Selim Bayraktar

Selim Bayraktar
Born (1975-06-17) 17 June 1975
Kirkuk, Iraq
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present

Selim Bayraktar (born 17 June 1975) is a Turkish actor best known for his role as "Sümbül Ağa" in Muhteşem Yüzyıl.

Life and career

Bayraktar was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1975, into a family of Iraqi-Turkish origin. As a child he began performing in gymnastic competitions. During the final days of the Iran-Iraq War, a body double of Sadam Hussein visited Bayraktar’s schools in order to recruit boys into the army; when Bayraktar was chosen to serve in the army his family decided to smuggle him into Turkey.[1] He started working at the Turkish State Theatre after graduating from Hacettepe University in 2000.[2]

Bayraktar speaks Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic and Kurdish.[1]

Filmography

Actor
Television
Year Show Role Notes
2006 Köprü Erdal TV series
2006 Bir Bulut Olsam Mahmud Paşa TV series
2011–14 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Sümbül Ağa TV series
2017 Coban Yildizi Zekkar TV series
2017–18 Ufak Tefek Cinayetler Edip TV series

References

  1. 1 2 Batuman, Elift (Feb 17, 2014). "Letter From Istanbul: Ottomania A his TV show reimagines Turkey's imperial past". The New Yorker. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ Turkish Cultural Foundation. "Selim Bayraktar". Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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