Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm",
İntikam
''İntikam'' () is a Turkish primetime drama television series that aired on Kanal D, starring Beren Saat and Yiğit Özşener. It debuted on January 3, 2013. ''İntikam'' is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series ''Revenge'' created by Mike ...
, the Turkish remake of "Revenge", and the medical series "Sen de Gitme". He played supporting roles in popular series " Suskunlar", "
Adanalı
''Adanalı'' is a Turkish crime comedy drama TV series that was broadcast by ATV (Turkey), ATV in 2008.
Cast
References
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2010 Turkish television series endings
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Yargı
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", "Zoraki Koca". He gained international recognition with his role in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory. He portrayed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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His maternal family is of Turkish descent; those family members originally immigrated from
Bartın
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Arab
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
and Turkish descent from
Antep
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and
Urfa
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.
After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in
Bursa
Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...
, Yücesoy enrolled in
Haliç University
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Haliç University offers 21 academic departments, with three schools: the School of Nursing, the School of Physical Education and Spo ...
Theatre Department for acting education. He started to work at
Bakırköy
Bakırköy is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district in the European part of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 29 km2, and its population is 226,685 (2022). Bakırköy lies between the State road D.100 (Turkey), D.100 highway (l ...
Municipality Theatre after he participated in an audition the day after he entered the school. He later started appearing in TV series and movies. As of 2015, he is the new general art director of Bakırköy Municipality Theatre.
He married
Melisa Sözen
Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress.
Biography
Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including ''Ç ...
who was his co-star in Şubat. In 2014, they divorced.
Theatre
* ''He-Go'': Halil Babür – Altıdan Sonra Theatre – 2017
* ''Gülünç Karanlık'': Wolfram Lotz – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2016
* ''Hayvan Çiftliği'': George Orwell – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2014
* '' Sıkı Yönetim'':
Albert Camus
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Ali Yenel
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– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2010
* ''Yağmurcu'': N. Richard Nash – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2008
* '' Tersine Dünya'':
Orhan Kemal
Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914 – 2 June 1970) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Reşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey.
Biography
Orhan Kemal was born in Ceyhan, Adana, ...
– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2007
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Dua Odası
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Aziz Nesin
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Haldun Taner
Haldun Taner (16 March 1915 – 7 May 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer.
Biography
He was born on 16 March 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and econom ...
Yaşar Kemal
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Sibylle Berg
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– 2004
* ''
Suret
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* İstanbul Film Festival - Best Actor Awards (2024) (''Bilindiği Gibi Değil'')
* 26th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival – Best Actor Awards (2019) (''Küçük Şeyler'')
* 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival – Best Actor Awards (2019)
* The 33rd Montenegro Film Festival Golden Mimosa for Best Actor – ''La Belle Indifference''
* 9th Malatya International Film Festival – Best Actor Award
* 7th Kayseri Film Festival – Best Actor Award (''Küçük Şeyler'')