Erkan Bektaş

Erkan Bektaş — Biography

Erkan Bektaş is an actor from a theatre background who has worked in television and cinema for over twenty years. His real breakthrough with viewers was Salih in Ihlamurlar Altında; in recent years he has played Halil in Siyah Kalp and Cevher Yanıkdağ in Teşkilat.

He grew up in Ankara and graduated from the Acting Department of Ankara University's Faculty of Language and History-Geography. On stage he worked with the Ercan Yazgan-Bülent Kayabaş Tiyatrosu, Tiyatro Tempo, Oyun Atölyesi and Stüdyo Oyuncuları, and in 2010 founded his own company, Tiyatro Baykuş. On screen, series such as Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu and Aşk ve Ceza were followed by Leyla ile Mecnun, Geriye Kalan (as Cezmi) and Umutsuz Ev Kadınları. As Kalender Çelebi in one episode of Muhteşem Yüzyıl he sang an Alevi hymn in his own voice. He has also worked as a voice actor and dubbing director.

After 2015 he appeared across several seasons as Ateş in Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz and as Abdülkadir Keskin in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova. He played Habtor Bin Said in Sipahi, Vural Bakırcıoğlu in Safir and İbrahim in Kuruluş Osman; in film he took part in Bornova Bornova, Başka Semtin Çocukları and Snow and the Bear (as Hasan).