Muhsin Ertuğrul

Muhsin Ertuğrul (28 February 1891 – 29 April 1979), also known as Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. His mother, Fatma Dilruh Verdrich is of German descent. His father is Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa. Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to Turkish cinema and Turkish theatre's western style instead of traditional theater. He was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. In 1932, He directed in first Turkish sound film "Bir Millet Uyanıyor" alongside Atıf Kaftan, Naşit Özcan.