İlyas Salman (born 14 January 1949) is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician. He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydın for his role in Yeraltı. Salman was born on 14 January 1949 in Arguvan, Malatya. His family originate from the Asar neighborhood in Arguvan. He was accepted as a Kurd because of the Kurdish typologies he had played for many years. In 2007, in an article written by himself and later in a book he revealed that he was an Alevi Turkmen. He is a supporter of the left-wing. He participated at Communist Party of Turkey's rally in Kartal on 1 May 2006. He is one of the contributors to Turkish Left magazine.

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