Biography
Engin Yüksel was born on 20 March 1969 in Adapazarı and graduated from the acting department of Istanbul University State Conservatory. He started in theatre, including the Adana municipal theatre, and has worked for more than thirty years across stage, television, film and voice acting. He is also the Turkish voice of a character in League of Legends.
Viewers know him as Nakliyeci Sefer in Kurtlar Vadisi, Zafer Hoca in Arka Sıradakiler, Miralay Nazım in Vatanım Sensin and Behzat Hekimoğlu in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova. He later appeared in Maraşlı and Dilek Taşı.
In 2023 he lost his 28-month-old son, Çınar Aziz, which drew public sympathy in Turkey. In 2026 he returned to television in atv‘s Mercan Köşk as Seyit, the loyal right-hand man of Esved Hozan.
