Ertan Saban
- Born
- 1977 · Skopje.
- Nationality
- Turkey · North Macedonia
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter
- Languages
- Macedonian
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• Name — Ertan Saban • Born — 1977 12 4 • Birthplace — Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — İnci Saban (died 2009) • Children — 1 Ertan Saban (born 4 December 1977) is an actor and screenwriter.
Early life
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. Also, he is multilungial. He can speak Bulgarian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian, Greek, English, French. He graduated from veterinary department for high school. Then, he studied pedagogy. He graduated from the Theater Department of the State Conservatory of Macedonia. Saban married actress Ebru Özkan on 3 June 2016. The couple have a daughter named Biricik.
Career
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.
Filmography
• Movies • Title — Year — Note • Kako los son — 2003 • Kako ubiv svetec — 2004 • Kontakt — 2005 • The Net 2.0 — 2006 • Gölgesizler — 2008 • Başka Semtin Çocukları — 2008 • Hayde Bre — 2010 • Balkan Is Not Dead — 2012 • Benimle Oynar mısın? — 2013 • Limonata — 2015 • Çiçero — 2019 • Acı Kiraz — 2020 • Kadınlara Mahsus — 2023 • Barda 2 — 2024 • Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı — 2024 • Web series • Title — Role — Year — Note • Büyük Sürgün: Kafkasya — Adult Ömer — 2015–2016 • Pes Artık — Kapıcı — 2020 • Şeref Bey — Luran — 2021 • Yakamoz S-245 — Umut — 2022 • Dünya Bu — Kreatif — 2023 • Akif — Robert Frew — 2023 • Fer — Şadi Ulusoy — 2025 • Persona — Yiğit Dağlı — 2025 • TV series • Title — Role — Year — Note • Vo svetot na bajkite 2 — 2001 • Sedum prikazni za ljubovta i svrsuvanjeto — 2003 • Sultan Makamı — Palyaço Refik — 2003 • Azize — Levent — 2004 • Savcının Karısı — Dursun — 2005–2006 • Sağır Oda — Nogayhan Kırımlı — 2006–2007 • Elveda Rumeli — Alex — 2007–2009 • Kılıç Günü — Savaş Kızıltan — 2010 • Karakol — Komiser Reşat — 2011 • Bir Kadın Tanıdım — Umut — 2011 • Sakarya-Fırat — Teo — 2012–2013 • Görüş Günü Kadınları — Hayalet Ertan — 2013 • Hatasız Kul Olmaz — Ferit — 2015 • Mutlu Ol Yeter — Babür — 2015 • Kurtlar Vadisi: Pusu — Gölge — 2015–2016 • Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi — Constantine XI — 2018 • Avlu — Oğuz — 2019 • Gel Dese Aşk — Barlas — 2020 • Son Nefesime Kadar — Vedat — 2022 • Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi — Sadi Payaslı — 2022–2023 • Kötü Kan — Kartal Karaoğlu — 2024 • Deha — Karahan Doğan — 2025 • Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı — Vlad the Impaler — 2025–2026 • Short film • Title — Role — Year — Note • Puppet Show — Thug in Bus — 2000 • Music video • Title — Year • Malt - Deprem — 2006
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