
Born in 1958, Mehmet Esen left school early, ran away from home and took refuge in the theatre, where he began acting. Without work after the political turbulence of the early 1980s, he contrived a living touring cafés with a stand-up act, much in the style of an Ottoman public storyteller. He has continued his performances successfully to the present day, now on a grander scale and with several t…

Ketenpere: Dalavere
2026

Bi Umut
2025

As Possible As Everything
2022

Düş Peşine
2022

The Cage
2021

Operation Cicero
2019

Göktaşı
2018

Four Cornered Triangle
2018
Naphthalene
2018

The Lord of the Seagull
2017

Ketenpere
2017

Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017

Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı
2017

Beni de Götür
2015

The Two Faces of January
2014

Gitme Baba
2013

Nene Hatun
2010

Hayde Bre
2010

Kanımdaki Barut
2009

On the Way
2005

Losers of the Dark City
2000

The Passenger
1993

Prenses
1987

Muleteers
1987

Yolcu
1986

Fidan
1984

The Baggy Trousers Case
1983

Thus Were Recep, Zehra And Ayşe
1983

A Broken Love Story
1982

The Lake
1982

Mine
1982

All Alone
Al Beni Baba
Corner of the Earth