Mehmet Bozdağ
Mehmet Bozdağ is a Turkish screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is also the founder and owner of production company Bozdağ Film.
Early life
Bozdağ was born in Kayseri, Turkey and got educated at Sakarya University. He also completed his master's degree in sociology at the same university. Bozdağ started his historical studies in 2004.Career
In 2009, Bozdağ worked as a screenwriter for TRT documentaries "Son Rüya" and "Kardeş Şehirler". In 2010, he wrote a documentary named "Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar".In 2014, Bozdağ made a historical Turkish drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul. The show was very popular in Turkey and Pakistan. The next year, in 2015, he then made the season 2 for Diriliş: Ertuğrul. In the same year, he also made another historical drama named Yunus Emre: Aşkın Yolculuğu.
Bozdağ announced in 2020 that he had been working on the new project since 2018, at the request of the Government of Uzbekistan. In February 2021, Bozdağ's drama series Mendirman Jaloliddin was released on television.
Bozdağ wrote and produced the TV series Kuruluş: Osman, which aired on ATV from November 2019—June 2025. In May 2020, Bozdağ announced that he wants to collaborate with Pakistan for a future co-production.
He is currently producing a historical Turkish series Kuruluş: Orhan, which is the successor of Kuruluş: Osman.
Filmography
Documentaries
Son Rüya Kardeş Şehirler- Ustalar, Alimler ve Sultanlar
- ''Gönül Hırsızı ''
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | |
| 2017 | Golden Palm Awards | Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Best Screenwriter | rowspan="3"Won | |
| 2020 | Turkey Youth Awards | Kuruluş: Osman | Producer of the Year | - |