Ertuğrul Şakar

Ertuğrul Şakar — Biography

Born in Sivas to a family of Chechen descent, Ertuğrul Şakar completed primary and secondary school in his hometown before graduating from Eskişehir Railway Vocational High School and then the theatre department of Hacettepe University's State Conservatory. Alongside acting, he also works as a lecturer at Hacettepe University, teaching diction and theatre.

He began his career playing Seyfi in the 2008 series Eyvah Halam, and reached a wide audience with the tough-natured non-commissioned officer Kordon Celil, whom he played for 143 episodes in the series Şefkat Tepe starting in 2010; stunt-like action scenes such as jumping into fast-flowing rivers and rappelling down buildings earned him a "legendary" reputation among viewers. Around the same time he played Naci in Dördüncü Osman and appeared in the film Tombala. In Kanal D's series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu he first took over the Black Flag Team from the character Kara, then, from late 2014, played the team's commander, Yasin, a role he reprised in the 2017 film spin-off Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan. He went on to appear in productions such as Direniş Karatay and Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi.