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Nail Kırmızıgül

Nail Kırmızıgül

Actor · 61 years old

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Age61
Birth dateSeptember 3, 1965
BirthplaceGaziantep
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signVirgo
Eye colorBrown
EducationAnkara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Theatre Department

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Nail Kırmızıgül — Biography

Nail Kırmızıgül is an actor remembered on Turkish television for two roles: Inspector Cem in Yılan Hikayesi and Cevher Şanlı in the long-running police series Arka Sokaklar. He said goodbye to Cevher Şanlı in early 2026. Over a career of more than twenty years in television series, films and commercials, he has also written a book called Şırrak.

Born in Gaziantep, Kırmızıgül studied at the Theatre Department of Ankara University's Faculty of Languages, History and Geography. His first major credit was Propaganda (1999), directed by Sinan Çetin, in a cast that included Kemal Sunal and Metin Akpınar, and the same year he appeared in a VakıfBank commercial. Soon afterwards he became known as Inspector Cem in Yılan Hikayesi, led by Meltem Cumbul and Mehmet Ali Alabora. In the 2000s he played Ali in the film Gece 11:45 and Çivi in Romantik.

From the 2010s he was one of the faces of Arka Sokaklar as Cevher Şanlı. In those years he also played Özcan in Evlat Kokusu and Kerim in Mavi Pansiyon, and appeared in Toprağa Uzanan Eller, a film about child labor. Later he played Ekrem in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir and İhsan in Kalp Yarası. In July 2026 he publicly criticized the present state of the grave of veteran actor Tuncel Kurtiz.

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

Nail Kırmızıgül's face on television is the police officer: Komiser Cem in Yılan Hikayesi, Cevher Şanlı in Arka Sokaklar. The first is a comedy-crime mix, the second a long-running police series that takes in comedy and family stories too. The profession is the same at both ends; the difference is whether the story carries its humor or the weight of crime. He also reaches into romantic dramas such as Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir and Kalp Yarası.

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

Anyone who wants to look past Nail Kırmızıgül's television face can start with Propaganda, Sinan Çetin's dark, surreal tragicomedy. He worked with the same director again on Romantik (2007). In my view this two-film line with a single director is his clearest trace in cinema outside series.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes on this person's screen work, written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader comments are below.

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