Selim Bayraktar

Selim Bayraktar (born 17 June 1975) is an Iraqi-Turkish actor best known for his role as “Sümbül Ağa” in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. He received international recognition with his role in the Netflix original series Rise of Empires: Ottoman.

Profile Name: Ebru Şahin
Height: 5′9″
Born: 17 June 1975
Birth Place: Kirkuk, Iraq
Currently Dating: Married (Bihter Bayraktar)
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/selimbyraktar/?hl=en

Bayraktar was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1975, to Iraqi Turkmen parents. As a child, he began performing in gymnastic competitions. During the final days of the Iran-Iraq War, a body double of Sadam Hussein visited Bayraktar’s schools in order to recruit boys into the army; when Bayraktar was chosen to serve in the army his family decided to smuggle him into Turkey. He started working at the Turkish State Theatre after graduating from Hacettepe University in 2000.

Bayraktar speaks Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish, and English.

Movies And TV Series

Series

YearTitleRole
2006KöprüErdal
2006Bir Bulut OlsamMahmud Paşa
2011–14Muhteşem YüzyılSümbül Ağa
2016Gecenin KraliçesiHakan
2017Çoban YıldızıZekkar Karakaya
2017Görünen AdamEşref Şerif
2017–18Ufak Tefek CinayetlerEdip
2018Ağlama AnneAli Osman
2020Rise of Empires: OttomanÇandarlı Halil Pasha
2020–21ZümrüdüankaAbbas
2021Vahşi ŞeylerBora
2021DestanAlpagu Han

Movies

YearRoleNotes
2009Büyük OyunSmuggler
2013Romantik Komedi 2: Bekarlığa Veda
2014KırmızıGökhan
2015Aşk Sana BenzerAykut
2016Vezir ParmağıEkmelettin
2017Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin DönüşüAdil
2018Sevgili KomşumCengiz
2018AradaResul
2020Soygun Oyunu: Büyük VurgunYücel Soykan

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