Çağlar Ertuğrul (born 5 November 1987)[2] is a Turkish actor and mechanical engineer.[1] He won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2020 for his role in Afili Aşk[3] and Best Actor in a TV Series in 2021 for his role in Teşkilat. He is regarded as one of the best Turkish actors in Turkish dramas.
Early life and career
Ertuğrul was born on 5 November 1987 in Karşıyaka, İzmir. His father is a geological engineer and his mother is a dentist. He also has an older sister. Graduating from Bornova High School he gained a university degree in Mechanical Engineering from Koç University.[1] He later decided to pursue a career in the arts. His first acting job was at a stage play Romeolar ve Julietler at Koç University on 13 April 2009.
In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called Dağ in which Ertuğrul made his film debut in a leading role. The film was a success making Ertuğrul a well known name instantly. The same year, Ertuğrul made his television debut in the series Benim İçin Üzülme as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role.
In 2014, he played the role of Ersen in the coming of age drama Boynu Bükükler and starred as Başar Korkmaz in Beyaz Karanfil. That same year he made guest appearances in the TV series Medcezir and "Kurt Seyit & Şura". He has also been in films such as Bana Masal Anlatma (2015), "Ailecek Şaşkınız" (2018) and "Yanımda Kal" (2018).[4][5][6]
In 2016, he reprised his role as "Oğuz" in Dağ 2. The film achieved global recognition and became the most watched film of 2016 in Turkey.
During 2017–2018, Ertuğrul appeared in the television drama Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal. His performance was well received by viewers. He was also seen as Akın Yılmaz in the film Biz Size Döneriz that year.
During 2019–2020, Ertuğrul played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the TV Series Afili Aşk opposite Burcu Özberk for which he received the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy.
From 2021 to 2022, Ertuğrul appeared as Serdar Kılıçaslan, an intelligence officer opposite Deniz Baysal in the TV series Teşkilat. The series garnered high viewership and topped the ratings chart from its first episode, breaking many records. For this role, he won multiple awards including the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor. He quit the show with the completion of the second season in 2022.
In 2023, Ertuğrul starred in the series Magarsus as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and Berkay Ateş, which was released on BluTV. The series is said to be renewed for another season. Ertuğrul has also been seen as Kaptan Vandyke in the second season of the BluTV series Prens as of April 2024.
Ertuğrul came back to television as "Kartal" with the TV series Kalpazan in September 2024 on Show TV.
