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Taner Ertürkler

Taner Ertürkler

Actor · 54 years old

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Age54
Birth dateNovember 16, 1971
BirthplaceBerlin, Germany
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signScorpio
Eye colorBrown
EducationIstanbul University State Conservatory, Theatre Department

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Taner Ertürkler — Biography

Taner Ertürkler is an actor who has been on Turkish television since the mid-1990s and has stood out in recent years for his characters in historical productions. Born in Berlin, he trained in the theater department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory. He reached his widest audience as Selim Paşa in Payitaht Abdülhamid, and played Bayhan Bey in Kuruluş Osman.

He first appeared on screen in 1996 in Tatlı Kaçıklar and Gurbetçiler, and in 1997 co-presented the program Sabah Şekerleri on Star TV with Ceyda Düvenci for six months. His real breakthrough was the 2000 series Yedi Numara; before it he had been seen in Deli Yürek and Köstebek. In the following years he acted in series such as Nisan Yağmuru, Zalim, Gurbet Kadını, Bir İstanbul Masalı, Dişi Kuş, Yeniden Çalıkuşu, Ezo Gelin, Doktorlar and Dantel. He appeared in many seasons of Unutma Beni between 2008 and 2015, and Adanalı and Küçük Hanımefendi also fall in 2010-2011.

In 2017 he played Ahmet in the Kanal D series İsimsizler, and the same year began appearing in historical productions with Payitaht Abdülhamid. In cinema he took roles in Dinle Neyden and 3 Harfliler: Marid; Eşref Rüya (2025) is also mentioned among his latest work.

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

For years Taner Ertürkler appeared in comedy and family series: Tatlı Kaçıklar, Unutma Beni. The historical productions that began with Payitaht Abdülhamid are, in my view, the turn in his career; Selim Paşa was followed by Bayhan Bey in Kuruluş Osman. That one actor can work in both sitcom and period drama is a useful flexibility in television's crowded casts.

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Taner Ertürkler's historical roles stand around power: a pasha in Payitaht Abdülhamid, a bey in Kuruluş Osman. Both series deal with turbulent periods of the state, one its late years and one its founding. In my view Ertürkler represents the layer around the rulers in these works, not history's hero but the circle that carries out or argues over the decision.

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