# Ali Atay

Dursun Ali Atay (born 20 April 1976) is a Turkish actor, musician, screenwriter, and director.

## Life and career

He is of Laz descent from Rize. Atay graduated from the theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He is best known for his role as Mecnun in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun. He is the recipient of the Tribeca Best Actor Award. He has appeared in more than fifteen films and theatre plays since 1999.
He played in the surreal art house film "Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi" with Demet Evgar, Damla Sönmez, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, which was released at the Toronto International Film Festival. He later appeared in the film Ayla as Ali Astubay on Turkey's entry for the 90th Academy Awards. Atay then got lead role in the movie Nuh Tepesi.
Atay got a major role in the comedy series Mutlu Ol Yeter, alongside Aslı Enver, Öner Erkan and Ertan Saban. In 2017, he appeared portrayed the character of Commissioner Yusuf on BluTV's first online Turkish, series Masum. He shared the leading role with Haluk Bilginer, Nur Sürer and Okan Yalabık. He later played in the series "Son Yaz".
In June 2014, the shooting of his awarded movie, Limonata, began. The movie marked his first experience as a director and scenarist, and actors such as Serkan Keskin and Ertan Saban were cast in the leading roles. He directed and wrote the action-comedy films Ölümlü Dünya and "Ölümlü Dünya 2" which was released in 2018 and 2023. He directed and wrote in film "Cinayet Süsü". He wrote as production designer in series "Şeref Bey".

## Filmography
### Director

* 2015 Limonata
* 2018 Ölümlü Dünya
* 2019 Cinayet Süsü
* 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2

### Screenwriter

* 2015 Limonata
* 2018 Ölümlü Dünya
* 2019 Cinayet Süsü
* 2023 Ölümlü Dünya 2

### Production Designer

* Şeref Bey

### Film

| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
| 2000 | Artık Çok Geç | Kemal | |
| 2004 | Kırlangıç | Aşık Mağlubi | |
| 2005 | Çanta | İlhan | Short Film |
| 2005 | O Şimdi Mahkum | Yiğit Çiftgör | |
| 2007 | İyi Seneler Londra | Firuz | |
| 2009 | 40 | Metin | |
| 2010 | Vay Arkadaş | Manik | |
| 2013 | Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi | Cemal | |
| 2017 | Ayla | Ali | |
| 2018 | Nuh Tepesi | Ömer | |
| 2019 | Türk İşi Dondurma | Mehmet | |

### Web series

| Year | Series | Role |
| 2011–2023 | Leyla ile Mecnun | Mecnun Çınar |
| 2017 | Masum | Yusuf |
| 2024-2025 | Anonim | Many Roles |

### TV series

| Year | Series | Role |
| 1998–2001 | İkinci Bahar | Ersin |
| 2000 | Yedi Numara | Guest role |
| 2003 | Şapkadan Babam Çıktı | Maksut |
| 2004 | Çınaraltı | Serhan |
| 2004 | Çeşm-i Bülbül | Veli |
| 2006 | Cemile | Demir |
| 2008 | Eşref Saati | Sebati |
| 2009 | Yapma Diyorum | Aşık Mağlubi |
| 2010 | Kılıç Günü | Cenk Kızıltan |
| 2013–2014 | Ben de Özledim | Ali Atay |
| 2015 | Mutlu Ol Yeter | Can |
| 2021 | Son Yaz | Selim Kara |

## Songs

| Number | Song | Note |
| 1 | Falan Filan (Yalan) | duet with Ezgi Asaroğlu |
| 2 | Gitmek İstersen | |
| 3 | Eksik Bir Şey Mi Var? | |
| 4 | Vay Be | |
| 5 | Kolpa | duet with Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Cengiz Bozkurt and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan |
| 6 | Yokluğunda | Leyla The Band |
| 7 | Aşk Bitti | Leyla The Band |
| 8 | Belki(Şimdi Gitmek Vakti) | Leyla The Band |
| 9 | Ramazan | Leyla The Band |
| 10 | İster Gel İster Gelme | Leyla The Band |
| 11 | Of | Leyla The Band |
| 12 | Zaman | Leyla The Band |
| 13 | Umutsuzum | |

### Covers

| Song | Note |
| Sevdalılar Beni anlar | |
| Doktor | |
| Bu Kıza Kadar | duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant |
| Gökte Yıldız Ay misun | duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant |
| Elindedir Bağlama | duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant |
| Beni Affet | |
| Sen de mi Leyla ? | |
| Ben de Özledim | duet with Serkan Keskin and Cengiz Bozkurt |
| İtirazım Var | duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant |
| Batsın Bu Dünya | duet with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant |
| Kalenin Bedenleri | duet with Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Cengiz Bozkurt |
| Bu Gala Daşlı Gala | duet with Cengiz Bozkurt, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Osman Sonant |