Mert Öcal
- Actor
- model
"Best Model of the World 2004"
competition(s)
(winner)
Best Model of the World
(winner)
Mert Öcal (born 12 May 1979) is a Turkish actor and model who won Best Model of Turkey 2004 and went on to win Best Model of the World the same year.[1]
His film and television work include appearances in Asla Unutma (2005), Nehir (2005), Rüyalarda Buluşuruz (2006), Oyun Bitti (2007), Görgüsüzler (2008), Kız Annesi (2011), Rüya Peşinde: Takkeci Baba (2011), Bizim Okul (2013), Mahmut ile Meryem (2013), Aşk Yeniden (2015–2016), and Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi (2016).[2]
Early life
Mert Öcal was born on 29 September 1982 in Istanbul, Turkey.[3] Since the age of 18, he is engaged in a variety of sports and activities, including tennis, volleyball, football, and basketball.[2]
Pageantry
Best Model of Turkey
Mert Öcal competed in the 17th Best Model of Turkey pageant and won the title "Best Model of Turkey 2004".[2]
Best Model of the World
He represented Turkey at the 17th Best Model of the World pageant where he was crowned Best Model of the World 2004,[1] succeeding Best Model of the World 2003 Stefan Alie of France.[1] He became the fourth man from Turkey, after Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (1997), Faik Ergin (1999), and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (2002), to win the Best Model of the World title.[1]
He stands 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall.
Acting career
Mert Öcal has acted in film and television productions, including the 2005 Show TV drama series Asla Unutma (alongside Ediz Hun, Hülya Koçyiğit, and Göksel Arsoy); 2005 Kanal D drama series Nehir; 2006 Show TV mini-series Rüyalarda Buluşuruz (alongside Selda Alkor); 2007 Kanal D comedy drama series Oyun Bitti (alongside Zeki Alasya); 2008 atv comedy series Görgüsüzler; 2011 Kanal 7 drama series Kız Annesi; 2013 atv comedy series Bizim Okul, and the romantic comedy television series Aşk Yeniden that aired on FOX between 2015 and 2016.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Rüya Peşinde: Takkeci Baba | Television film | ||
2013 | Mahmut ile Meryem | |||
2016 | Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi | Lead | [2] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Asla Unutma | [2] | ||
2006 | Rüyalarda Buluşuruz | Murat | [2] | |
2007 | Oyun Bitti | Murat | Lead | [2] |
2008 | Görgüsüzler | Yılmaz | Lead | [2] |
2011 | Kız Annesi | Yalçın | ||
2013 | Bizim Okul | Physics teacher Murat the Cookie | [2] | |
2015–2016 | Aşk Yeniden | Ertan | Lead | [2] |
2017 | İsimsizler | Tufan | season 2 | [2] |
2019–2020 | Arka Sokaklar | Tarık/Kurye | Supporting | [4] |
2020 | Sen Çal Kapımı | Prince Seymen | Supporting | [5] |
References
- ^ a b c d "Winners". bestmodeloftheworld.com. Istanbul: Best Model of the World. 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Şengül, Yüksel (8 November 2015). "Kalbim boş ama yarın ne getirir bilmem" [My heart is empty, but I do not know what tomorrow brings]. Sözcü (in Turkish). Istanbul: Estetik Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Mert Öcal". tsa.org.tr (in Turkish). Istanbul: Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı Türk Sineması Araştırmaları [Science and Arts Foundation Turkish Cinema Studies]. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Arka Sokaklar'a iki yeni oyuncu: Wilma Elles ve Mert Öcal". Hürriyet. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Survivor yarışmacısı Mert Öcal 'Sen Çal Kapımı' dizisine dahil oldu". 25 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
- Mert Öcal at IMDb
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Stefan Alie | Best Model of the World (male) 2004 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Yusuf Şahan Gürdal | Best Model of Turkey (male) 2004 | Succeeded by |
- v
- t
- e
- 1998
- Sibel Tan***
- 1989
- Begüm Özbek
- 1990
- Esin Moralıoğlu
- 1991
- Deniz Pulaş**
- 1992
- Maide Erçelebi
- 1993
- Ebru Ürün*
- Berke Hürcan
- 1994
- Sema Şimşek
- Burak Hakkı
- 1995
- Eylem Çeliker
- Volkan Kademlioğlu
- 1996
- Güzide Duran
- Fuat Cingiler
- 1997
- 1998
- Burcu Kutluk
- Çağdaş Karasu***
- 1999
- Tuğba Karaca
- Faik Ergin*
- 2000
- Şenay Akın
- Alp Kırşan***
- 2001
- Şenay Akay*
- Mehmet Akif Alakurt**
- 2002
- Irmak Atuk**
- Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ*
- 2003
- Şebnem Sürücü***
- Yusuf Şahan Gürdal
- 2004
- Fatma Yaman and Simge Tertemiz
- Mert Öcal*
- 2005
- 2006
- Neslihan Önder**
- Fatih Cansız
- 2007
- Senem Kuyucuoğlu**
- Kaan Aypulat
- 2008
- Yelda Kara**
- Armağan Oğuz
- 2009
- Eda Sedalı and Tuğçe Sarıkaya
- Erkan Meriç and İlhan Şen
- 2010
- Yeliz Mete
- Çağatay Ulusoy
- 2011
- Tuğba Melis Türk**
- Furkan Palalı* and Serkan Tanırgan
- 2012
- 2013
- Ayşenur Özkan**
- Burak Çelik*
- 2014
- Cansu Melis Karakuş
- Caner Tanrıverdi*
- 2015
- Yağmur Ayrık
- Yılmaz Kunt*
- 2016
- Gizem Kayalı
- Onur Seyit Yaran*
- 2017
- Aslıhan Karalar
- Efe Sorarlı**
- 2018
- Türkan Geyik**
- Ulaş Özgür Aslan***
- 2019
- Derya Ekşioğlu*
- Tolga Kandemir***
- 2020
- Melisa İmrak
- Oğuzhan Bolat