Russian viewers are not losing interest in Turkish TV shows, so we all get to know new actors who are filming in these projects. One of them is the charismatic Ismet Ekin Koch, who played Sultan Ahmed in the acclaimed saga “Magnificent Century. Empire Kyosem.
Biography
Ekin was born in 1992 in the small town of Managvat, which is located near the resort of Antalya. In his family, no one was close to theater or cinema, so his parents did not suspect that one of their sons would become a celebrity in this area.
Ekin himself, at first, did not dream of an acting profession, and after graduating from school he received the education of a financier. While studying at the university, he simultaneously took English lessons. And then he was drawn to acting, and he entered more acting courses. Koch really liked to create different images, to live other people's lives on stage, and he became more and more affirmed that he wanted to become an actor.
In addition, at that time he was moonlighting as a model - with a height of 180 cm, he looked very athletic and slender. So the stage movement skills came in very handy. Photos of Koch from the shows flashed on the pages of magazines. Once a film director saw such a photo and decided to invite a student to audition to see what he could do.
Film career
After casting, Ekin got into the project "I'll tell you a secret." His partner in the series was actress Demet Ozdemir. When a new face appears on the show in Turkey, everyone starts to look at him very closely. This time there was no criticism of the young actor - on the contrary, experts noted the sincerity and accuracy of the image of the hero.
This successful work helped the actor get auditioned for the “Magnificent Century. Empire Kyosem . 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 its release in Turkey, it was bought by film distributors from other countries, and the whole world was able to enjoy the luxury of the visual range and the acting of the actors 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 the criticism into account and corrected the situation. The atmosphere on the set was tense, because the creators of the project originally planned to take it to the international level. In the meantime, he was not well received in Turkey either. However, gradually the entire film 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, Ekin began to be invited to other paintings. The audience especially liked the film "All that remains of you", where Kochu was lucky enough to work on the same set with the famous Turkish actress Neslihan Atagul. A touching story about a child from an orphanage who 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 he had in childhood and tries to return this state of purity and sincerity.
Continuing to act in the main series, Ekin manages to work in the film "Ali and Nino". This is an international project in which filmmakers from England and Azerbaijan took part. The main line of the picture is the eternal confrontation between religions: Muslim and Christian. And if two from different beliefs fell in love with each other, then they will face great difficulties on the way to living together. In this film, Koç 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, Khazal Kaya and Khalit Ergench.
Since then, almost every year, the actor has starred in two or three TV series at once, so no respite in his professional life is foreseen yet. 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 division of accumulated funds and real estate between the heirs. Critics note that the personalities of people and their attitude to the dumped wealth are very well traced here, in proportion to which social stratum they belong to.
On the list for future filming, Koch already has several projects in which he will take part in both major and minor roles. He also plans to seriously engage in producing, and the actor already has his first experience in this matter.
Personal life
From a young age, Ekin loves to play football and tennis, and this hobby remains with him to this day. He also goes to the martial arts club. Also, the actor is constantly improving in playing the guitar, and he does it well.
As for personal relationships - Ekin is not married yet. And, according to rumors, is not going to tie the knot yet. Although it is very difficult to find out anything about his relationship, because he does not like to expand on this topic.
He is often seen together with actress Dila Danishman, and from this the journalists concluded that they were in a romantic relationship.
However, neither Ekin nor Dila confirms this.
