Mehmet Aslantuğ

Mehmet Aslantuğ (born 25 September 1961) is a Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of Circassian origin.^[3] He has received a Golden Boll Award, a Golden Objective Award, three Golden Orange Awards, and four Golden Butterfly Awards.

Mehmet Aslantuğ
Born	(1961-09-25) 25 September 1961 (age 63) Samsun, Turkey
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Arzum Onan ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2023)​ [1][2]
Children	1

Early life and career

Aslantuğ was born in 1961 to Circassian parents from Turkey. He has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1981. He starred in Akrebin Yolculuğu, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

In April 2011, it was announced Aslantuğ would portray the role of Çerkez Ethem in an upcoming Mohy Quandour film.^[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1981	Aşka Dönüş
1985	Akrep Burcu
1986	Gün Doğmadan
1987	Ateş Böceği	Yılmaz
1992	Kapıları Açmak
1993	Yalancı
1994	Yengeç Sepeti
1994	Gerilla	Gerilla Mehmet
1995	Bir Kadının Anatomisi
1997	Yeni Bir Yıldız		TV film
1997	Akrebin Yolculuğu	Kerem
2006	Ankara Cinayeti	Suat Nedim
2010	Aşkın İkinci Yarısı	Arif	Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Yeniden Doğmak	Hanım Ağa	mini series
1987	Sevgi Dünyası		Video
1987–1988	Belene	Ahmet the Teacher	mini series
1989–1990	İz Peşinde	Tuncer
1990	Başka Olur Ağaların Düğünü	Dr. Murat
1990	Vurguna İnmek
1992	Kopuk Dünyalar	Kasap Mehmet
1994	Kurtuluş	Captain Fazıl Bey
1997–1999	Sıcak Saatler	Sedat Yalçın
2000	Merdoğlu	Ömer Merdoğlu	mini series
2001	Hırsız	Adil Alemdar
2003–2005	Bir İstanbul Masalı	Selim Arhan
2009	Hanımın Çiftliği	Muzaffer Dinçaslan
2011	Canım Babam	Kerem
2012	Veda	Reşat Bey, Ottoman Minister of Finance
2013	Ben Onu Çok Sevdim	Adnan Menderes, Turkish Prime Minister
2015	Aşkın Kokusu	Aziz
2016	Kördüğüm	Enver
2019	Kardeş Çocukları	Yıldırım Saner
2021	Masumiyet	Harun Orhun
2022–2023	Yürek Çıkmazı	Ali Fuat

Selected awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1990	Golden Butterfly Award			Won
1992	Golden Orange Award	Best Actor	Kapıları Açmak	Won
1993	Golden Orange Award	Best Actor	Yalancı	Won
1994	Golden Butterfly Award			Won
	Golden Orange Award	Best Actor	Yengeç Sepeti	Won
	Golden Boll Award	Best Actor	Yalancı	Won
1995	Contemporary Cinema Actors			Won
1997	Golden Butterfly Award			Won
1998	Golden Objective Award			Won
2005	White Pearl Television Award	Best Actor	Bir İstanbul Masalı	Won
2006	Golden Butterfly Award			Won
2010	Broadcast Television Journalists Association Oscar	Best Actor	Hanımın Çiftliği	Won