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Engin Çağlar (28 August 1940 – 1 November 2025), was a Turkish film actor.
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Engin Çağlar (28 August 1940 – 1 November 2025), was a Turkish film actor.
His mother was born in Skopje. His father came from a family that had migrated to Istanbul from a small town on the coast of the Sea of Azov. His father owned a factory that manufactured industrial materials. He attended Robert College for secondary school. In 1958, he played football for a short time at Galatasaray. He studied at university in Germany. He was conscripted into the military in 1965. While serving as a sailor for two years, he was even stationed in Cyprus. After his discharge, he entered a competition run by Ses magazine and came second after Uğur Güçlü. That same year, names such as Kadir İnanır, Sümer Tilmaç, Demir Karahan, and Altan Bozkurt also participated in the competition. He began his film career in 1968 with Bilge Olgaç's film Öksüz. In 1969, he gained recognition by starring alongside Hülya Koçyiğit in the film Kınalı Yapıncak, directed by Orhan Aksoy. After signing with Hulki Saner, she appeared in films directed by Metin Erksan and left cinema in 1974. She has appeared in a few films since then but has not fully returned to cinema. In 2016, she was elected chair of the board of directors of the FİLMSAN Foundation.
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 28, 1940
Died
November 1, 2025
Birthplace
İstanbul, Türkiye
Sad Love
1969
Çam Sakızı
1974
Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey
1969
Hicran Sokağı
2007
Talihsiz Yavrum
1974
Almanya'da Bir Türk Kızı
1974
The Jail Bride
1968
Beyaz Kelebekler
1971
Karmen
1972
Kınalı Yapıncak
1969
İntizar
1973
Dağdan İnme
1973
Süreyya
1972
Makber
1971
Longing
1974
Feride
1971
Damdaki Kemancı
1972
İlişki
1983
Öksüz
1968
Afacan
1970
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