Ertuğrul Şakar, who was born in Sivas in August 1977 as the son of a family of Chechen origin, spent his childhood and early youth in this city. He completed his high school education at the railway vocational high school in Eskişehir. Şakar, who settled in Ankara for higher education, graduated from Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theater Department and started teaching diction and theater lessons at the same university while he was interested in acting.
Şakar, who took part in many different projects after stepping into his acting career, starred for a long time in the TV series Şefkat Tepe, which started broadcasting in 2010 and told about the process of military elements fighting against terrorism. The actor, who played the character of tough-tempered petty officer Kordon Celil throughout the series, became widely known for this role.
He was especially remembered for his action scenes where he jumped from a flowing water source or descended from buildings with the help of a rope. Şakar, who began to be called a "legend" with these intense scenes, also appeared in the TV series Şefkat Tepe, Seyfi in the TV series Eyvah Halam, Naci in the TV series Dördüncü Osman, the movie Tombala and various commercials.
He appeared on the screens first with the character Kara and then with the role of the Black Sancak Team Commander in the TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, broadcast on Kanal D. In October 2014, he reached a wide audience by portraying the character of Yasin, the commander of the Black Sancak Team, in the same series.
With these experiences, Şakar became one of the important names of Turkish television and managed to establish a strong bond with the audience both on stage and screen.
Ertuğrul Şakar was born on 25 August 1977.
Productions in which he took part
- Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) — Yasin
- Şefkat Tepe (2010) — Petty Officer Celil Keskin (Cord Celil)
- Eyvah Halam (2008) — Seyfi
- Resistance: Karatay (2018) — Vezir Adil
- Crossroads (2010)
- Valley of the Wolves: Homeland (2017)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
