Cengiz Coşkun

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Cengiz Coşkun (born 29 April 1982) is a Turkish actor, model and former basketball player from Istanbul. He studied sports management at Marmara University, graduating in 2008. He began modeling after winning a contest in London in 2002 and later started acting in TV series such as Rüzgarlı Bahçe (2005), Candan Öte (2006), Doktorlar (2007) and Hicran Yarası (2009). He also played basketball professionally early in his life, representing Ülkerspor, Erdemir Ereğli Spor and Balıkesir DSİ Spor.

Coşkun gained fame as Turgut Alp in the historical series Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014–2019). He made his film debut in Fetih 1453 (2012) as Giovanni Giustiniani, and in 2020 starred as Alp Arslan in Malazgirt 1071. He also appeared on the reality show Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler 3 in 2013. His parents were ethnic Turks from Bulgaria. He is married to Beatrice Lorena since 2022.