Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Biography: Erkan Kolcak Köstendil, is a Turkish actor, writer, director, and singer.Her uncle is actor Bülent Sakrak. Born and raised in Bursa, a large city located in northwestern Anatolia, Kostendil was considering and working towards becoming a goalkeeper until his path crossed with two seasoned actors who made such an impression on him that he decided to study theater at the prestigious Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts. Kostendil later went on to write, direct, and act in plays and short films. He wrote and starred in the play 'Karsi Cinsle Tanisma Sanati' and was in another play named 'Aut', for which he was chosen 'Actor of the Year'. This play also earned him a 'Young Actor Special' award. Kostendil always kept busy as he wrote and directed the first Turkish Facebook Series, 'Mukadderat'. He gained widespread industry recognition as well as many awards with his short film, 'Vakit'. Kostendil then went on to write and direct a medium-length film which was shot in Istanbul and Amsterdam. Making a successful transition into TV acting, Kostendil has appeared in numerous popular shows and has claimed his place within the acting world by capitalizing on his unique character interpretations. He first appeared on 'Kurtlar Vadisi' in 2005. Kostendil got his first big break with the 2009 production, 'Sakarya Firat' in which he played a low-ranking soldier, and portrayed the character with utmost authenticity. In the following years he appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. In 2014, he portrayed the character 'Karlos Nevizade', on the hit TV show, 'Ulan Istanbul'. This character became a phenomenon among the Turkish TV audience, and gained Kostendil huge fame and recognition all around Turkey. It was on this show that he and one of his co-stars, Sebnem Bozoklu, performed a song he had written named 'Yanarim Yanarim' in one of the episodes. This performance got millions of views on Youtube. After a couple more successful projects, Kostendil appeared in the internationally aired historical drama, 'Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem', successfully portraying 'Shahin Khan Girai', the last Khan of Crimea. His last appearance was on the TV show, 'Familya'.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 16, 1983
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Gerçek Kesit: Manyak
2018-03-23
Gerçek Kesit: Manyak
Overview: Riza, a garbage man becomes obsessed in her old mother when he finds a woman's corpse in a garbage can. But someday he meets with his new neighbor,a beautiful widow and starts to lose track of reality, stuck between his love and her mother.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-03-23
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Heartsong
2022-08-10
Heartsong
Overview: While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2022-08-10
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Not Your Average Family
2024-02-09
Not Your Average Family
Overview: The life of 35-year-old Murat, who lives with his family in a neighborhood in Istanbul, is turned upside down by the death of his father. The question of whether to bury his father in Istanbul or in the village causes divisions within the family. As the father is about to be buried in a cemetery in Istanbul, the family realizes that the deceased is someone else. Murat, influenced by his cousin Hızır, begins to suspect each member of the family, and his paranoia escalates within this chaotic day. At the end of the night, Murat will be confronted with the truth that he is indeed an integral part of this family that he has always rejected.
Genres: Comedy Family Crime
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2024-02-09
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Dragon Trap
2010-01-22
Dragon Trap
Overview: When a serial killer goes after former convicted pedophiles, it is up to Police Commissioner Abbas and his Chief Celal to stop the killings.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2010-01-22
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Bandırma Füze Kulübü
2022-10-21
Bandırma Füze Kulübü
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2022-10-21
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PES ARTIK
2020-05-24
PES ARTIK
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2020-05-24
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Tezgah
2024-10-04
Tezgah
Overview: The film is about the events that occur when one of the country's famous names catches his wife cheating on him with his best friend at the kitchen counter.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2024-10-04
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Son of a Rich
2024-12-20
Son of a Rich
Overview: A Turkish remake of the blockbuster Russian comedy of the same name. A young man born into an oligarch family is so spoiled that he believes he's above the law. When he faces jail, his father decides to 'rehabilitate' his son. An abandoned village is reconstructed, 19th century style. The spoiled brat 'goes back in time', reincarnated as a serf, to learn how to appreciate life and to work hard.
Genres: Comedy Romance Action
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2024-12-20
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The Things You Kill
2025-01-24
The Things You Kill
Overview: Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. As long-buried family secrets resurface, the police tighten their noose, and doubts begin eroding his conscience, Ali has no choice but to look into the abyss of his own soul.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2025-01-24
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Let's Sin
2014-04-18
Let's Sin
Overview: Selman is a former boxer who once was interested in anthropology, an extraordinary imam who now works in a mosque. One day, while praying in the mosque, gunshots are echoed. One of the people inside collapses and dies. The police come to the scene and collect the first evidence and start the investigation process. He takes action after this event and decides to resolve the case through some people and circumstances he suspects. Every clue leads to an unexpected point and the events become increasingly mysterious.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2014-04-18
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Put to the Things
2018-11-23
Put to the Things
Overview: The already complex connections of a group of artists living in İstanbul’s Cihangir district are becoming bizarre because of a camcorder entering their lives. A narcissistic director in which all the women are in love, two roommates connected by cable, a theater scene that can turn into a morgue concurrently, a nurse who resurrects the dead people, and a drug dealer who has no arms, sometimes the right, sometimes the left, sometimes both arms; these are protagonists of the experimental narrative that Onur Ünlü plays with time and space.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-11-23
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Sibel
2019-01-04
Sibel
Overview: 25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2019-01-04
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The Team
2015-10-23
The Team
Overview: This film about the story of two brothers who do not want to sell the carpet field inherited from their father tells a funny and sometimes sad dille to struggle to kill their dreams despite the difficulties and the neighborhood solidarity from time to time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2015-10-23
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Turkish Ice Cream
2019-03-15
Turkish Ice Cream
Overview: In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2019-03-15
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Trouble on Wheels
2015-09-18
Trouble on Wheels
Overview: After the death of his wife and father, Kudret, who has always lived by the book, decides to go on a road trip to save a girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2015-09-18
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One Night in Istanbul
2014-09-10
One Night in Istanbul
Overview: Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul. Hoping to use the trip as a chance to bond with their sons, big trouble awaits them in the form of a sexy hotel chambermaid, two ruthless crooks on a mission and a bag of counterfeit cash. It is 3-0 down at half time and things could not be more desperate both on and off the pitch. Stevie G and the boys in red are trying to launch the most amazing football comeback in history, and Tommy is in deep water, being held hostage. With the clock ticking and time running out, a miracle is needed fast. In the end a bit of faith, and Gerry’s lucky underpants may be the only thing that can get them and the cup back home in one piece.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-10
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No Way
2015-09-25
No Way
Overview: A Turkish taxi driver tells stories which are almost unbelievable.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2015-09-25
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Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği
2014-12-12
Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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Muslum
2018-10-26
Muslum
Overview: A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-10-26
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My Father
2017-10-06
My Father
Overview: After his wife's sudden death, a man takes care of his son living with a disability with help from a new employee at his struggling factory.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2017-10-06
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Confidante
2025-07-30
Confidante
Overview: Ankara, 1999. Arzu takes one call after another in the sex call centre where she works. When an earthquake hits Istanbul, a young client she spoke to earlier phones her back, begging her to rescue him from the rubble.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2025-07-30
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