Actor Berk Cankat, who was born in Ankara in 1994, stepped into the sets in 2013. The actor, whom we have been seeing on the sets with the TV series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim (I Will Give You a Secret), is now experiencing the excitement of the Atatürk series.
Aras Bulut Iynemli plays the leading role in the Atatürk series, which is one of the special projects of Disney Plus and prepared specifically for 2023, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. Berk Cankat also became one of the actors in the cast of the series.
Berk Cankat, who did a very successful job with Gizem Karaca in the TV series Güzel Köylü, which left its mark on the years 2014-2015, became one of the young names that stood out in the TV series market with different roles in different TV series in the next period.
The actor, who we could not see in projects after 2018 after the TV series called Gülizar and Bir Deli Rüzgar, played the character of Koray in the digital TV series named Aslında Özgürsün (Actually You are Free), which was published on the Gain platform in 2022.
After returning to the sets after 4 years, Berk Cankat, who first joined the TV series Aslında Özgürsün and then Atatürk, pleased his fans as well. The actor stated that the shooting of the Atatürk series started a week ago, but his own scenes have not yet arrived.
Berk Cankat said, “I will also start this week. I will play Ali Fuat Pasha. I did research, reading rehearsals were done. The team also worked quite a bit. I am also looking forward to it.”
It was known that Aras Bulut İynemli had been making special preparations for the role of Atatürk for months. One of the most important projects in the actor’s career is the Atatürk TV series, and portraying such a great leader is both a great test and an important opportunity for İynemli.
The character of Ali Fuat Cebesoy, played by Berk Cankat, was Atatürk’s friend from the Pill School years and one of the important commanders of the War of Independence. Ali Fuat Cebesoy, one of the founders of the Progressive Republican Party, the first opposition party of Turkey, which he started as a deputy in his political life, was also tried by the Independence Courts as a suspect of the Izmir Assassination.
Returning to politics in 1931, Cebesoy became the chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the minister of public works and the minister of transportation. He also continued his politics in the Democrat Party since 1948. Cebesoy was tried in Yassıada Courts after the 27 May Coup.
Ali Fuat Cebesoy, played by Berk Cankat, is a historical personality who has been involved in many events in terms of his political career.
It will be a very important experience opportunity for Berk Cankat to portray such a character. Berk Cankat, who will join the set of the Atatürk series, one of the special projects of Disney Plus, next week, did not hide his excitement.
The actor announced that he focused on Atatürk immediately after the shooting of the TV series Aslında Özgürsün, that he couldn’t take a vacation and that he will be on the set for the second season of the TV series Aslında Özgürsün in September.