Mehmet Özgür

Turkish actor

Mehmet Özgür
Born	(1970-08-30) 30 August 1970 (age 53) Korkuteli, Antalya, Turkey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present

Mehmet Özgür (born 30 August 1970) is a Turkish actor. He is the general art director of the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Theatre.^[1]

Mehmet Özgür, who graduated from the Theatre Department of Istanbul University, started his career in art in 1988 with the theatre event he attended during a language course in Antalya. The following year, he focused on theatre works in Antalya Halkevi. In 1993, he started working for Antalya State Theatre and made his television debut in 2004. His breakthrough came with his role as "Takoz İrfan" in the TV series Suskunlar which was the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market for remake.^[2] Afterwards, he was cast in a number of popular series, including Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Çalıkuşu, Filinta and Vuslat.^[3]^[4]

Aside from his career in cinema and television, Özgür has continued to work on stage as both an actor and a director.

Filmography

Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu, 2021–, "Nizam al-Mulk"
Hay Sultan, 2021, "Abdul Qadir Gilani"
Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, 2020–, "Nizam al-Mulk"
Jet Sosyete, 2020, "Polat Sakinoğlu" (guest appearance)
Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, 2020, "Mehmet Akif Ersoy"
Cinayet Süsü, 2019
Vuslat, 2019–2020, "Salih Koluber - Salih Baba"
Ölümlü Dünya, 2018, "İlhami"
Söz, 2017–2018, "Agah (Hamit Karasu)"
Masum, 2017, "Selahattin"
İçimdeki Fırtına, 2017
Hanım Köylü, 2016, "Düzgün Ağa"
125 Years Memory, 2015, "Âli Bey"
Abluka, 2015, "Kadir"
En Güzeli, 2015
Filinta, 2015, "Gıyaseddin Hatemi"
Ekisporter, 2015
Tut Sözünü , 2015, "Tokyolu"
Çalıkuşu, 2013, "Seyfettin"
Muhteşem Yüzyıl, 2013, "Lütfi Pasha"
Bana Bir Soygun Yaz, 2012, "Hacamat"^[5]
Suskunlar, 2012, "Takoz İrfan"
Tepenin Ardı, 2012, "Mehmet"
Mevsim Çiçek Açtı, 2012
Hop Dedik: Deli Dumrul, 2011
Kollama, 2008–2011, "Necip Yılmaz"
IV. Osman, 2009, "Necip Yılmaz"
Kendi Okulumuza Doğru, 2008
Sözün Bittiği Yer, 2007, "Turgut"
Kelebek, 2007
Memleket Hikayeleri - Mican, 2006
Haylaz Babam, 2005, "Kerem"
Çözde Al Mustafa Ali, 2005, "Mustafa Ali"
Tarçın Konuştu, 2004, "Kerem"

Theatre

As actor

Kanlı Nigar
Nalınlar
Lozan
Köşe Kapmaca
Düğün ya da Davul
The Miser
Derya Gülü
Becerikli Kanguru
Aşk Grevi
Töre
Rumuz Goncagül
Sığıntılar
Vatan Kurtaran Şaban
Fehim Paşa Konağı

As director

Sevdalı Bulut
Benim Güzel Pabuçlarım
Definename
Ali Ayşe’yi Seviyo
Boyacı
Ah Şu Gençler
Kadınlar Ih Derse

References

^ "ABT'nin Sanat Yönetmeni Mehmet Özgür". Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "'Game of Silence': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2016.
^ "Mehmet Özgür kimdir? Mehmet Özgür nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Mehmet Özgür Kimdir?". Sabah. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Hakan Yılmaz, Çetin Altay ve Umut Oğuz Pazarcı Oldular". UçanKuş. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012.