Mehmet Akif Alakurt

Mehmet Alakurt
Born	(1979-07-23) July 23, 1979 Ordu, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2001–2016
Notable work	Adanalı as Maraz Ali
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Awards	Best Model of Turkey (2001)

Mehmet Akif Alakurt (born July 23, 1979) is a Turkish male actor and model.

Career

He was born in Ordu, Turkey to a family of Georgian descent. He entered the world of fashion with Neşe Erberk agency as a model. In 1998 he took the "Most Promising" and "Turkey Prince" modelling titles. In 2001, Akif won the title of The Best Model of Turkey, and the Best Model of the World, which he won again in 2002.

In 2002, he played in his first series, Kirik Ayna, as Ali Kirman, with Kadir Inanir, Burak Hakki and Yesim Buber. In 2005 he played in the series Zeytin Dali as Kenan, with Bergüzar Korel. In 2006 he played in the series Haci as Ahmet Gesili, with Tuncel Kurtiz.

A turning point in Mehmet's career was when he starred as the main actor in the series Sila in 2006 as Boran Aga, the perfect husband of Cansu Dere's Sila. In 2008, he appeared in Adanali as Maraz Ali, an intelligent, strong and good thief. In 2011, Mehmet Akif played in another series, Reis, as Murat, a young man who comes back from the United States to find his family in a very bad financial situation and in debt, and is forced to work as a fisherman to support his family and pay the debts they owe.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Kirik Ayna	Ali Kirman	TV series
2004	Metro Palas	Ural	TV series
2005	Zeytin Dali	Kenan	TV series
2006	Haci	Ahmet Gesili	TV series
2006–2008	Sıla	Boran Genco	TV series
2008–2010	Adanalı	Maraz Ali	TV series
2011	Reis	Murat Reis	TV series
2013	Fatih	Fatih Sultan Mehmet	TV series

External links

• Mehmet Akif Alakurt at IMDb
• Mehmet Akif Alakurt at the SinemaTürk
• Mehmet Akif Alakurt A Charismatic Star
• Mehmet Akif Alakurt Haberleri