Mehmet Bozdağ

Mehmet Bozdağ (born 1 January 1983^[1] Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet bozˈdaː]) is a Turkish screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is also the founder and owner of production company Bozdağ Film.^[2]

Mehmet Bozdag
Born	1 January 1983 (1983-01) (age 40) Kayseri, Turkey
Education	Sakarya University
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film producer, director
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Aslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ
Children	2

Early life

 

Bozdağ and his wife during a ceremony for promoting the first season of Diriliş: Ertuğrul

Bozdağ was born in Kayseri, Turkey and educated at Sakarya University. He also completed his master's degree in sociology at the same university.^[1] Bozdağ started his historical studies in 2004.^[1]

Career

In 2009, Bozdağ worked as a screenwriter for TRT documentaries "Son Rüya" and "Kardeş Şehirler".^[1] In 2010, he wrote a documentary named "Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar".

In 2014, Bozdağ made a historical Turkish drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul.^[3][4] The show was very popular in Turkey and Pakistan.^[5] The next year, in 2015, he then made the season 2 for Diriliş: Ertuğrul. In the same year, he also made another historical drama named Yunus Emre: Aşkın Yolculuğu.^[6]

Bozdağ announced in 2020 that he had been working on the new project since 2018, at the request of the Government of Uzbekistan.^[7] In February 2021, Bozdağ's drama series Mendirman Jaloliddin was released on television.^[7]

He currently writes and produces the TV series Kuruluş: Osman, which aired on ATV from November 2019. In May 2020, Bozdağ announced that he wants to collaborate with Pakistan for a future co-production.^[8][9]

Filmography

Documentaries

• Son Rüya (2009)^{[citation needed]}
• Kardeş Şehirler (2009)^{[citation needed]}
• Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar (2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Gönül Hırsızı [tr] (2013)^{[citation needed]}

Television series

Year(s)	Drama	Network
2014–19	Diriliş: Ertuğrul	TRT 1
2015–16	Yunus Emre: Aşkin Yolculuğu	TRT 1
2018–19	Mehmetçik Kûtulamâre	TRT 1
2019–present	Kuruluş: Osman	ATV
2020	Türkler Geliyor : Adaletin kilici	ATV
2021–present	Mendirman Jaloliddin	ATV
2021–2022	Destan	ATV
2023-present	Ateş Kuşları	ATV
TBA	Ibn-i-Sina	TBA
2023-present	Al Sancak	TRT 1

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Golden Palm Awards	Diriliş: Ertuğrul	Best Screenwriter	Won	^[10]
2020	Turkey Youth Awards	Kuruluş: Osman	Producer of the Year		^[11]

See also

• List of Turkish film directors

References

1. "'Diriliş Ertuğrul'a hayat veren adam: Mehmet Bozdağ". www.timeturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
2. "Bozdağ Film". www.bozdagfilm.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
3. SABAH, DAILY (2020-10-07). "Producer of 'Resurrection Ertuğrul' reveals new project on Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
4. Polat, Cüneyt (2016-05-10). "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Yapımcısı Mehmet Bozdağ: Her şey bir rüya ile başladı!". Cüneyt Polat (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
5. "Turkish Ertugrul TV series takes Pakistan by storm". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
6. "After 'Dirilis: Ertugrul', 'Yunus Emre' to air on state-run television". The Nation. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
7. "Producer of 'Resurrection Ertuğrul' reveals new project on Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah". Daily Sabah. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2021-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "Turkish TV series' producer wishes to collaborate with Pakistanis". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
9. "'Resurrection: Ertugrul' producer pitches for joint projects with Pakistan". 'Resurrection: Ertugrul' producer pitches for joint projects with Pakistan. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
10. "Türkiye Gençlik Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Hürriyet. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
11. Hussain, Nazir (19 September 2020). "Kurulus Osman Won Golden Palm Awards 2020". The Multi News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

External links

• Mehmet Bozdag at IMDb
• Mehmet Bozdağ on Facebook