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Müfit Kayacan
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Müfit Kayacan

Actor · 67 years old

Ecmel in the series Uzak Şehir

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Age67
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1959
BirthplaceAntalya
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signCapricorn
Eye colorBrown
EducationÇukurova University (Adana), Industrial Engineering

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Müfit Kayacan — Biography

Müfit Kayacan is an actor and theater director who moved from the stage to television. He became known across Turkey in 2010 as the face of TÜVTÜRK commercials, and in series he is remembered for Cumali Koçovalı (the uncle) in Çukur, Necdet in Aşk 101 and the uncle in Bartu Ben. More recently the character Ecmel in Uzak Şehir brought him renewed attention, and his social media posts have drawn notice too.

A graduate of Industrial Engineering at Çukurova University, he became a founder of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres, where he first took a role in 1983, and served as its general art director for 25 years. In that time he acted in 32 plays and directed 25; he also spent ten years as head of the municipality's cultural services department and helped create events such as the National High School Theatre Festival and the Likya Seyirlik Oyunlar Festival. He has also sat on the jury of the Golden Orange Film Festival.

His television career began with Kezban Yenge (2005), followed by Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki, Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz, Aile Şirketi, Kaderimin Oyunu and Bir Peri Masalı. On film he appeared in Abluka, Kız Kardeşler and Görülmüştür. On stage he won the Best Director prize at the Mersin Golden Mask awards for Keşanlı Ali Destanı, and was nominated at the 2012 Afife Theatre Awards for playing Abdi in Kanlı Nigar.

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Müfit Kayacan's film work runs on two tracks: box-office comedies such as Bayi Toplantısı and Cinayet Süsü, and Emin Alper's Abluka, Kız Kardeşler and Alef. That Alper keeps casting him suggests Kayacan can carry weight in a supporting part. I would start with that trio; Nuri and the Old Man in the comedies are pleasant but leave no lasting mark.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Between Cumali Koçovalı in Çukur and the Uncle in Bartu Ben, the type Müfit Kayacan plays most on television is clear: the uncle whose word counts in the family. In Çukur the figure works in the shadow of a mafia clan. The type fits him well, but in my view the repetition means we expect the same note again in newer parts such as Ecmel in Uzak Şehir.

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