Mert Turak

Mert Turak was born on March 29, 1980 in Izmir. The actor's mother, who is from Malatya on his father's side, is a tax officer and his father is a teacher. Turak, who started his education at Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department, completed his master's degree at Bahçeşehir University after graduating from there.

The artist married Birgül Kurtçu on June 21, 2020, but it was announced that the couple parted ways by agreement in May 2023. Turak, who preferred to focus on artistic life during this period, attracted attention with his successful performances on the theater stage.

Mert Turak, who performed at the Istanbul City Theater for many years, took part in many important works, from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to Orhan Kemal's "Eskici Dükkanı", from Haldun Dormen's "Kantocu" to Aziz Nesin's "Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşar". In 2010, he was selected as the "Most Successful Musical or Comedy Actor of the Year" at the Afife Theater Awards for his performance in "Cabaret".

His achievements in the field of theater were crowned with the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the Sadri Alışık Awards in 2006 and the "Best Actor" award at the same awards in 2008. In 2012, he was once again deemed worthy of an award at the Afife Theater Awards for his performance in the play "Ateşli Sabır (Postman)".

Born in Izmir on March 29, 1980, Mert Turak's father is from Malatya and his mother is from Macedonia. While he was in high school, he took part in many theater plays while participating in the Izmir Culture-Sen Amateur Theater Community course. After graduating from high school, he entered the Theater Department at Isparta S.D.U.

Later, in 2000, Mert Turak got into the Department of Stage Plays of Istanbul University State Conservatory and transferred there. In 2003, Mert Turak started working as an unstaffed actor in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres. While studying at Istanbul University, Mert Turak was sent to the Macedonia Theater Festival and completed his Master's Degree in Advanced Acting at Bahçeşehir University.

Some of the TV series of Mert Turak, who rose to fame in the movie Miracle; Green Sea, Love Me Like This, Fathers and Sons, Love in the Leading Role...

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 31 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Established: Osman (2019) — Petrus
• Green Sea (2014) — Süleyman Kara
• Spring (2024) — Harun Demirsoy
• European Side (2004) — Cartoonist
• Red Goncalar (2023) — Naim Tezel
• Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî (2023)
• Love Me Like This (2013) — Nezih Yeşildere
• I'm Sorry (2023) — Poyraz
• Shoulder to Shoulder with Arda (2022)
• Love in the Leading Role (2011) — Aytek
• Empathy with Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (2022)
• Green Sea: Millenium (2023) — Süleyman Kara

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.