İlyas İlbey

İlyas İlbey is a Turkish theater and television actor and comedian. He was born in the Araba district of Kastamonu. He is widely known for his sketches in the 1990s humor program İnce İnce Yasemince.

He started his acting education at the theater department of Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, and then completed it at Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory.

Theater and television

He was among the founders of Bakırköy Municipal Theater together with Yasemin Yalçın. In 1991, he founded the Yasemin Yalçın Theater with her again. The parodies presented by the duo in İnce İnce Yasemince, written by writer Gani Müjde, attracted great attention. The actor's most remembered role was the role of Pushed, which he portrayed in the program's Kaklamış and Pushed sketches.

In the cinema, he played in Mandıra Filozofu. He wrote the story of the 2015 film Manda Yuvası, directed the film together with Gülbin Aydın, and played the role of Aşur. The movie was shot in a village in the Araba district, where he was born.

In addition to acting, he is also interested in horse racing and owns a racehorse. He is known for a streak of humor on stage and screen that spans many years.