# Yılmaz Erdoğan

Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film Vizontele (2001) and the television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995–2002/2006–2007). He founded BKM Theatre and Film Production. He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for his performance in The Water Diviner (2014).

## Early life

Yilmaz Erdoğan spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. His family is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University. His brothers are Mustafa Erdoğan, who founded Fire of Anatolia, and Deniz Erdoğan, who has composed music for some of his company's productions. His cousin is actor Ersin Korkut. His former wife is the actress and costume designer Belçim Bilgin, a descendant from the family of Sheikh Said, the leader of the Sheikh Said Rebellion and his daughter Berfin Erdoğan appeared in Organize İşler.

## Career

He joined the Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu managed by veteran actor Ferhan Şensoy. In 1988, he founded his own theatre company, Güldüşündürü, and staged a successful production of his self-penned Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ve Rambo.
He also became chief screenwriter at Levent Kırca and his wife Oya Başar long-running television sketch show, Olacak O Kadar.
In 1994, he founded Beşiktaş Cultural Center (Turkish: Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi) with business partner Necati Akpınar. He achieved recognition as Mükremin Abi alongside actress Demet Akbağ in the ground breaking television series with audience Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995–2002) on Star TV.
He also continued his theatrical success with a series of plays and musicals, including his one-man show, Cebimdeki Kelimeler, and recorded a poetry album called, Kayıp Kentin Yakışıklısı, which includes seventeen poems accompanied by traditional Turkish music composed by Metin Kalender, Nizamettin Ariç and Ali Aykaç.
Also, He founded professial sketch crew in BKM Theatre for TV. The sketch series Güldür Güldür directed by iconic comedian Kemal Sunal's son Ali Sunal. The child sketch series Güldüy Güldüy directed by Kemal Sunal's daughter Ezo Sunal. Yılmaz Erdoğan directed sketch Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar for both screenwriter and actor.
He achieved his greatest success with the box-office record breaking comedy films Vizontele (2001) and Vizontele Tuuba (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in. This was followed by a sequel Organize İşler (2005), which he also produced, and Organize İşler: Sazan Sarmalı (2019). In "Vizontele" and "Organize İşler", He worked as actors with comedians Cem Yılmaz, Tolga Çevik, Ata Demirer who wrote own films .
A second run for his popular television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (2006–2007) followed on ATV, and the Christmas comedy film Neşeli Hayat (2009). He has also produced the successful comedy films Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar (2010).

## Filmography

TV series :
| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Olacak O Kadar | | | Yes | No | | Sketch series |
| 1992–1993 | Umut Taksi | | | Yes | Yes | Halit Akyüz | Television series |
| 1994 | Yaseminname | | | Yes | Yes | Sürahi Nine's grandchild | Television series |
| 1995–2002 | Bir Demet Tiyatro | | | Yes | Yes | Mükremin Çıtır | Star TV television series |
| 2006–2007 | Bir Demet Tiyatro | | | Yes | Yes | Mükremin Çıtır | ATV television series |
| 2024 | İnci Taneleri | | | Yes | Yes | Azem Yücedağ | Kanal D television series |
Films :
| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Vizontele | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Crazy Emin | |
| 2004 | Vizontele Tuuba | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Crazy Emin | |
| 2005 | Organize İşler | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Asım Noyan | |
| 2009 | Neşeli Hayat | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Eyyvah Eyvah | | Yes | | | | |
| 2010 | Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar | | Yes | | | | |
| 2011 | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da | | | | Yes | | Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. |
| 2012 | Rhino Season | | | | Yes | | |
| 2013 | Kelebeğin Rüyası | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Behçet Necatigil | |
| 2014 | The Water Diviner | | | | Yes | Major Hasan | |
| 2016 | Ekşi Elmalar | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Aziz Özay | |
| 2018 | Organize İşler: Sazan Sarmalı | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Asım Noyan | |
| 2021 | Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü? | | | Yes | Yes | Somer Yoğurtçuoğlu | |
| 2021 | Kin | | | Yes | Yes | Harun | |
| 2021 | Aşkın Kıyameti | | | Yes | | | |
| 2022 | Cici | | | | Yes | | |

## Theater

| Year | Play | Awards | Notes |
| | Kadınlık Bizde Kalsın | | Writer |
| 1995 | Otogargara | | Writer |
| 1995 | Cebimde Kelimeler | | Writer - solo performance |
| 2000 | Sen Hiç Ateş Böceği Gördün mü? | Cevat Fehmi Başkut Special Award | Writer and director |
| 2003 | Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor | | Writer |
| 2004 | Haybeden Gerçeküstü Aşk | | Writer |
| 2008–2011 | Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar | | Creator |
| 2008 | Hanımhanımcık | | Writer |
| 2019– | Çok Güzel Hareketler 2 | | Creator |

## Books

| Year | Book | Type | ISBN | Notes |
| 4th Edition 2004 | Feriştah'ın Fentezileri | Humor | ISBN 9789755702261 | Dialogues from the TV series Bir Demet Tiyatro |
| | Cebimde Kelimeler | Humor - play | | |
| | Otogargara | Play - humor | | |
| 2003 | Hijyenik Aşklar | Essay - humor | ISBN 9789755701851 | Published in the book Kısa Güldürü Hikâyeleri |
| | Anladım | Poem | ISBN 9789755701202 | |
| 18th Edition | Haybeden Gerçeküstü Konuşmalar | Humor - play | ISBN 9789755701004 | Later turned into a play |
| 24th Edition 2000 | Hüzünbaz Sevişmeler | Essay | ISBN 9789755700069 | |
| 9th Edition | Kadınlık Bizde Kalsın | Humor - play | ISBN 9789755700052 | |
| 26th Edition | Kayıp Kentin Yakışıklısı | Poem | ISBN 9789755700182 | |
| 2006 | Laz Bakkal ile Tombalak | Humor | ISBN 9789755702810 | Dialogues from the TV series Bir Demet Tiyatro |
| 5th Edition 2005 | Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor | Humor - play | ISBN 9789755702483 | |
| 4th Edition 2009 | Sahiler Düş Düşler Sahi | Poem | ISBN 9789755703893 | |