Celal Al

Celal Al — Biography

Celal Al is an actor in Turkish historical television dramas. He is known for playing Abdurrahman Alp, later called Abdurrahman Gazi, in Diriliş Ertuğrul and its sequel Kuruluş Osman; the role made his name familiar in many of the countries where the series were shown. He trained as an actor and continues to appear in period productions.

His early career was spent in roles in large productions: in 2012 he played an Ottoman warrior in the film Fetih 1453 and appeared in the series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu. The turning point was Diriliş Ertuğrul, which began on TRT 1 in 2014 and ran until 2019, giving him the same character for five years. The character moved on to Kuruluş Osman in 2019, and Al left the cast in spring 2021 when Abdurrahman Gazi was killed in the plot. In 2023 he played Adsız Bey in Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi, and he has also taken the part of Şamil Bey in Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı.

Of Meskhetian Turkish origin, he said in a 2022 interview with Anadolu Agency that the accounts of witnesses to the Meskhetian deportation should be recorded. He also has close ties to Pakistan: he has met Pakistani actors, visited the country and donated blood at a children's hospital in Karachi.