Engin Öztürk

Engin Öztürk — Biography

Turkish actor Engin Öztürk became widely known through the series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, which made his name in Türkiye and across the Arab world, and then reached a mass audience as Prince Selim in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. In recent years he has also worked on Netflix productions. In 2026 he said he had paused acting because no suitable project had come up, and he became the face of a menswear brand.

His route to acting was unusual. He grew up in Eskişehir as the child of an air force non-commissioned officer, played volleyball for eight years in high school, and followed his father by entering the Air Force Vocational School, graduating in 2005. The school's theater club awakened his interest, so he left the military path and switched to the theater department of Hacettepe University State Conservatory, graduating in 2012. As a student he also worked as a bartender at the bar where he performed on stage.

In 2010 he won the audition for Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? as Selim Yaşaran, then played Inspector Emre in Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi. He took the parts of Yusuf in Hatırla Gönül and Kerem Özkan in Yüksek Sosyete. He later moved toward digital productions: Levent Topal in Hakan: Muhafız, Gölge in 50m2, Özgür in Sıfırıncı Gün and Sadun in Annenin Sırrıdır Çocuk, and Barış Tunahan in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, whose lead he shared with Demet Özdemir.