre Arcola Theatre is in the London Borough of Hackney. It presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. The theatre building, in the former Colourworks paint factory on Ashwin Street, Dalston, houses two studio ...

. Upon returning to Turkey, he continued his career by appearing in various movies and TV series.

Filmography

Discography

Awards

*24th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards, "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Role" - '' Ailecek Şaşkınız'' (2019) *

47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from October 9 to 14, 2010. Prizes were awarded in four competitions in the course of the festival, at which 191 films were shown ...

, "Best Supporting Actor" - '' Kavşak'' (2010)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozkurt, Cengiz 1965 births Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Living people People from Nevşehir