Ferdi Akarnur

Ahmet Ferdi Akarnur, who stepped into the world of cinema with his first film in the same year, was born on September 3, 1945 in Samsun. He started his cinema and TV career in 1977; She took her place on the screens with the movie Dila Hanım, which was shot that year. He took part in unforgettable productions such as Awake Journalist, Stubborn, King of the Scavengers and Handsome, in which Kemal Sunal also shared the leading roles.

In 1993, he appeared on television screens with the TV series Kaşlama Taşlama; Later, he became known to the masses with the character "Undersecretary Kemal" he played in the TV series Childlar Duymasın.

Ferdi Akarnur, who was educated at Fazıl Kadı Primary School during his childhood in Samsun's Pazar neighborhood, graduated from Namık Kemal Secondary School and then graduated from the Motor Department of the Art Institute. During his secondary school period, he appeared on stage for the first time in Reşat Nuri Güntekin's one-act play called "İSTİKLAL" and took his first step into theatre.

He moved from Samsun to Istanbul in 1966 and started his professional acting career at Orhan Erçin Theatre. Then he worked at Avni Dilligil Theater for four years; After completing his military service in Sivas, he joined Ankara Players.

The artist, who continued his artistic life at Lale Oraloğlu Theater after his military service, moved to Levent Kırca Theater in 1980. He took part in Yasemin Yalçın Theater in 1992 and joined Temaşa Performing Arts in 2009. In the 2024-2025 theater season, he celebrated his 60th anniversary with Temaşa Performing Arts with the play Aşk Eski Bir Yalan.

Akarnur's filmography, which has taken part in different productions of both cinema and television in his artistic life of more than half a century, is quite rich. His cinematic adventure, which started in 1977, continued with unforgettable films such as Köpçüler Kral, Atla Gel Şaban, Gurbetçi Şaban, Mavi Muammer.

He entered the television world in 1993 with the TV series Haşlama Taşlama. Afterwards, she successfully portrayed different characters in TV series such as Childs Duymasın, Childlar Ne Olmak, Girls' Yurdu.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 54 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Sweet Life (2001) — Nuri Pekcan
• Don't Let Children Hear (2002) — Undersecretary Kemal
• Forced President (2009) — Bahattin Ünlütürk
• Emret Commander (2005) — Vedat's Father
• Auf Achse (1980) — Rezeptionist
• Europe Europe (2011)
• Gülşen Abi (1994) — Hamza
• Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Sabri Çekirdek
• Yasemince (1993)
• Kurtuluş (1994) — Military doctor on the ship
• Rich Girl Poor Boy (2012) — Mahmut Süleymanoğlu
• Our Family (1996) — Lütfü

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.