Halit Ergenс / Halit Ergench is a Turkish actor known throughout the world. He fell in love with millions of television viewers thanks to his role as Sultan Suleiman in the TV series “The Magnificent Century”. Before worldwide recognition, the artist enjoyed great popularity not only in his homeland, but also in the USA, where he performed on Broadway. At the moment, Halit Ergench continues to act in high-rated projects.
The childhood of Halit Ergench
Halit was born in Istanbul.
His father was an actor - Sait Ergench. The boy was influenced by the songs and music that his father wrote and the fact that he was a famous actor. He inherited his love for music from him. After graduating from the most ordinary school, the young man chose the profession of a sailor and entered the Istanbul Technical University, studying navigation and shipbuilding. This choice was very surprising, since the profession of a musician, actor or singer would have been more expected. Halit dreamed of the romance of the seas, but in reality it turned out that he had to study a lot of technical literature. A year later, he realized that this was not for him, left the University and entered the Conservatory, began studying opera singing, vocals, and dance.
Actors Halit Ergenc and Mirier Uzerli
It was there that Halit decided that he would devote himself to acting, but he went to this, constantly being distracted by something. To support himself, the future actor worked part-time as a marketer, cameraman, and for some time he danced in the troupe of singer Pekan.
Talent will pave the way
When on April 30, 1970, a tiny son was added to the family of the versatile artist Sait Ergench, a famous poet and composer, acquaintances had no doubt that his father would grow into a worthy continuation in the acting field. Although Khalit himself, having barely matured, did not even think about becoming an actor. He was a romantic at heart, and all his thoughts came down to one thing: the sea and long voyages. Although growing up in a creative family could not help but affect the boy: he loved to dance, sing, listen to rock and jazz.
Little Halit
After a local high school, the young man began to realize his dream by entering Istanbul Technical University in 1989. However, Khalit never graduated from the Faculty of Maritime Affairs. Having learned that love for the sea and courage are not enough, memorizing thousands of terms and other documentation is much more important, the guy gave up on his dream, so a year later his documents were transferred to the State Conservatory at the Istanbul Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. Here he studied vocals, dancing and opera singing. Allah Himself ordered the talented student to take up the acting profession.
There was a moment in the actor’s biography when he, as a show business star, a lover of dancing since childhood, could not resist and became a participant in the corresponding program on Turkish television.
As Ergench himself later recalled, at that time his schedule was scheduled minute by minute. It was necessary to have money for food, so the future performer tried out everything: a marketer and cameraman, a singer and a dancer. There was plenty of reason for the young specialist to be upset: after graduating from the Conservatory, a future in cinema was simply not visible. The only thing available was participation in a theatrical musical and commercials.
The beginning of Halit Ergench's career, filmography
Halit's debut on the Turkish theater stage took place in 1996, when he played in the musical "The King and I".
TV crews paid attention to the handsome young actor. He began to receive invitations to appear in small roles and invitations to appear in commercials. On television, the young actor appeared in the series “Black Angel”, and immediately after that he starred in several more series. Ergench went to America, where he played on the stage of Broadway for a year and a half. He returned to Turkey with the goal of staging his own musical. It is this moment that Halit considers the beginning of his career, an important, turning point in his life. Since 2000, Halit began appearing in full-length Turkish films. He worked in many films and TV series, including the series “Aliye”, the drama “Father and Son”, “Zerda”, “Handwriting of Death” and “First Love”.
An important role in his career is the role in the film “A Thousand and One Nights”, which became the first in a number of famous films in which the actor played. In addition, he was awarded the Golden Butterfly Award. The same year, the actor appeared in the film “Network 2.0.”
Personal life
It is worth noting that his main hobby is songs. Halit Ergench sings and dances. You can find many different videos on the Internet to confirm this fact. Halit Ergench's height is 1 meter, 83 centimeters. As for age, in the spring of 2021 the actor will celebrate his fiftieth anniversary. It is not surprising that the actor has personal pages on Facebook and Twitter.
Halit Ergench's Instagram page has 800,000 subscribers. Considering the fact that the actor has a lot of ringing, he has practically no time for social networks. Therefore, his accounts do not always contain the latest information. On the other hand, Halit Ergench VKontakte has more than one group of Russian fans. There, news about Halit Ergench appears regularly.
If we consider such a question as: “Halit Ergench and his wife,” then looking at this handsome and attractive man, it seems that there are always many bright and slender representatives of the fair sex around him. However, the man’s heart belongs to the one and only – Berguzar Korel.
But before the lovers met, Halit Ergench’s first wife was a girl named Gizem Soysaldi. If a man wanted a big family, then his wife’s plans were to graduate from university and have a career. It is not surprising that after a year and a half, the young people decided to divorce. However, all this cost Ergench dearly.
He had to pay his ex-wife almost two hundred thousand dollars. But only thanks to the separation, each of them, after a while, found happiness. The acquaintance of Khalit and Berguzar occurred under interesting circumstances. The young people were in a restaurant and accidentally ran into each other.
A spark immediately ran between them and after that, they began dating. Imagine their surprise when it turned out that they would play together in the series “A Thousand and One Nights.” From that moment on, the actors did not part and spent all their time in each other’s company. In 2009, a long-awaited event took place - the wedding of Halit Ergench and Berguzar Korel.
In the photo: Halit Ergench and Berguzar Korel
A huge number of guests attended the event. And after some time, the son of Halit Ergench was born, who was named Ali. At the moment, despite many rumors and gossip that the couple are getting a divorce, the star of the series “The Magnificent Century” assures that Berguzar is his one and only. He admitted more than once that he was grateful to fate for having a woman like her in his life. Below are photos of Halit Ergench and films with his participation.
Halit Ergench currently
The year 2011 brought Halit an interesting role - the role of Suleiman the Great.
This is a series consisting of five seasons, it was called “The Magnificent Century”. The series immediately found many admirers all over the world. Before filming, there was a long preparation process in order to bring the characters of that era to life. Actors such as Miryem Uzerli, Selma Ergech, Okan Yalabik and others worked in this project. Particular attention was paid to details. The cast and crew worked with historical documents and facts. Unfortunately, not all the information was found; some things had to be thought out. The work was truly colossal.
Ergench believes that the film should be perceived as a novel, and not as a documentary; history cannot be studied from it. The purpose of the written script was to provide aesthetic pleasure to the viewer.
Halit Ergench and Meryem Uzerli sing. Halit literally got used to the role; several times, as the actor himself said, he had dreams where he saw himself in the image of Suleiman. He was able to feel the struggle that once took place in the soul of his hero. He managed to show on the screen not only a historical character known from history textbooks, but also a person with his experiences, mental anguish and weaknesses. Suleiman, who existed in the actor’s imagination, changed significantly after he studied literary sources. He created an image determined, among other things, by his experience in his personal life and even by the physical characteristics of the actor.
Actress Maryem Uzerli plays alongside Halit in many scenes of the film. The actor who played the role of Suleiman speaks of her as a very disciplined actress with whom it is a pleasure to work. Ergench called the entire acting group a friendly team. They love what they do, so even when there are intrigues on the court, the team works in complete harmony.
Halit considers this role a revelation for himself; thanks to the filming, he was able to feel himself in a very interesting era. To date, the role of Suleiman is the best in his career. The series continues, and Halit in the role of Suleiman will conquer many more women’s hearts with his extraordinary blue eyes, as well as his wisdom and self-confidence in the role of the Sultan.
Movies
In subsequent years, he actively appears in top-rated Turkish TV series and films, and in 2006, luck smiles on him. Turkish actor Halit Ergencch has been invited to play the leading male role in “1001 Nights”. His partner was his future wife Berguzar Korel. The plot of this series revolves around a young girl named Scheherazade, who works in an architectural agency.
Her boss is a rather rich, powerful and cold man named Onur. One day the main character finds out that her child is seriously ill and she needs a huge amount of money. For help, she turns to her boss, who agrees to help her, but on the condition that she spends one night with him.
The love story between a boss and a subordinate was a great success not only at home, but also abroad. The series aired for three years until management decided to close it. The series Bitter Love, released in 2009, aroused considerable interest among viewers. In it, the actor played the role of Orhan Ataoglu. His partner in the series was the well-known actress Cansu Dere.
Two years later, Halit Ergench, who at that time was already a fairly well-known actor, was offered one of the most important roles in his filmography. The star of the series “A Thousand and One Nights” agrees to star in the telenovela “The Magnificent Century”, where he got the role of Sultan Suleiman.
The role of Khyurem Sultan was played by actress Meryem Uzerli. No one could have imagined how successful the new Turkish project would be. Despite the fact that it took quite a lot of time to prepare, “The Magnificent Century” with Halit Ergench in the title role not only completely paid off, but also brought a lot of profit. It was watched all over the world.
In the photo: Meryem Uzerli and Halit Ergench
So the actors who played the main roles became not only in demand, but also recognizable personalities. It is also interesting that after watching, many fans began to believe that Halit Ergench and Selma Ergech, who happened to play the role of Hatice Sultan, are relatives.
In fact, these actors simply have the same last names. After the project came to an end, Halit Ergench continued to act in TV series. And in 2021, he was lucky enough to play again with his wife in the telenovela “You Are My Homeland,” which aired for two years.
In 2021, Halit Ergench plays the main role in the new series Babylon. His character Irfan, in order to help his sick son, creates a financial pyramid with his friend. Such famous actresses as Nur Fettahoglu, Asli Enver, Birce Akalay took part in this project.
In the photo: Halit Ergenc and Nur Fettahoglu
Personal life of Halit Ergench
Halit Ergenc with ex-wife Gizem Sousaldi
The actor’s personal life did not immediately turn out well. He first married Gizem Sousaldi. Their marriage lasted only a year and a half. During the filming of One Thousand and One Nights, Halit began a relationship with Berguzar Korel. According to the ex-wife, Ergench insisted on terminating her pregnancy.
The actor’s second wife was Berguzar Korel. The wedding took place in 2009. It was with this woman that Halit found both understanding and true love. Recently, a son, Ali, appeared in the family. Now the couple in love has a common job and a common son, whom they take care of together with pleasure and love.
The actor sings excellently, although, as he himself says, he hasn’t done it for a long time. From his father he inherited a love of music. His father was a poet and wrote beautiful lyrics to Arabic melodies. Ergench listened to this music as a child, and it influenced his musical preferences. Today the actor likes Leonard Cohen, Bon Jovi, Bjork and popular Turkish songs.
Awards
- 2007 - 34th Golden Butterfly Award - Best Actor. (“A Thousand and One Nights”)
- 2009 - Best Actor. (“Revolution cars”)
- 2014 – 41st Golden Butterfly Award from Magnum. ("Magnificent century")
- 2017 - Best Male Drama Actor. (“You are my homeland”)
- 2017 - Best Actor. (“You are my homeland”)
- 2017 is the most successful male series of the year. (“You are my homeland”)
- 2017 – 11th GSU EN Award – Best Actor. (“You are my homeland”)
- 2017 – 4.Mersin Gold Palm Awards. (“You are my homeland”)
- 2017 – 6. Fashion TV Fashion Awards. (“You are my homeland”)
Filmography
- The series “Babylon” (2020) - played the role of Irfan.
- The film “Red Istanbul” (2017) - played the role of Orhan.
- The series “You are my homeland” (2016) - played the role of Cevdet.
- The series “The Magnificent Century” (2011) - played the role of Suleiman.
- The film “Our Lesson Ataturk” (2010) - played the role of Avaturk.
- The series “Bitter Love” (2009) - played the role of Orhan Ataoglu.
- The series “Aliya” (2004) - played the role of Sinan.
- TV series “Crazy” (1996)
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