Sermiyan Midyat

Sermiyan Midyat is a Turkish artist born in Ankara on December 2, 1974. The child of a family of Kurdish origin, Midyat's maternal grandfather is Zekiye Midyat, who was the Mayor of Midyat between 1956 and 1960. Midyat, who stepped into his artistic life with theater, took lessons from masters such as Ferhan Şensoy, Derya Baykal, Rasim Öztekin and Tuncel Kurtiz at Nöbetçi Tiyatro (Ortaoyuncular), which he entered with an exam in 1998.

In addition to his theater education, he continued his academic theater studies at Kadıköy Public Education Center between 1993 and 1996. Midyat, who entered Istanbul University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemistry in the same period, left three years later and transferred to the Faculty of Business Administration.

During his education, he worked as both an actor and assistant director at Kadıköy Public Education Center. In his artistic life, he had the opportunity to work with masters such as Haluk Bilginer and Zuhal Olcay. After taking part in two different games at Game Workshop, he also found a place in TV series and film projects.

One of his most well-known roles is the character Arıza Hamza, whom he played in the TV series Emret Commandant.

He wrote and directed 9 Ay Son Gün, the first play of the theater named Oyunbozan, which he founded in 2007. Midyat, who is also interested in music, is also the songwriter of the songs Limon Çiçekleri sung by Mustafa Ceceli and Kalp Yarası sung by Özcan Deniz.

Midyat, who was deemed worthy of many awards in addition to his directing and acting, won awards for both the best comedy film and the best director in 2010 with his movie Ay Lav Yu. He received multiple awards at the Boston and Houston film festivals for his roles in the same film. In 2011, he was chosen as the best actor in the comedy or musical category at the 16th Sadri Alışık Awards.

Midyat, whose parents are Kurdish, was born in Ankara on December 2, 1974. She is the granddaughter of Zekiye Midyat, the first female mayor of the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Sermiyan Midyat, who received theater education from Ferhan Şensoy, Derya Baykal, Rasim Öztekin and Tuncel Kurtiz at the Nöbetçi Theater (Ortaoyuncular), which he entered with an exam in 1998, studied academic theater at Kadıköy Public Education Center from 1993 to 1996.

After studying at Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemistry, which he entered in 1994, for three years, he left and transferred to the Faculty of Business Administration. He worked as an actor and assistant director at Kadıköy Public Education Center. Later, he worked with masters such as Haluk Bilginer and Zuhal Olcay.

He took part as an actor in Games Workshop in 2 different games. Midyat, who took part in many TV series and films, attracted attention with his role as Arıza Hamza in the TV series Emret Commander. He wrote and directed the first play of the theater named Oyunbozan, which he founded in 2007, 9 Months Son Gün. In addition, the lyrics of the songs Limon Çiçekleri sung by Mustafa Ceceli and Kalp Yarası sung by Özcan Deniz belong to Sermiyan Midyat.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Güldür Güldür Show (2013)
• My Emret Commander (2005) — Er Hamza Delipınar/Arıza Hamza
• Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Nominee
• Night Walk (2004)
• Anali Ogullu (2014) — Cano
• Broken Wings (2006)
• My Heart Chose You (2011) — Ömer Asaf
• Elif Ana (2022) — Murtaza Çavuş
• Sorry (2005) — Uncle
• Government Women (2013) — Faruk Doğu
• Shameless Man (1998)
• Moon Lava Yu Tuu (2017) — İbrahim

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.