Ezel Akay

Ezel Akay
Born	(1961-01-20)20 January 1961 İnegöl,Bursa,Turkey
Occupation(s)	Film director,producer andScreenplay writer
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Şebnem Dönmez ​ ​ (m.2004;div.2007)​
Children	1(b. 1998)

Ezel Akay(born 20 January 1961) is a Turkishfilm actor,film directorandfilm producer.

Life and work

After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from theBoğaziçi University,he was trained as actor at the US-AmericanVillanova University.

Before Ezel Akay started to work in the Turkish film business and co-founded the Turkishproduction companyIFR,he worked ascopywriter,theatre directorand–actor.Since the foundation of his film production companyIFR,Ezel Akay directed more than 500commercials.

In 1996 Ezel Akay produced together with the Turkish film directorDervis Zaimfor Zaim's debut featureSomersault in a Coffin,which won several national and international prizes.Where's Firuze?was the firstfeature,which Ezel Akay directed.

Filmography

• 1996:Somersault in a Coffin(Tabutta Rövaşata) (producer)
• 1999:Journey to the Sun(Güneşe Yolculuk) (executive producer)
• 2001:Elephants and Grass(Filler ve Çimen)(actor)
• 2001:The Waterfall(producer, actor)
• 2004:Where's Firuze?(Neredesin Firuze),(director, producer, actor)
• 2005:Making Boats out of Watermellon Rinds(Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak) (producer)
• 2005:Robbery Alla Turca(Hırsız Var!),(actor)
• 2006:Killing the Shadows(Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?),(director, producer, writer, and actor)
• 2006:The Road Home(Eve Giden Yol) (actor)
• 2007:Adam and the Devil(Adem'in Trenleri)(producer, actor)
• 2007: Sözün Bittiği Yer (actor)
• 2007: Hicran Sokağı (actor)
• 2009:7 Husbands for Hürmüz(7 Kocalı Hürmüz),(director, actor)
• 2011:Gümüş Lale Burası Osmanlı 1711(director, scriptwriter)
• 2013:F Type Film - 9 jail stories,(director, actor - episode 2)
• 2014:Küçük Kara Balıklar(director)
• 2017:Martıların Efendisi(actor)
• 2020:Leyla Everlasting(9 Kere Leyla), (director, producer, scriptwriter)
• 2020:Yarım Kalan Aşklar(actor)

External links

• Media related toEzel Akayat Wikimedia Commons
• Ezel AkayatIMDb