Çağlar Ertuğrul

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Ertuğrul was born on 5 November 1987 in Karşıyaka, İzmir. His father is a geological engineer and his mother is a dentist. He also has an older sister. He completed his primary education from Bornova High School and received a university degree in Mechanical Engineering from Koç University.^[1] He later decided to pursue a career in the arts. His first acting job was at a stage play Romeolar ve Julietler at Koç University on 13 April 2009.

In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called Dağ in which Ertuğrul made his film debut in a leading role. The film was a success making Ertuğrul a well known name instantly. The same year, Ertuğrul made his television debut in the series Benim İçin Üzülme as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role.

In 2014, he played the role of Ersen in the coming of age drama Boynu Bükükler and starred as Başar Korkmaz in Beyaz Karanfil. He also made guest appearances in the TV series Medcezir and "Kurt Seyit & Şura" along with starring in films such as Bana Masal Anlatma (2015), "Ailecek Şaşkınız" (2018) and "Yanımda Kal" (2018) in lead roles.^[4][5][6] In 2016, he reprised his role as "Oğuz" in Dağ 2. The film achieved global recognition and became the most watched film of 2016 in Turkey.

During 2017–2018, Ertuğrul appeared in the television drama Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal. His performance alongside Baysal was appreciated by viewers and their pairing became a fan-favorite. He was also seen as Akın Yılmaz in the film Biz Size Döneriz that same year.

During 2019–2020, Ertuğrul played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the lighthearted romcom TV Series Afili Aşk opposite Burcu Özberk for which he received the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy.

From 2021 to 2022, Ertuğrul appeared as Serdar Kılıçaslan, an intelligence officer in the TV series Teşkilat. The series garnered high viewership and topped the ratings chart from its first episode, breaking many records. For this role, he won multiple awards including the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor. He quit the show with the completion of the second season in 2022.

In 2023, Ertuğrul starred in the series Magarsus as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and Berkay Ateş, which was released on BluTV. The series was renewed for another season and released in March, 2025. Ertuğrul was seen as Kaptan Vandyke in the second and third season of the BluTV series Prens in April 2024 and June 2025 respectively. Ertuğrul played Metin Yazıcı alongside Hazal Kaya in TOD series Sorgu in Season 1 (2024) and Season 2 (2025).

Ertuğrul returned to television as "Kartal" with the TV series Kalpazan in September 2024 on Show TV. The series was cancelled by the channel after the 8th episode. As of May 2026, Ertuğrul is seen playing the role of Kadir in the TV series Çirkin alongside Derya pinar ak on Star TV.

Theater plays

• Romeolar ve Julietler
• Yobaz
• Kaos Teorileri
• Leş