Behzat C.: Best Turkish Cult TV Series
Behzat C Bir Ankara Polisiyesi, A Turkish cult TV series based on the novel by author Emrah Serbes, has been loved and followed by millions of people over...
- Born
- January 5, 1970
- Occupation
- Actor, Theatre director
- Known for
- Behzat C
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Biography
Erdal Beşikçioğlu is a Turkish actor and theatre director, best known as the rebellious police commissioner Behzat Ç. in the cult crime franchise Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi. He was born on 5 January 1970.
Training and theatre
Beşikçioğlu studied at Hacettepe University State Conservatory in Ankara and took part in workshops with British director William Gaskill. He worked in several state theatres and was head of the Diyarbakır State Theatre from 1995 to 1996. Today he directs plays and owns the Tatbikat Sahnesi theatres in Ankara and Istanbul.
Film
His films include Eve Giden Yol 1914, Barda, Hayat Var, Semih Kaplanoğlu’s Golden Bear winner Bal (Honey, 2010), Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin, Çiçero and Bergen (2022). He played Faruk Yazıcı in the series Köprü and the film Vali.
Behzat Ç.
Since 2010 he has played Behzat Ç., the hard-drinking, rule-breaking Ankara detective created from Emrah Serbes’s novels. The series spawned two films, a spin-off and a sequel series, and his performance in Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm won him the Golden Orange for Best Actor. He also impressed critics in the black comedy 46 as Dr. Murat Gürnay, a modern take on Jekyll and Hyde.
Personal life
He is married to actress Elvin Beşikçioğlu. In 2024 he was elected mayor of Etimesgut, Ankara.
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