Ertan Saban

Ertan Saban

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BiographyErtan Saban (born 4 December 1977) is an actor and screenwriter. He has dual Turkish Macedonian citizenships. He was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is of Turkish descent. His family is the one of Turk minority in Balkan. He can speak Istanbul dialect and Üsküp(Skopje) dialect which risk of getting lost in Turkish.

He graduated from veterinary department for high school. Then, he studied pedagogy. He graduated from the Theater Department of the State Conservatory of Macedonia. For many years, he performed on stage in various plays at the Macedonian Turkish Theater together with his brother, Erman Saban, Filiz Ahmet and Luran Ahmeti. Afterwards he worked in theater in France. He came to Turkey and started acting and directing in theater, series and films. His breakthrough role is "Alex" in hit historical series Elveda Rumeli about Turks in Macedonia when the Ottoman Empire collapsed.

He is the co-writer and actor of Limonata, directed by Ali Atay. He was starring with Ali Atay in comedy series Mutlu Ol Yeter, Şeref Bey and the crime series Kılıç Günü.

He portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the movies Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı, Balkan Is Not Dead and in the commercial "İş Bankası" for three times. He portrayed Constantine XI in Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi. He portrayed Robert Frew in Akif.

He starred in the TV series Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi alongside Devrim Özkan and Özge Özberk. With Damla Sönmez, he played in Kötü Kan.

Saban married actress Ebru Özkan on 3 June 2016. The couple have a daughter named Biricik.

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