Melih Mertel

2003-2007: Principal dancer, Antalya state Ballet (Turkey)
2007-present: Principal, Istanbul state Ballet (Turkey)
2012-2013: Soloist Washington Dc Ballet
2015-2016: Soloist, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
2016 - 2022 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

• Mi Favorita by Jose Martinez
• Creatures by Patrick de Bana
• 2nd Symphony by Uwe Scholz
• Shu Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (in the role of Werther) by Yannick Boquin
• Sylvia (Eros and Aminta) by Marc Ribaud
• Don Quixote (in the role of Basil) by Mehmet Balkan
• Swan Lake (role of the Prince Siegfried) by M.Balkan
• Lady Camelilas by M.Balkan
• Nutcracker (role of the Prince) by M. Balkan
• Bach, Beethove, Bole and Love of Bodrum by M.Balkan
• Dracula by Michael Pink
• Dangerous Liaisons by David Palmer
• Under Covers by Amy Seiwert
• The Sun Also Rises, The Nutcracker (role of the Prince) and Cinderella by Septime Webre
• Contrast by Young Soon Hue-Simon
• Concerto Barocco and Stars and Stripes by George Balanchine
• Entre do Aguas, Carmina Burana *and *Troy Game by Robert North
• Just One of the Those Things and Circle of Fift by Cristopher D’Ambouse
• Lac, Vers un Pays Sage, Choré, Cendrillon by Jean-Christophe Maillot
• Chapeau by Jiri Kylian
• L’enfant et les Sortilèges by Jeroen Verbruggen
• Three Lovers by David Sonnenbluck
• The Nutcracker by Ugur Seyrek
• Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty by Aysem Sunal

2011 "Best Male Dancer" in Andante Dance Magazine 2015 "Best Make Dancer" in Lions Performing Arts Awards