Emin Olcay

Emin Olcay was born in Istanbul in 1946 and became one of the well-known names in the Turkish cinema, theater and TV series world. Olcay, who took his first step on the stage with the play "Peter Pan" at the Ankara State Children's Theater in 1964, reinforced his education by completing an art academy in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 1970 and 1974.

In his acting career, he played the characters Celal Principal in the 2007 movie "120", Aşçı Dede in "Dinle Neyden" in 2009, Bekir in "Çarşı Pazar" in 2015, Dede in "Kaçma Birader" in 2016, Molla Fenari in "Somuncu Baba: Aşkın Sırrı" and Fuat in "Ekisporter". In recent years, he played the role of Hasan in the 2023 productions "İntikam Oyunları" and "Huzurum Kalması", respectively, and in 2025 he appeared in the movie "Yolun Sonu Nebi".

Their performances in TV series are also remarkable; He played the characters of "Ferhunde Hanımlar" in 1993, "Çiçek Taksi" in 1995, Yakup Efe in "Deli Yürek" in 2002, and Doktor Veli Baba in "Number Seven". His best-known role was as Ömer Candan in 97 episodes of "Kurtlar Vadisi" between 2003 and 2005, and then he continued the same character in 233 episodes in "Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu" between 2007 and 2014.

He also met the audience in various roles in the TV series "Beyond the Truth", "Kınalı Lambs: Kınalı Hasan", "Karağümrük Yaniyor", "Gönül Bahçe", "Nakş-ı Dil Sultan", "Esir Sultan", "I Loved Him Much", "Kertenkele", "Sana Söz" and "Zerhun" between 2025 and 2026.

Emin Olcay was born in Istanbul, Türkiye in 1946.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 14 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Valley of the Wolves (2003) — Ömer Candan
• Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) — Ömer Candan
• Number Seven (2000) — Veli Baba
• Deli Yürek (1999) — Yakup Efe
• Hennaed Lambs (2006)
• Çarşı Pazar (2015) — Bekir
• Valley of the Wolves: Terror (2007) — Ömer Candan
• Word to You (2021) — Azmi Duran
• Escape Brother (2016)
• Listen to What (2008)
• Captive Sultan (2012)
• Somuncu Baba: The Secret of Love (2016)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.