The interest in Turkish series from Russian viewers does not disappear, so we get to know all the new actors who star in these projects. One of them is the charismatic Ismet Ekin Koch, who played Sultan Ahmed in the sensational saga "The Magnificent Century. Empire of Kösem."
Biography
Ekin was born in 1992 in the small town of Managwat, which is located near the resort of Antalya. In his family, no one was close to the theater or cinema, so the parents did not suspect that one of their sons would become a celebrity in this field.
At first, Ekin himself did not dream of acting, and after graduating from school he received the education of a financier. While studying at the university, he took English classes at the same time. And then he was drawn to acting, and he enrolled in acting classes. Koch really enjoyed creating different images, living other people's lives on stage, and he was increasingly asserted that he wanted to become an actor.
Moreover, at that time he worked part time as a model - with a height of 180 cm he looked very athletic and slim. So stage movement skills were very welcome. Photos of Koch from the shows flashed on the pages of magazines. Once such a photo was seen by a filmmaker and decided to invite a student to audition to see what he could.
Movie career
After the casting, Ekin got into the project "I will tell you a secret." His partner in the series was the actress Demet Ozdemir. When a new face appears in Turkey in the series, everyone begins to very meticulously consider it. This time there was no criticism of the young actor - on the contrary, experts noted the sincerity and accuracy of the transmission of the image of the hero.
This successful work helped the actor get tested in the project "Magnificent Century. Empire Kösem." The producer Timur Savji believed in Koch's talent - he entrusted him with the main role and was not mistaken. The ratings of the series were so high that the creators themselves did not expect this. After the release in Turkey, film distributors from other countries bought it, and the whole world was able to enjoy the luxury of the visual range and the actors' play in this project.
However, at first everything was exactly the opposite: low ratings, criticism of the actors. Koch also received his portion of negativity, but did not hesitate, but quickly took criticism into account and corrected the situation. The atmosphere on the set was tense, because the creators of the project initially planned to bring it to the international level. In the meantime, in Turkey he was not very well received. However, gradually the entire crew was imbued with the ideas of the creators of the series, and things went smoothly. As for Koch, in 2016 he was awarded the Sadri Alyshik Award as the most successful actor of the year.
Naturally, after this event, Ekina began to be invited to other paintings. The audience especially liked the film "All That Remains From You", where Koch was lucky to work on the same set with the famous Turkish actress Neslikhan Atagyul. A touching story about a child from an orphanage that turns into a "golden boy" and forgets his first love, to which he promised to return in ten days. But ten years pass, and this spoiled young man suddenly remembers everything that was in his childhood, and tries to return this state of purity and sincerity.
Continuing to star in the main series, Ekin manages to work in the film "Ali and Nino." This is an international project in which cinematographers from England in Azerbaijan participated. The main line of the picture is the eternal opposition of religions: Muslim and Christian. And if two of different beliefs fell in love with each other, then they will face great difficulties on the way to living together. In this film, Koch played the role of Mehmed.
And in the series "Maral" Ekin got the main role. Here on the set, he worked with some celebrities: Aras Bulut, Hazal Kaya and Halit Ergench.
Since then, almost every year, the actor starred in two or three series at once, so no respite is expected in his professional life. So, 2017 brought him roles in the comedy "Seven Faces", shown on television, as well as in the series "Secrets of Life".
Next year, new roles, new work: the series “Steppe” (2018-2019) and “Heirs” (2018). The latter has already received the approval of the audience, because it raises an eternal theme: the death of a wealthy relative and the sharing of accumulated funds and real estate between the heirs. Critics note that here the personalities of people are very well drawn and their attitude to the wealth that has fallen off is proportional to the social layer to which they belong.
In the list for future shootings, Koch already has several projects in which he will take part in both the main and secondary roles. He also plans to seriously engage in production, and the actor already has the first experience in this matter.
