Aziz Çapkurt

Actor and director in theatre, cinema, and television series.
Born in 1981 in the Nexşan-Kocaköy village of Digor district, Kars.
After completing primary school, Çapkurt attended Kars Anatolian High School but was forced to migrate to Istanbul with his family in the 1990s.
In 2002, Çapkurt joined the theatre group Teatra Evîna Welat and appeared in various Kurdish-language plays.
After working for a period as an assistant director on various films, Aziz Çapkurt became involved with the Mezopotamya Cinema Collective, which operated under the Mezopotamya Cultural Center, in 2006.
He directed the films "Bêdengî" and "Annem Barış İstiyor".
Since 2010, Çapkurt has continued his work independently.
Starting in 2008, having entered the industry, he became part of the production teams for several projects.
Since 2012, he has appeared in feature films and television series.
In 2020, he portrayed Ramazan in the series Bir Başkadır, and in 2022, he played the character Ebu Zalim in the series Kaçış.
He continues to participate in new projects.

At the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, actor Aziz Çapkurt, who received the "Best Supporting Actor" award for his role in the film "Klama Dayika Min", directed by Erol Mintaş, stated, "As a Kurdish filmmaker, I am part of world cinema."