Cengiz Coşkun

Cengiz Coşkun (born 29 April 1982) is a Turkish television and film actor. He is best known for his role as "Turgut Alp".[1][2][3]

Cengiz Coşkun
Coşkun in 2016
Born (1982-04-29) 29 April 1982
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationMarmara University
OccupationActor and model
Years active2002–present
Known forDiriliş: Ertuğrul

Early life

Coşkun was born on 29 April 1982 in Istanbul.[4][3] His mother was a housewife and his father was a machine technician, they were ethnic Turks from Bulgaria who immigrated to Turkey.[5]

Career

He started playing basketball in the first years of secondary school, and then won Ülkerspor's auditions. He played there for 7 years, then transferred to Erdemir Ereğli Spor where he remained for 2 years. Then he played for 1 year at Balıkesir DSİ Spor. In 2008, he graduated from Marmara University, sports department.[6][7]

During this time he also started modelling. Coşkun began his appearing and modelling profession after successful a modelling contest in 2002, which was held in London. In 2005, he started acting with the series Rüzgarlı Bahçe. After starting acting, he got training from Şahika Tekand and joined her workshops. Later, he appeared in the series Candan Öte (2006), Doktorlar (2007) and Hicran Yarası (2009).[5][7]

Coşkun made his film debut in the Fetih 1453 (2012) and appeared as Giovanni Giustiniani.[4] It is said he did not get the main role as the Sultan as his eyes were blue. He competed in the reality show Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler 3 (2013) and was eliminated on the 94th day.[5][8] He played Turgut Alp character in the Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014).[3] In 2020, Coşkun appeared in film Malazgirt 1071 in lead role of Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan.[9][10][11]

Filmography

TV series
TV Series
Year Title Role
2005 Rüzgarlı Bahçe Mercan
2005 Nehir Umut
2006 Candan Öte Kaan Atalay
2006 Doktorlar Mert Eriç
2009 Hicran Yarası Tarık Budak
2013 Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler 3 Celebrities - Himself
2014 Diriliş: Ertuğrul Turgut Alp

Films
Films
Year Title Role
2012 Fetih 1453 Giovanni Giustiniani
2012 Dağ 1Lt Tuğrul Tümen
2016 Çekmeceler Ali
2020 Malazgirt 1071 Sultan Alp Arslan
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References
  1. Agency, Anadolu (2020-05-15). "'Resurrection Ertuğrul' reaches over 21 million viewers in digital media in last 3 months". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. "'Ertugrul' sensation Engin Altan, Cengiz Coskun and Cavit Guner want to visit Pakistan". The Nation. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Turgut Alp'i sevenlerini şaşırttı! Cengiz Coşkun aslında". 19 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  4. "Cengiz Coşkun". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. "Cengiz Coşkun Kimdir?". Sabah. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  6. "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Turgut Alp'i Cengiz Coşkun ekranlara geri gönüyor! Cengiz Coşkun... - Galeri - Takvim". Takvim. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  7. "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un ardından müjde Cengiz Coşkun Sultan Alparslan'ı oynayacak". Internet Haber (in Turkish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  8. "Kuruluş Osman'da şoke eden ayrılık! Cengiz Çoşkun kadroda yer almayacak mı?". Haber7. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  9. "TRT ortak yapımı "Malazgirt 1071" 13 Mart'ta vizyona girecek". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  10. "Hürriyet - Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri". Hurriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  11. ""Malazgirt 1071" filmi 13 Mart'ta vizyona girecek". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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