Erkan Kolçak Köstendil

Erkan Kolcak Köstendil is a Turkish actor writer director and singerHer uncle is actor Bülent Sakrak Born and raised in Bursa a large city located in northwestern Anatolia Kostendil was considering and working towards becoming a goalkeeper until his path crossed with two seasoned actors who made such an impression on him that he decided to study theater at the prestigious Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts Kostendil later went on to write direct and act in plays and short films He wrote and starred in the play Karsi Cinsle Tanisma Sanati and was in another play named Aut for which he was chosen Actor of the Year This play also earned him a Young Actor Special award Kostendil always kept busy as he wrote and directed the first Turkish Facebook Series Mukadderat He gained widespread industry recognition as well as many awards with his short film Vakit Kostendil then went on to write and direct a mediumlength film which was shot in Istanbul and Amsterdam Making a successful transition into TV acting Kostendil has appeared in numerous popular shows and has claimed his place within the acting world by capitalizing on his unique character interpretations He first appeared on Kurtlar Vadisi in 2005 Kostendil got his first big break with the 2009 production Sakarya Firat in which he played a lowranking soldier and portrayed the character with utmost authenticity In the following years he appeared in a number of movies and TV shows In 2014 he portrayed the character Karlos Nevizade on the hit TV show Ulan Istanbul This character became a phenomenon among the Turkish TV audience and gained Kostendil huge fame and recognition all around Turkey It was on this show that he and one of his costars Sebnem Bozoklu performed a song he had written named Yanarim Yanarim in one of the episodes This performance got millions of views on Youtube After a couple more successful projects Kostendil appeared in the internationally aired historical drama Muhtesem Yuzyil Kosem successfully portraying Shahin Khan Girai the last Khan of Crimea His last appearance was on the TV show Familya