Selim Bayraktar
Selim Bayraktar | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Selim Bayraktar (born 17 June 1975) is an Iraqi-Turkish actor best known for his role as "Sümbül Ağa" in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. He received international recognition with his role in the Netflix original series Rise of Empires: Ottoman.[1]
Life and career[]
Bayraktar was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1975, to Iraqi Turkmen parents.[2] As a child he began performing in gymnastic competitions. During the final days of the Iran-Iraq War, a body double of Sadam Hussein visited Bayraktar’s schools in order to recruit boys into the army; when Bayraktar was chosen to serve in the army his family decided to smuggle him into Turkey.[3] He started working at the Turkish State Theatre after graduating from Hacettepe University in 2000.[4]
Bayraktar speaks Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish and English.[3]
Filmography[]
Cinema | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2009 | Büyük Oyun | Smuggler | |
2013 | Romantik Komedi 2: Bekarlığa Veda | ||
2014 | Kırmızı | Gökhan | |
2015 | Aşk Sana Benzer | Aykut | |
2016 | Vezir Parmağı | Ekmelettin | |
2017 | Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin Dönüşü | Adil | |
2018 | Sevgili Komşum | Cengiz | |
2018 | Arada | Resul | |
2020 | Soygun Oyunu: Büyük Vurgun | Yücel Soykan |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2006 | Erdal | TV series | |
2006 | Bir Bulut Olsam | Mahmud Paşa | TV series |
2011–14 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Sümbül Ağa | TV series |
2016 | Gecenin Kraliçesi | Hakan | TV series |
2017 | Çoban Yıldızı | Zekkar Karakaya | TV series |
2017 | Görünen Adam | Eşref Şerif | TV series |
2017–18 | Ufak Tefek Cinayetler | Edip | TV series |
2018 | Ağlama Anne | Ali Osman | TV series |
2020 | Rise of Empires: Ottoman | Çandarlı Halil Pasha | Web series |
2020–21 | Zümrüdüanka | Abbas | TV series |
2021 | Vahşi Şeyler | Bora | TV series |
2021– | Alpagu Han | TV series |
References[]
- ^ McCarty, Stephen (23 February 2020). "In 'Rise of Empires: Ottoman' on Netflix, education meets entertainment". South China Morning Post.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Selim Bayraktar". IMDb. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b Batuman, Elift (Feb 17, 2014). "Letter From Istanbul: Ottomania - A hit TV show reimagines Turkey's imperial past". The New Yorker.
- ^ Turkish Cultural Foundation. "Selim Bayraktar". Retrieved 2014-06-16.
External links[]
- 1975 births
- Turkish male film actors
- Turkish male television actors
- People from Kirkuk
- Living people
- Iraqi emigrants to Turkey
- Turkish people of Iraqi Turkmen descent
- Iraqi people of Turkish descent