Yaşar Alptekin

Born in Tekirdağ in 1962, Yaşar Alptekin was interested in the world of dance and modeling at an early age. He took his first step by participating in the dance competition of Günaydın newspaper in 1981. Alptekin, who started modeling at a young age after his military service, made a name for himself with the roles he took in TV series and movies.

Yaşar Alptekin, who made a name for herself as both an actor and dancer with the Turkish adaptation of the movie Lambada in 1989, was also chosen as the beauty of the photo novel in the competition organized by Hürriyet newspaper in 1985. Alptekin, who married fashion designer Nilgün Altınyay, and his daughter from this marriage, Ayris Alptekin, is also engaged in acting. His wife Nilgün Altınyay passed away in 2020.

Yaşar Alptekin turned to a conservative lifestyle in the later stages of his life. Alptekin, who shared this change in various TV programs, stated that Sakıp Sabancı's funeral was effective in making this decision. Alptekin, who performed the pilgrimage, also took part in the theater play named Düzceli Mehmet. Alptekin, who announced that he would vote Not Enough But Yes in the 2010 Constitutional Referendum, played the character of Şems-i Tebrizi in the movie called Tears of Love.

Alptekin, who has a daughter from his first marriage, married for the second time at the end of 2015, and this ceremony took place in a conservative atmosphere.

Model, dancer and actress, screenwriter. He was born on March 10, 1962, in Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, as the son of Esat Alptekin and Aynur Alptekin. He is the father of director and actor Ayris Alptekin. He came to Istanbul after graduating from Şarköy High School. She started modeling at an early age in 1980. In 1981, he participated in dance competitions organized by Günaydın newspaper.

He participated in the competition organized by Hürriyet newspaper in 1985 and presented by Halit Kıvanç and was selected as the "Photonovel King of 1985".

His first encounter with the camera took place in 1986, when he played the role of Orhan Gazi in the television series "Kuruluş" directed by Yücel Çakmaklı. Later, he starred with Müjde Ar in the movie "Teyzem", directed by Halit Refiğ.

She started modeling at an early age. He was immediately noticed with the roles he played in TV series and movies. Later, he took part in nearly thirty films such as "White Bike", "A Contemporary Slave", "Lambada", "Kara Sevda", "I Love You", "Blue Melek". He became a cult figure with his movie Lambada.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 23 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Was It Gonna Be Like This (1997) — Yusuf Tuna
• Samanyolu (1989) — Namık
• Establishment Osmancık (1988) — Orhan Gazi
• Blue Dream (2004) — Davut Kommissar
• Lambada (1989) — Hakan
• Hidden Feelings (1984)
• Kabbalah (2025)
• Jasmine (1997)
• Bendeyar (2011) — Hasan
• Free Slave (2019) — Seyh
• Violin Laments (2020) — Doctor
• White Bicycle (1986) — Text

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.