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
Born1 January 1983 (1983-01) (age 40)
Kayseri, Turkey
EducationSakarya University
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film producer, director
Years active2009–present
SpouseAslı Zeynep Peker Bozdağ
Children2

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)
  • Kardeş Şehirler (2009)
  • Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar (2010)
  • Gönül Hırsızı [tr] (2013)

Television series
Year(s) Drama Network
2014–2019 Diriliş: Ertuğrul TRT 1
2015–2016 Yunus Emre: Aşkin Yolculuğu TRT 1
2018–2019 Mehmetçik Kûtulamâre TRT 1
2019–present Kuruluş: Osman ATV
2020 Türkler Geliyor : Adaletin kilici ATV
2021–2023 Mendirman Jaloliddin ATV
2021–2022 Destan ATV
2023-present Ateş Kuşları ATV
2023-present Ibn-i-Sina Tabii
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

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.
  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.
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