Burak Özçivit (born 24 December 1984) is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in '' Çalıkuşu'' (2013-2014) and ''

Kara Sevda ''Endless Love'' ( tr, Kara Sevda, literal translation ''Dark Love'') is a Turkish drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Star TV between 2015 and 2017. It is directed by Hilal Saral and stars Turkish actors Burak Özçivit, Nesliha ...

'' (2015-2017). He is currently starring as Osman Bey in the history-based,

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series '' Kuruluş: Osman'' (2019–present). Throughout his acting career Özçivit has been a recipient of numerous accolades.

Early life

Burak Özçivit was born on 24 December 1984 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, Turkey. He was educated at Kazım İşmen High School and graduated from

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography.

Career

In 2003, Özçivit was elected the Top Model of Turkey and he began working with Model Agencies. In 2005, he was chosen the second best model of the world. Özçivit's acting career began with the

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''Eksi 18'' in 2006. He later starred in series ''Zoraki Koca'' ,''İhanet'' and ''Baba Ocağı''. He appeared in the movie '' Musallat'' and as Çet/Çetin (original Chuck Bass) the television series '' Küçük Sırlar'', the Turkish adaptation of ''

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''. He starred in ''

Muhteşem Yüzyıl ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (, ) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his ...

'' as

Malkoçoğlu Balı Bey Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey (1495–1548), also known as Malkoç Bey, was an Ottoman military commander and governor, serving Suleiman the Magnificent. The son of Malkoçoğlu Yaya Pasha who had served as Beylerbey of Anatolia and Rumelia and attained t ...

. Then played as Kamran in the adaptation of '' Çalıkuşu'' novel with

Fahriye Evcen Fahriye Evcen Özçivit (born 4 June 1986) is a German-born Turkish actress and model. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin in the TV series ''Yaprak Dökümü'' based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin, and as Feride in the TV series ' ...

. Together with Evcen, he made the movie ''Aşk Sana Benzer'' and later played in the movie ''Kardeşim Benim'' opposite

Murat Boz Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and actor. Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, " Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled ''Maximum'' (2007) was releas ...

. In 2015 he starred in Turkish drama series ''

'' as Kemal Soydere, the series became a hit across the world. He also owns a production company named BRK's production. Ozçivit is famous for his versatile acting and known as one of the most handsome men in the world and is one of the highest paid actors in turkey. As of 2019, he has been portraying the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman I in a TV series called Kuruluş: Osman the series has gained worldwide popularity and is very famous in south Asia, central Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Personal life

Özçivit is a practicing Muslim. He resides in Istinye,

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea c ...

, Istanbul. He became engaged to Turkish actress Fahriye Evcen on 9 March 2017 in Germany, and they married in Istanbul on 29 June 2017. Together the couple have a son named Karan who was born in 2019. Fahriye is reportedly pregnant with the couple's second child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Advertising

Awards and nominations

References

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