Vartlo, the hero of the pit.. the career of Arkan Kolchak in acting and directing

Erkan Kolçak Kostendil, born January 16, 1983, is a Turkish actor and director. He began his career with roles in plays, films and television series, however he eventually became famous for his role in the series Ya Istanbul and has won awards for appearing in many short films.

Erkan Kolçak was born in 1983 in Bursa. He graduated from Bursa Atatürk High School and during his high school years, he was a member of the Bursaspor football team.

It is worth noting that Erkan Kolchak began his acting career at Tuncay Ozinal Theatre, playing a number of roles in plays such as AuT and The Art of Meeting the Opposite Sex.

While in 2009, he wrote and directed the series Mokadat, which was published on Facebook and in the same year he got a role in the series MAT and played the character Emre While in 2010, he wrote and directed the short film Time, which won awards at the 4th Sinapark Short Film Festival, Eskişehir Kral Midas Short Film Festival and the 47th Antalya International Film Festival.

Erkan Kolçak also wrote the screenplay for the feature film Secrets of a Salesman, which was shot in Amsterdam and Istanbul. His fourth short film project is Suma, which was released in 2018 and was recognized as one of the best Turkish comedies at the Los Angeles Film Awards.

Theatre by Arkan Kolchak -Heart Knot - Kraft Theater -AuT - İkincikat Theater -The Art of Meeting the Opposite Sex - Sparta Theatre

Works of actor Arkan Kolchak? -Creature. (Ihsan) -Heartsong. 2022 - Movie (Pirouz) -Bandirma Füze Kulübü 2022 - movie (My Survival) -The Pit S4. (Vartulu Saadeddin (Saleh)) -Turkish Ice-Cream. 2019 - Movie (Ali) -The Pit S3. 2019 - Series (Vartulu Saadeddin) -The Pit S2. 2018 - Series (Vartulu Saadeddin) -Muslim. (Nightclub owner)

Kolchak's pillars and the pit Turkish actor Erkan Kolchak Kostendil, the star of the famous series The Pit, arrived in Morocco to film his latest artistic work.

He stated that the Turkish actor, who plays the role of Vartolu in the series “The Pit”, chose the city of Chefchaouen to enjoy his time, and published a group of photos of himself on his personal account on the photo and video sharing site Instagram.

Turkish Erkan Kolchak Kostendil appeared in the photos wearing a Moroccan djellaba, alongside his work team. Social media users interacted with the post of the Pit Champion, welcoming him and his new crew in the Kingdom of Morocco.

One of Arkan Kolchak's most important works is the series The Pit. The Pit is a Turkish action drama series, which premiered on October 23, 2017 on Show TV. Produced by Moon Production, directed by Sinan Öztürk, and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. The series starred a group of stars, including Aras Bulut İynemli, Dilan Çiçek Deniz, and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil. The series continued for four consecutive seasons, with its exciting events concluding in episode 131, which aired on June 7, 2021.

The story of the series The series takes place in the most dangerous neighborhood in Istanbul, controlled by the Koçovali family. Drug dealing is forbidden in this neighborhood. Yamaç (Aras Bulut İynemli), the youngest son of the Koçovali family, decides to leave the neighborhood and his family behind to start a new life away from them. Yamaç meets a beautiful girl and falls in love with her, and plans to marry her, but his life turns upside down when his mother comes and asks him to return to the neighborhood known as the Pit because he needs him, especially after the death of his older brother Kahraman, who was running the neighborhood's affairs. Yamaç returns to the Pit, to find himself in the middle of adventures and conspiracies to control the neighborhood. Complaints

The channel broadcasting the series was fined for its scenes of conflict, fear, violence and torture. Actor Erkan Kesal, who plays the role of Father Idris in the series, said: “The Pit series was one of the works that was subjected to the most fines for two seasons due to the increase in complaints.” He also added: “The issue of violence in the Pit series is more innocent when compared to violence in daily life.” The production company AY YAPIM tweeted about the work on its X account, saying: “The Turkish series The Pit, directed by Sinan Ozturk, written by Gokhan Horzum and Damla Serim, entered our lives today on the seventh anniversary exactly, with the participation of Aras Bulut İynemli, Rıza Kocaoğlu, Dilan Çiçek Deniz and other names.

AY YAPIM: "We get out of the hole, but the hole does not get out of us" The channel's account continued: "The production highlighted the concepts of family, friendship, and the hostility of the Brotherhood in different aspects during the 4 seasons of its showing. For Ercan Kesal, who was known for his role as (Idris Koçovali), the family was everything." Everyone who watched it considered themselves one of them, and he gained wide fame in the Arab world for this role. Yamaç Koçovali Aras Bulut İynemli is the hero of the series, the youngest son of Idris and a chemical expert. He is characterized by intelligence and good planning. He left the pit and his family years ago due to a dispute with his father, but he returns to protect his family and because of this move his life and the lives of his loved ones are turned upside down. Sena Koçovali Dilan Cicek Deniz, the great love of Yamaç and his wife, is full of madness and has a sharp temperament, a beautiful young woman with high energy in life, while dreaming of a life together with Yamaç, she will face the Koçovali family and will have to keep her dreams for another time.

Idris Koçovali Ercan Kesal, the leader of the Koçovali family, is the one who runs the cistern. He is a man of great power and strength, as well as generosity. To preserve the cistern and its security, he has fought the greatest struggle of his life. Sultan Koçovali Perihan Savas, Idris's wife and the backbone of the Koçovali family, is a woman of her word who has devoted her life to her husband and children, doing everything she can to keep her family together despite all the difficulties. Erkan Kolchak played the role of Salih Koçovalı / Vartolu Saadettin, an illegitimate son of Idris, who returns to his birthplace and childhood, the Çukur neighborhood, for revenge. He is a mafia leader and a ruthless drug dealer, determined to carry out his plans that no one knows about. He becomes on Yamaç's side in the second season and marries happily and has a child with her, whom he names Idris.

Arkan Kolchak's wife Kostendil Cansu Tosun, the wife of Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, the star of the series The Pit, has recently been away from acting to devote herself to launching her own clothing collection and her life as a mother. She told the press that she lives a pleasant life with her husband and their two-year-old son, Marcel.