Ercan Kesal

Biography

Ercan Kesal was born on 12 September 1959 in Avanos, in Nevşehir Province, Türkiye. He completed his primary and secondary education in Avanos and attended high school in Nevşehir. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1984, then completed a master’s degree in Applied Psychology at the Institute of Social Sciences of Istanbul Commerce University between 2004 and 2006. Alongside his work as a physician, he has pursued writing, screenwriting and acting. His screen acting began with Uzak. He later worked as both actor and screenwriter on Üç Maymun and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. His acting credits also include Vavien, Yozgat Blues, Hükümet Kadın, Ben O Değilim and Bulantı. On television he played İdris Koçovalı in Çukur and Zülfikar Karslı in Veliaht, while his digital-series work includes Halil Kurak in Magarsus.

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