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Mehmet Günsür
Born	(1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49) Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Marmara University Liceo Italiano di Istanbul
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, producer
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Katerina Mongio ​(m. 2006)​
Children	3

Mehmet Günsür (Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet ɟynˈsyɾ]; born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish model, actor and producer.

Early life

Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a number of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Günsür Yüceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.

Career

He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's seriws Geçmiş Bahar Mimozaları with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akın and Müşfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Günsür gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Özpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.

Günsür got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.

Filmography

References

1. "ODTÜ ekolü aileden çıkan da var Cenevre'de okuyup 25 akrabasını geçindiren de". Hürriyet. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
2. 'Ben yarım Tatarım, Mehmet tam Tatar'
3. ^ "Mehmet'i babası anlattı". Sabah. 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
4. ^ "Beğenilmek güzel bir şey". Radikal. 25 March 2003. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
5. ""Filmdeki rol için 400 soru hazırladım"" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 30 March 2003. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
6. "Mehmet Günsür on Instagram: "12 years of magic...❤️ #ladonnadituttelemievite #thankyoulife"".

External links

• Mehmet Günsür at IMDb
• Official Twitter page

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