Engin Çağlar
Born 1940 (age 85) · İstanbul, Türkiye
Appears in 32 titles

Engin Çağlar (28 August 1940 – 1 November 2025), was a Turkish film actor. His mother was born in Skopje. His father came from a family that had migrated to Istanbul from a small town on the coast of the Sea of Azov. His father owned a factory that manufactured industrial materials. He attended Robert College for secondary school. In 1958, he played football for a short time at Galatasaray. He studied at university in Germany. He was conscripted into the military in 1965. While serving as a sailor for two years, he was even stationed in Cyprus. After his discharge, he entered a competition run by Ses magazine and came second after Uğur Güçlü. That same year, names such as Kadir İnanır, Sümer Tilmaç, Demir Karahan, and Altan Bozkurt also participated in the competition. He began his film career in 1968 with Bilge Olgaç's film Öksüz. In 1969, he gained recognition by starring alongside Hülya Koçyiğit in the film Kınalı Yapıncak, directed by Orhan Aksoy. After signing with Hulki Saner, she appeared in films directed by Metin Erksan and left cinema in 1974. She has appeared in a few films since then but has not fully returned to cinema. In 2016, she was elected chair of the board of directors of the FİLMSAN Foundation.

Filmography

Longing
6.1
Longing
1974
as Ferdi
Kınalı Yapıncak
5.9
Kınalı Yapıncak
1969
as Fikret Kınay
Feride
6.3
Feride
1971
as Kemal
They Call Me Fosforlu
Afacan
6.3
Afacan
1970
Dağdan İnme
7.5
Dağdan İnme
1973
Afacan the Little Tramp
Çam Sakızı
7.3
Çam Sakızı
1974
İlişki
4.0
İlişki
1983
as Murat
The Jail Bride
8.5
The Jail Bride
1968
Hicran Sokağı
1.5
Hicran Sokağı
2007
as Adil
Sad Love
7.0
Sad Love
1969
as Selim
Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey
7.5
Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey
1969
as Özcan Çağlar
Almanya'da Bir Türk Kızı
Öksüz
10.0
Öksüz
1968
as Ali
Bir Garip Yolcu
7.0
Bir Garip Yolcu
1973
Süreyya
7.0
Süreyya
1972
as Kemal
Makber
7.0
Makber
1971
Talihsiz Yavrum
1.0
Talihsiz Yavrum
1974
Yaban Gülü
9.0
Yaban Gülü
1970
as Celil