- Born
- Birth nameEdip Mert Baykal
- Baykal graduated from George Mason University's Faculty of Communications in media production. He joined Plato Film as an intern. After working in various departments, including production and set production, he began working as an assistant to director Sinan Çetin. He worked as an assistant director on dozens of commercials and feature films, including for Turkcell, Arcelik, Garanti Bank, and Hazirkart. In 2004, he made his feature film debut with Pardon (2005).
- IMDb mini biography by: NTV
- ParentsLevent Baykal
- RelativesMüjgan Ferhan Sensoy(Half Sibling)Derya Sensoy(Half Sibling)
- Only ten days after his return to Turkey, started to work in Plato Film Production as an intern and became the first assistant of director Sinan Cetin in two years.
- Young, talented Turkish director Mert Baykal is the son of actress Derya Baykal and businessman Levent Baykal.
- Started calling his step father Ferhan Şensoy "dad", when he was nine.
- After graduation from Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Film and Television, he went to America for studying Media Studies and Media Production and lived four years in USA.
- Also directs TV commercials.
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