Yñlmaz ErdoÃÂan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film Vizontele (2001) and the television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995âÂÂ2002/2006âÂÂ2007). He founded BKM Theatre and Film Production. He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for his performance in The Water Diviner (2014).
Yilmaz ErdoÃÂan born in Hakkari a predominantly Kurdish city but spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. He is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University. His brothers are Mustafa ErdoÃÂan, who founded Fire of Anatolia, and Deniz ErdoÃÂan, who has composed music for some of his company's productions. His cousin is actor . His former wife is the actress and costume designer Belçim Bilgin, a descendant from the family of Sheikh Said, the leader of the Sheikh Said Rebellion and his daughter Berfin ErdoÃÂan appeared in Organize ðà Âler.
He joined the managed by veteran actor Ferhan à Âensoy. In 1988, he founded his own theatre company, Güldüà Âündürü, and staged a successful production of his self-penned Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ve Rambo.
He also became chief screenwriter at Levent Kñrca and his wife Oya Baà Âar long-running television sketch show, '.
In 1994, he founded Beà Âiktaà  Cultural Center () with business partner Necati Akpñnar. He achieved recognition as Mükremin Abi alongside actress Demet Akbaàin the ground breaking television series with audience ' (1995âÂÂ2002) on Star TV.
He also continued his theatrical success with a series of plays and musicals, including his one-man show, Cebimdeki Kelimeler, and recorded a poetry album called, Kayñp Kentin Yakñà Âñklñsñ, which includes seventeen poems accompanied by traditional Turkish music composed by Metin Kalender, Nizamettin Ariç and Ali Aykaç.
Also, He founded professial sketch crew in BKM Theatre for TV. The sketch series directed by iconic comedian Kemal Sunal's son Ali Sunal. The child sketch series Güldüy Güldüy directed by Kemal Sunal's daughter Ezo Sunal. Yñlmaz ErdoÃÂan directed sketch ÃÂok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar for both screenwriter and actor.
He achieved his greatest success with the box-office record breaking comedy films Vizontele (2001) and Vizontele Tuuba (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in. This was followed by a sequel Organize ðà Âler (2005), which he also produced, and Organize ðà Âler: Sazan Sarmalñ (2019). In "Vizontele" and "Organize ðà Âler", He worked as actors with comedians Cem Yñlmaz, Tolga ÃÂevik, Ata Demirer who wrote own films .
A second run for his popular television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (2006âÂÂ2007) followed on ATV, and the Christmas comedy film Neà Âeli Hayat (2009). He has also produced the successful comedy films Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and ÃÂok Filim Hareketler Bunlar (2010).