Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

Actor

September 12, 1965 (60 years)

Ankara, Türkiye

Biography

Taylan graduated in theatre from Hacettepe University State Conservatory. He is best known for his role as Iskender in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun and other films. Between 1989 and 1993, he worked at the Diyarbakir State Theatre. In 1993 and 1994, he worked with Roberto Ciulli at the Theatre an Der Ruhr in Germany. Taylan has since worked in many theatrical projects with Yücel Erten. He became General Secretary of the Devlet Tiyatrolari Sanatcilari Dernegi or DETIS (State The…

Filmography

6.7

Cranberry Sorbet

Abdullah Ünal (2)

When free-spirited Doğa falls head over heels for charming Fatih, nobody expects the chaos that follows. His family is deeply conservative and devout; hers is modern and secular — and neither side is ready to back down. What starts as a love story quickly becomes a collision of two very different Turkeys, played out through family dinners, in-law battles and everything in between. Sharp, relatable and impossible to stop watching.

7.8

Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman

İskender Çınar

Centered around a personally troubled, officially discredited police chief and his inharmonious police team in Ankara Police Force. Even though the show usually focuses on murders and other crimes that happens on a weekly basis, the undertone of the story leads to an eventual duel between Behzat Ç. and the rotten department officials and bureaucrats.

8.1

Leyla and Mecnun

İskender Çınar

Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.

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Golden Butterfly Awards

Self - Winner

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7.5

The European Side

Demir Bey

The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.

6.7

Kübra

Kara

When a suburban man receives messages that seem to predict the future, he develops a following — and powerful enemies.

7.1

Ariza

Hasmet Gürkan

The series tells an incredibly gripping story of a regular man and taxi driver named Ali Rıza, whose life changes forever upon encountering a breathtaking customer named Halide, the precious daughter of a known mob boss

8.8

Halka

Cemal Sandıkçı

Two men unite against a criminal conspiracy, pursuing a dark past of notebooks, cases, and lies. They face the mafia, money, intrigue, and the terrifying Halka.

5.2

Çok Güzel Hareketler 2

Çok Güzel Hareketler 2 is with you, featuring a cast from the second generation of BKM Mutfak and exceptional new sketches from Yılmaz Erdoğan's workshop.

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Arda ile Omuz Omuza

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8.7

Hayat Şarkısı

Bayram Cevher

Melek and Kerim are betrothed at a young age by their fathers. Time passes and Kerim's family gets rich. Meanwhile Melek's family continues to struggle in life. Hülya, Melek's sister, is determined to run away from her poor life. She will do what it takes to get herself accepted into Kerim's family.

6.7

Aziz

Galip Payidar

Aziz Payidar, the son of the Payidar family, the largest and only carpet manufacturer in Antakya, leads a prosperous and wealthy life. Aziz's fate changes when he kills the French delegate Monsieur Pierre's son, Lieutenant Andre. He is forced to leave behind the land of his birth, his only love, in short, everything he has. Two years later, when he is thought to be dead, his return is unexpected for everyone. Nothing is the same anymore. Not only did Aziz lose everything he owned, but Antakya, which is now under French occupation, became worse than before he left. Moreover, his first love Dilruba is engaged to his uncle Galip Payidar's son Adem. He will be in a dilemma emotionally when Efnan, a simple peasant girl, unexpectedly enters his life, and after the intense emotional turmoil he experiences, he will find both himself and his true love over time.

7.4

Aleph

Settar

When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.

6.4

Yılan Hikayesi

Coşkun

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8.0

Kurşun Yarası

Selamoğlu

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6.7

Dayı Şov

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Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

Host

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8.2

The Hood

Sina Kasay

Ferhan steals the money of corrupt officials, swindlers, and those who become rich through unjust means and extends a helping hand to the impoverished youth in his neighborhood, providing education and assistance to their families. An unexpected death will shake his entire life. This event will not only test him with his ideals but also with his love, and he will seek ways to pass this test. When he realizes that he cannot fight against injustices like Ferhan alone, he adopts Orhan's identity. Thus, while Ferhan struggles with the father of Müjde, the woman he loves but should keep at a distance, under the guise of lawyer Orhan, his path intersects with İpek, the heir of the family trying to take over the neighborhood.

8.0

The Last Day

A known psychologist conducts research that will carry him even further on the ladder of fame: A group of six people is made to believe that they will all die on the same day from different causes.

7.7

Güzel Köylü

Hüsnü Alkan

A beautiful girl from Istanbul moves to a small village and that changes her life.