Enes Batur

Enes Batur Sungurtekin (born 9 April 1998) is a Turkish YouTuber and actor. He became known through the vlog videos he published on YouTube.[1] As of June 2020, he owns the most-subscribed personal YouTube channel in Turkey with more than 13 million subscribers, through which he publishes a variety of videos.[2]

Not to be confused with Enis Batur.
Enes Batur
Personal information
BornEnes Batur Sungurtekin
(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998
Antalya, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationYouTuber, actor
Websitewww.enesbaturmedya.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre
Subscribers13.1+ million
Total views6.78+ billion
100,000 subscribers 2015
1,000,000 subscribers 2016
10,000,000 subscribers 2019
Updated 30 June 2020

Life and career

Enes Batur Sungurtekin was born on 9 April 1998 in Antalya to Arzu and Fatih Sungurtekin. His mother and father are from Malatya and Adana respectively.[3] Batur initially studied at the Computer Science Department of Antalya Bilim University,[4] but as his YouTube career evolved he enrolled in the Cinema and Television Department of Nişantaşı University.

In 2017, he won the first ever Best YouTuber/Instagrammer Award at the 44th Golden Butterfly Awards, but the organization later took the award back.[5][6] In 2018, he won the Social Media Phenomenon of the Year award at the 5th Golden Palm Awards. His first movie, Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi?, in which he shared the leading role with Ceyda Düvenci and Bekir Akso, was released on 19 January 2018 and sold ₺17.4 million.[7] It was followed by a sequel titled Enes Batur Gerçek Kahraman on 31 May 2019, which sold ₺7.3. In 2019, Batur joined Survivor Turkey as a guest contestant and competed in one episode of the show.[8]

In April and May 2020, it was reported the a YouTube channel called Oyuncak Avı had garnered over 8 million followers over a short period of time, surpassing Batur as the most-subscribed Turkish channel according to data published by SocialBlade. SocialBlade did not change Enes Batur's on position its list,[9] as Oyuncak Avı was classified as an American YouTube channel.[10]

Personal life

Batur was in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Başak Karahan between 2017–2018. On 23 May 2019, news of his marriage to Damla Aslanalp surfaced on the media with Batur publishing the wedding photographs on his social media accounts.[11] Yet, his followers did not believe it and labeled it as an advertisement for his new film.[12] In June 2019, Batur confirmed the rumors through a live video on Instagram and stated that the marriage was fake.[13]

On 4 August 2019, YouTuber JT posted a video that exposed Batur copying material from several YouTubers such as PewDiePie and MrBeast. JT alleged that Batur had copied PewDiePie's Minecraft series by posting a thumbnail similar to PewDiePie's and reenacted everything PewDiePie did.[14][15] After JT published the video, Batur issued a copyright strike, saying that JT had used his audio without permission. The strike was later overturned, but JT asked for Batur's channel to be terminated for violating the rules of YouTube's copyright claim system. Batur later blocked users who had questioned him about the allegations on his social media pages.[15] Allegations continued after Batur's channel was featured in YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record despite the violations JT listed.

Filmography
  • Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi? (2018)
  • Maşa ile Koca Ayı 2: Sonsuz Arkadaşlık (2018)[16]
  • Kafalar Karışık (2018)
  • Enes Batur: Gerçek Kahraman (2019)

Discography
Singles
  • "Sen Yerinde Dur (feat. Kaya Giray)" (2018) (from Enes Batur Hayal mi? Gerçek mi? movie soundtrack)
  • "Dolunay" (2019)
  • "Biliyom" (2020)

Awards
  • 2017: Golden Butterfly Awards – "Best YouTuber/Instagrammer" (taken back)[17]
  • 2018: Golden Palm Awards – "Social Media Phenomenon of the Year"
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References
  1. "Youtuber nasıl olunur? Vlogger olmak istiyorum - Youtuberler kaç para kazanıyor?". İhlas News Agency. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "Enes Batur Biyografisi". haberler.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "Enes Batur kimdir?". Milliyet. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. "YouTuber Enes Batur hakkında bilinmeyenleri anlattı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. "Altın Kelebek Ödülleri kazananlar listesi… 44. Altın Kelebek ödüllerini kazananlar belli oldu!". Sözcü. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "Enes Batur'un ödülü neden geri alındı? Enes Batur'dan açıklama!". Habertürk. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "Youtuber Enes Batur 'Hayal mi? Gerçek mi?' adlı filmini anlattı". Habertürk. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. "Enes Batur Survivor'da yarıştı! Enes Batur girdiği iddiayı kazanabildi mi?". Sözcü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. "Top 250 YouTubers Channels in Turkey - Socialblade YouTube Stats | YouTube Statistics". SocialBlade. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. "Oyuncak Avı's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". SocialBlade. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. "Dikkatlerden kaçmayan detay". Habertürk. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. "Bu Düğün Hayal mi Gerçek mi? Enes Batur ve Tulu Bacı'nın Evliliğini Neredeyse Kimse İnandırıcı Bulmadı!". Onedio. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. "Enes Batur ile ilgili şok gerçek ortaya çıktı! Aslında..." Akşam. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. "Enes Batur'un Tüm 'Çalıntı' Videoları İfşa Edildi". Webtekno. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  15. "Enes Batur'un içerikleri kopya çıktı! Soru soranları engelledi... - Tele1". Tele1. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  16. "Maşa ile Koca Ayı Sonsuz Arkadaşlık oyuncuları kimler? Maşa ile Koca Ayı Sonsuz Arkadaşlık konusu nedir?". Habertürk. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019.
  17. "Enes Batur'a verilen Altın Kelebek ödülü geri alındı". Evrensel. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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