Turgut Tunçalp

Turgut Tunçalp — Biography

Turgut Tunçalp was born in Sakarya on 12 May 1976. He prepared for acting through private drama and theatre classes and trained at the Şahika Tekand Studio. While continuing to work on stage he began appearing on screen in 2002, and through series such as Sırlar Dünyası, Hayat Bilgisi, Ayva Sarı Nar Kırmızı, Yabancı Damat, Arka Sokaklar, Selena, Emret Komutanım, Adanalı and Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki he gradually became a familiar face. In cinema he appeared in films including Çanakkale 1915 and Recep İvedik 3.

He drew notice as Moskof Recep, an alcoholic, money-hungry father, in Kanal D's Merhamet. He played the Seljuk commander Afşin Bey in TRT 1's Diriliş: Ertuğrul, Ölmez Hasan in Vatanım Sensin and Kasım Helvacı in Çukur, and in 2018 appeared as Mehmet Akbaş in the film Müslüm. From 2019 to 2021 he played Haşmet Façalı in Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz; the character's exit in May 2021 was widely covered.

He went on to play Halit Başkan in Teşkilat, Mahmut Timuçin in Andropoz, Şehmuz Yılmaz in Yalı Çapkını, Haşmet Kılıç in Sahipsizler and, in 2026, İhtiyar Hasan in A.B.İ.. He married in 2019 and has a son named Pamir.