Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu (born 1 March 1994) is a Turkish actor. He came to fame by appearing in the youth series ''
Adı Efsane'' as Hakan.
Early life
Üzümoğlu was born on 1 March 1994 in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
. He is a graduate of
Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory
The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University.
History
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, Department of Acting.
Career
TV Series
He made his debut on television with the youth series ''
Adı Efsane'' as Hakan Şahin.
Web series
In 2020, Üzümoğlu portrayed
Mehmed the Conqueror
Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
In Mehmed II's first reign, ...
in the
Netflix
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original docuseries ''
Rise of Empires: Ottoman''. He had guest role in "Hakan: Muhafız".
Films
He played in
Yılmaz Erdoğan
Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film '' Vizontele'' (2001) and the television series ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (1995–2002/2006–2007 ...
's crime film "Kin". He won Altın Portakal Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in
LCV (Lütfen Cevap Veriniz). He played in awarded film
Karanlık Gece alongside Pınar Deniz.
Theatre
He had previously appeared in various plays. In April 2017, at the 21st Yapı Kredi Afife Theater Awards he was awarded as the "Most Successful Young Generation Artist of the Year". In 2018, he appeared on the stage again with the plays ''Troas'' and ''Kalp''. In 2019, he joined the cast of ''Evlat'', a play directed by İbrahim Çiçek. He later appeared as
Prince Hamlet
Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew of the usurping King Claudius, Claudius, and son of King Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark. At ...
in an adaptation of the
famous play published for YouTube's ''Digital Sahne''.
Activism
In 2025, Üzümoğlu was detained for supporting the shopping boycott called during the
2025 Turkish protests
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, title = 2025 Turkish protests
, partof = Third wave of autocratization,democratic backsliding in Turkey
, image = File:Saraçhane’de direniş.jpg
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against the
arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu
On 19 March 2025, Mayor of Istanbul, Istanbul mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu from the opposition Republican People's Party was Detention (confinement)#Turkey, detained by General Directorate of Security (Turkey), Turkish police ...
.
Filmography
Theatre
References
Living people
1994 births
Male actors from Istanbul
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male stage actors
Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory alumni
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