Çağlar Ertuğrul

Çağlar Ertuğrul (born 5 November 1987) is a Turkish actor and mechanical engineer. He won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2020 for his role in Afili Aşk and Best Actor in a TV Series in 2021 for his role in Teşkilat. He is regarded as one of the best Turkish actors in Turkish dramas.

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

In 2012, Alper Çağlar directed a military feature film called Dağ and Ertuğrul had the leading role in the film. His debut film was a success and he became a well known name directly with this film. The same year, Ertuğrul also debuted in the television series Benim İçin Üzülme as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role.

In 2014, he played in youth series "Boynu Bükükler" as Ersen and “Beyaz Karanfil" as Başar Korkmaz. He had also done some guest roles in the TV series Medcezir and "Kurt Seyit & Şura". He has also been in films such as Bana Masal Anlatma, "Ailecek Şaşkınız" and "Yanımda Kal".

In 2016, he reprised his role in Dağ 2. The film achieved global recognition and became the most watched film of 2016 in Turkey.

In 2017–2018, Ertuğrul played a major role in the television drama Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal. His performance was well received and his character was adored by fans. And the same year he also played a leading role in the youth film "Biz Size Döneriz”.

In 2019–2020, he played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the 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, he played the role of Serdar Kılıçaslan, an intelligence officer opposite Deniz Baysal in the TV series Teşkilat. The show garnered high viewership from its first episode, breaking many records. Ertuğrul won several awards for best actor including the Golden Butterfly Awards in the same category. He exit the show with the completion of 2 seasons in 2022.

In 2023, he starred in the series Magarsus as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and Berkay Ateş that released on BluTV.

Theater plays

 * Romeolar ve Julietler
 * Yobaz
 * Kaos Teorileri
 * Leş