Tolga Tekin was born on March 19, 1973 in Ankara. Turkish TV series, cinema and theater actor.
First name: Tolga Tekin
Date of Birth: March 19, 1973
Place of Birth: Ankara
Height: 1.75 m.
Weight: 79 kg
Horoscope: Pisces
Eye color brown
Siblings: He has an older sister.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolgatekinnn
Family: Born and raised in Ankara. His mother was a Bulgarian immigrant, a civil servant, his father was from Kars and a ministry undersecretary. He has an older sister. “I am the child of wonderful parents. My father is a mining engineer. He is a math genius. He was undersecretary at the Ministry of Energy, passed the Mining Law. Whenever a miner dies or is dented, our home also experiences sadness. My father tried very hard to bring the mines and miners’ situation to European standards, but it didn’t pay off. We lost it at a very early age. He was a very valuable person. He suddenly had a heart attack and left. I’ve had the effect of this throughout my life. Suddenly I was faced with the difficult sides of life. I was in the conservatory when I lost my father. On the one hand, the rush of schooling, on the other hand, this pain. It was a very heavy period. I still fear losing my loved ones. This fear of loss makes me a little nervous and sensitive to life. A little touchy and emotional. After my father passed away, I had to take responsibility for my mother and sister. It was a heavy burden. We had a very difficult time. But time heals all things. “
Childhood years: The dream of becoming an actor began when he was a child, when he was 4 years old, he was brought to the table at family gatherings and pretended to be Elvis Presley. “When I was a kid, I expressed myself with the best imitations and playing the movies I watched to my neighborhood friends. Of course, I also wanted to be liked and applauded. I was the head of the theater branch in middle school and high school. When I came to college, what I wanted was definitely theater. I took the conservatory exams and won Hacettepe even though my mathematics was good without breaking the hearts of my mother and father. ”
Educational life: He graduated from Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theater Department. He passed the exam held by the State Theaters and started his duty in Adana State Theater. After working at Adana State Theater between 1996 and 2004, he was appointed to Ankara State Theater. He still works in Ankara State Theater.
First step into acting: He started his television adventure with the TV series “Bizim Evin Halleri”.
With which project did he shine? He drew attention with the character of ‘Özkan’, which he portrayed in the ‘Broken Pieces’ series.
How did he Istanbul career begin? His manager was effective in his transition from Ankara to Istanbul. His career in Istanbul, where he came to play only two episodes in a TV series, was longer. “I did not have a manager during the” Our Home Situations “period. Games in Ankara were continuing. At that time, a series called “Grand Bazaar” will be shot. He had the role of a sausage player from Kayseri. They called me for a meeting. I studied the Kayseri dialect for two or three days in Ankara and I figured out how this sausage player would be. When I came to Istanbul, the assistant took my trial shoot before meeting my current manager. When the shooting was over, I heard the following sentence: “I was just shocked and I can’t say anything else.” The next day I met Renda Güner. She said it was one of the best test shots she ever watched in her life. While I was going to play Sucukçu Mustafa for only two episodes in the ‘Grand Bazaar’ series, I suddenly took part in the whole story. I still can’t get used to this city and it is very difficult for me to get used to it. First of all, I am an Ankara child. I’m used to the silence and the system. Friendship, man-woman and even bureaucratic relations are very complicated in Istanbul. I still can’t figure it out and I’m not dealing with it. Because I’m not used to this. I learned a lot from the “Magnificent Century”. If you say ‘Grand Bazaar’, it is my first Istanbul drama. I saw the environment and had a completely different experience. In Çıplak Gerçek, I learned a lot from a very good detective director and screenwriter like Ümit Ünal. I played a very beautiful and interesting role in “Torn”. I definitely gained gains from every job I worked for. ”
Personality traits: Respectful, sincere, emotional, knows what he wants from life. “I am a Pisces sign and I have all the features. I am very emotional and so sometimes I can succumb to my childish side. ”
Mindset: He has been a state theater artist for more than 20 years. He states that as soon as he graduates, he can come to Istanbul without thinking and become a more famous and earning actor, but his priorities in life are different. “After school, instead of coming to Istanbul right away, I entered the state theaters and worked in Adana for eight years. Not everyone does this. Ankara State Conservatory is the first conservatory in history. How lucky I am Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Gökçer was our instructor for four years. It was an institution he was already heading. It is the conservatory where the Stanislavski technique was taught in the most accurate and disciplined manner throughout its history. Here comes the Ankara difference. In our tradition lies that discipline, that point of view towards acting and life. You couldn’t go to class a minute late at the conservatory. On the contrary, we would go half an hour ago and get warmer. After leaving school, you wouldn’t go home right away. We would talk about what we were doing that day. We are collecting the fruits of all these as time passes. We, Cüneyt Gökçer, Çetin Tekindor, Levent Ülgen, Laçin Ceylan, Asuman Korad, Cem Emüler… We were the students of an enormous staff. ”
Source of happiness: Working with a master actor like Tuncer Kurtiz in the TV series “Magnificent Century” is one of the biggest sources of happiness. “We were always side by side on set. He always told me, I used to listen. He used to say, “Enjoy everything, live in a proper and balanced way.” I wish he lived longer, master. I learned a lot from him, sitting on the set and chatting with a master like Tuncel Kurtiz were the greatest moments of my life. “
First motion picture: Çağan Irmak / Mustafa Hakkında Her Şey
Look at love: “Love is very beautiful, but very difficult. There are many emotions that create love. Trust, faith, compromise, sharing, love, respect, and I think the most important thing. It is very difficult for all of these to happen at once. There are surely deficiencies. It’s hard to complete. That’s why it’s so hard. Love happens as you get acquainted. I never believed in love at first sight. Coming to the subject of marriage, I don’t know what life will bring to me. Tomorrow the next day someone comes across me and makes me believe it again. I say “This is the person I want to spend my life with.” I did not marry for divorce either, but it did not happen, we couldn’t, we broke up. ”
His view of life: He never wanted to just be famous in his life. “If I wanted to be a young boy, as soon as I graduated from school, I would go to Istanbul and start TV series in line with the offers. Moreover, back then I was weaker, more haired, younger, and crispy. But I never thought of being ‘just famous’. Who wants to spend eight years of his life in one district when you are a young actor? I wanted it because it always felt more logical and correct to be a good character actor than a youngster. Unfortunately, the new generation is very keen on getting famous in a short time and even though some are graduates of the conservatory, they never think of theater. Pity.”
Perspective on business life: He believes in the importance of the scenario in the selection of projects. “The script is the most important factor. Nobody looks at the lead actor anymore. This is done. The starry thing was shelved. The script takes it away. Names will not work. We have such an audience right now. They don’t have pity, they change it as soon as they don’t like it. Everyone is very careful and has to do his job well. I look at the text. I examine how long my character serves the text, how long the text serves the character. Then the director comes. I’ll search it. And of course the cast. I want you to have your fellow players with whom you get along very well. Then the production company, of course. ”
Career plan: For more than 20 years, he has acted in many important plays from “Macbeth” to “Salome”, “Yastık Ali” to “Keşanlı Ali Destanı” in the State Theaters. The biggest passion of the theater is that it never ceases to be caught up in the stream of change and staging acting, which is its greatest passion, on the stage in interaction with the audience. “My passion, my love is theater. I’m doing the TV series for money. My duty at the State Theater will continue. State Theaters is a very special institution for me, I gave my years. Maybe I can settle in Istanbul completely after I retire.
What are the most important productions in his career? “‘Heads or tails’. The acting were great, especially Uğur Yücel. Another of the most important films of my life is “Empire of the Sun”. I was amazed by John Malkovich’s acting. And of course there is Christian Bale, who is a little boy there. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Bir Zamanlar Anadolu” is also enormous. Very naive and very full. I love Taner Birsel monitoring of the players in Turkey. It cannot be such a correct and beautiful character actor. He doesn’t make any TV series either. ”
Dream of the Future: He wants to continue doing theater and cinema throughout his life. “I don’t know how long I will be in the TV series industry. My biggest dream is to open a small restaurant by the sea in the Aegean. I will go into his kitchen and make the meals myself. ”
Who are the directors he would most like to work with? Reha Erdem and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Is there a name he could say that if he had a partner, we would be an interesting duo? Demet Evgar. “I love its energy. He’s a very good character actor. ”
How does he keep his shape? If there is no TV drama, he exercises 4-5 days a week and pays attention to his nutrition. “I started breath therapy. I realized that I was not breathing properly and correctly in my life, even though we used diaphragmatic breathing in theater. And life means breath. Although there were only 2 sessions, I felt that my condition increased while doing sports and thus my body was relaxed. I would recommend it to everyone. I cannot say that I am eating very healthy and properly. But I’m trying to pay attention. It’s a little difficult when working on set. I eat 2 meals in my daily life. Late breakfast and dinner towards evening. Fruits are among my essentials. ”
Who does he admire? “Taner Birsel, Uğur Yücel and Şener Şen. These three names are the actors that every young actor, more precisely every actor, should work for. ”
What does he do at home? He loves cooking and even says, “I would be a cook if I wasn’t an actor.” “When I was little, when I came from school, I used to do my homework with my mother. My mother was a great cook, watching her, I laid the foundation. I can do anything but the best is bulgur pilaf with lamb shank. Meat is not bought everywhere, your butcher must be special. Boil the lamb shank with garlic on pressure. Do not throw away the water, you can cook bulgur pilaf with it. You put the pearl on the rice before it is complete. Wait for shin until rice is cooked. A shepherd’s salad with it! Ohhh! ”
What is the sine qua non “Music. “I have music in my ears while eating, doing sports, memorizing the script. I listen to all good things. And I love the 80s. ”
TV SERIES
2020- Rise of Empires: Ottoman / Sultan Murad II
2021- Akıncı / Orhan
2018/2019 – One Liter of Tears / Muzaffer Yürekli
2018- Wounded Love / Mehmet Akif Ersoy
2014/2017 – Broken Pieces / Özkan Gülpınar
2013- Murder Table Istanbul / Nadir İrtegün
2012/2013 – Magnificent Century / Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha
2012 – Çıplak Gerçek (Nude Truth) / Nedim
2011 – Reis / Yunus
2009 – Grand Bazaar / Mustafa Kurtoğlu
2009 – Deniz Yıldızı (Sea Star) / Commissioner Tayfun
2000/2008 – Bizim Evin Halleri / Safa
CINEMA FILMS
2018 – Kelebekler / Cemal
2018 – Bizi Hatırla / Kaan
2016 – Rüzgarda Salınan Nilüfer / Korhan
2014 – Neden Tarkovski Olamıyorum? / Alp
2013 – Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor / Gorbaçov
2011 – Zenne / Cihan
2011 – Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm / Gorbaçov
2011 – Kardelen / Photographer
2004- Mustafa Hakkında Herşey/ Polis
TİYATRO OYUNLARI
2019- Polisler
2017- Radyo-yu Hümayun / Kenan
2019- Macbeth
2011 – Yastık Adam / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2010 – Üç Yönetmen Üç Oyun (Bekleyiş) / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2009 – Don Giovanni ve Uşağı Pulcinella / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2006 – Keşanlı Ali Destanı / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2006 – Salome / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2005 – Kayıp Toprağın Türküsü / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2005 – Aşk-ı Memnu / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
2004 – Carmela ve Paolino / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2004 – Fırtına / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2004 – Kuru Gürütü / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2003 – Figaro’nun Düğünü / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2002 – Cimri / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2002 – Abdülcambaz / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2001 – Kızılırmak Karakoyun / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2001 – Cadı Kazanı / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2001 – Bağdat Hatun / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2000 – Kaçık / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
2000 – Hırçın Kız / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1999 – Karar Kimin / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1998 – V.Frank / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1998 – Soytarılar / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1997 – İkinci Bölüm / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1997 – Harikalar Mutfağı/ Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
1996 – Türkmen Düğünü : Ali Yörük / Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu
AWARDS
2018 – 37th Istanbul Film Festival / Best Actor / Kelebekler
2017 – 28th Ankara Film Festival / Best Actor / Rüzgarda Salınan Nilüfer
2011 – Baykal Saran Theater Award / Yastık Adam