Ersin Korkut

Ersin Korkut is a Turkish artist of Kurdish origin, born in Hakkari on November 8, 1977. Korkut, who worked as a taxi driver in Hakkari before stepping into his acting career, later came to Istanbul and worked as a dishwasher in a pizzeria there. During this period, he tried to make his own way by staying away from his family and friends.

The turning point of her artistic life came with the support of Yılmaz Erdoğan, her aunt's son. Erdoğan invited Ersin Korkut to work at Beşiktaş Cultural Center. Korkut, who took on various positions within BKM in 2000, decided to take part in the theater play Bana Bir Şeyler Oluğu. Despite Yılmaz Erdoğan's warnings, Korkut went on stage and his natural talent was noticed in a short time.

Then he appeared in Doritos commercials with Cem Yılmaz and famously asked "Doctor, what is this?" He became known to the masses with his line. He also took part in the television program Very Beautiful Movements These produced by BKM.

Korkut, who participated in the Survivor 2020 competition published in 2020, left the program on May 12, 2020 due to his injury. The artist's life also came to the fore with the 10-month suspended prison sentence he received for "drug use" in October 2015. The court decided to acquit him of the charges of "establishing, managing and being a member of an organization".

In an incident that caused great repercussions on social media in April 2021, Korkut's words "Amed is our capital" drew reaction. Stating that he made this statement to emphasize that Diyarbakır is a cultural center, Korkut published an apology video and emphasized the importance of living in peace and tranquility throughout Türkiye.

He corrected the misunderstanding by saying "Ankara is the capital of our country" and stated that he strives for everyone's happiness.

Ersin Korkut was born on November 8, 1977 in Hakkari, Türkiye.

Ersin Korkut was born on 15 November 1977 in Hakkari. Korkut, the son of theater and film actor Yılmaz Erdoğan's aunt, worked in various jobs in Istanbul before starting his acting career. With the support and guidance of Yılmaz Erdoğan, he joined Beşiktaş Cultural Center (BKM) and started to receive acting training.

He gained recognition throughout Türkiye with the comedy program "Very Beautiful Movements These" (2008-2011), which was prepared and presented by the BKM Mutfak team and became a television phenomenon. He won the love of the audience with his characters in the program, who are pure, sympathetic and stand out with their unique speaking style, and became one of the most popular names of the team.

He started his cinema career with another Yılmaz Erdoğan movie, "Organize İşler" (2005). Although he is remembered for his short role in this film, he showed his real cinema performances in films produced by BKM. He played important roles in many BKM productions such as "Neşeli Hayat" (2009), "The Boss Wants a Happy Ending" (2014), "Ekşi Elmalar" (2016) and "Organize İşler: Sazan Sarmalı" (2019).

He also diversified his career by appearing in different comedy films such as "Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen" (2010).

In addition to acting, he reached large audiences by showing a different side of himself with the popular competition program "Survivor", in which he participated in 2020. Ersin Korkut, generally known for the well-intentioned, naive and funny characters he portrays, is one of the popular and original figures of the Turkish comedy world.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 33 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Güldür Güldür Show (2013)
• Survivor Türkiye (2005)
• Galip Derviş (2013) — Ahmet Tekin
• Very Nice Moves 2 (2019)
• These Are Very Beautiful Moves (2008)
• Joyful Life (2009)
• A Bunch of Theater (1995) — Ersin
• Organized Works: Sazan Sarmalı (2019) — Pokemon Ersin
• Kaos Show with Hayrettin (2024)
• Entertainment Department (2015)
• Dümdüzz Adam (2018) — Hamit
• Head Doctor (2020) — Merdan

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.