ACTOR

Halit Ergenç

1970 - Today

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Halit Ahmet Ergenç (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈlit æɾˈɟentʃ]; born 30 April 1970) is a Turkish actor known for his role as Sultan Suleiman I in Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Onur Aksal in Binbir Gece and Cevdet in Vatanim Sensin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halit Ergenç has received more than 1,258,381 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Halit Ergenç is the 895th most popular actor (up from 958th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 482nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Actor.

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  • 1.3M

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  • 59.58

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  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Halit Ergenç ranks 895 out of 13,578Before him are Glenn Ford, Louise Brooks, Miki Manojlović, Jeffrey DeMunn, Tatsuya Nakadai, and Norman Reedus. After him are Jill Ireland, Mario Adorf, Colin Farrell, Michel Serrault, Karen Grassle, and Barbara Hershey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Halit Ergenç ranks 24Before him are Beck, Andre Agassi, Lara Fabian, Dmitry Utkin, River Phoenix, and Naomi Campbell. After him are Claudia Schiffer, Simon Pegg, Emmanuel Petit, Fred Durst, Alan Shearer, and Marco Pantani.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Halit Ergenç ranks 392 out of 1,347Before him are Aelius Aristides (117), Callippus (-370), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Eunapius (349), Sezen Aksu (1954), and Artemidorus (200). After him are Yılmaz Güney (1937), Walter Sydney Adams (1876), Callinus (-680), Muzafer Sherif (1906), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), and Markos Vafeiadis (1906).

Among ACTORS In Türkiye

Among actors born in Türkiye, Halit Ergenç ranks 4Before him are Nebahat Çehre (1944), Türkan Şoray (1945), and Cüneyt Arkın (1937). After him are Tchéky Karyo (1953), Kemal Sunal (1944), Vahide Perçin (1965), Tuncel Kurtiz (1936), Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (1983), Beren Saat (1984), Burak Özçivit (1984), and Magali Noël (1931).

Television and Movie Roles

Muhteşem Yüzyıl
I. Süleyman
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
Red Istanbul
Orhan
Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds himself in the middle of Deniz's complicated relationships, mysterious friends and stange family members. This is the first movie of Ferzan Ozpetek which is shot in Turkey after a long time. It is also based on his own book which has the same name with the movie.
Vatanım Sensin
Cevdet
Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.