About Cengiz Coşkun
Born 1982. Cengiz Coşkun is a Turkish actor, model and basketball player, known for Diriliş: Ertuğrul.
Cengiz Coşkun (born 29 April 1982) is a Turkish television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Turgut Alp in the TV show Diriliş: Ertuğrul.
Career He started playing basketball in the first years of secondary school, and then won Ülkerspor's auditions. He played there for 7 years, then transferred to Erdemir Ereğli Spor where he remained for 2 years. Then he played for 1 year at Balıkesir DSİ Spor. In 2008, he graduated from Marmara University, sports department.
During this time he also started modelling. Coşkun began his appearing and modelling profession after successful a modelling contest in 2002, which was held in London. In 2005, he started acting with the series Rüzgarlı Bahçe. After starting acting, he got training from Şahika Tekand and joined her workshops. Later, he appeared in the series Candan Öte (2006), Doktorlar (2007) and Hicran Yarası (2009). He played the role of Turgut Alp in Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014). In 2020, Coşkun appeared in film Malazgirt 1071 in lead role of Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan.
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Who is Cengiz Coşkun?
Turkish actor (born 1982)
When was Cengiz Coşkun born?
Cengiz Coşkun was born on 29 April 1982 in Istanbul.
What is Cengiz Coşkun's occupation?
Cengiz Coşkun is an actor, model and basketball player.
What is Cengiz Coşkun known for?
Cengiz Coşkun is known for Diriliş: Ertuğrul.
What nationality is Cengiz Coşkun?
Cengiz Coşkun is Turkish.
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