Kaan Urgancıoğlu (born May 8, 1981) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his role as Emir Kozcuoğlu in the TV series '' Endless Love'' that was sold to more than 110 countries worldwide as well as his role as Ilgaz Kaya in '' Family Secrets'', for which he won a

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for Best actor. Both of his series are the only Turkish series that have won an

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Life and career

Kaan Urgancıoğlu was born on May 8, 1981 in

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, Turkey. On his father's side he is of Turkish descent and on his mother's side he is of

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and

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descent. He went to the Private Turkish College Secondary School and the American College. After graduating from highschool, he moved to Istanbul in 2000 and studied at the Marmara University's Finance Department. Urgancıoğlu started to study cinema as well as university education. He graduated after 7 years. In 2002, while still at university, he started to work as an actor on the recommendation of actress

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, a family friend. Urgancıoğlu had his first role as the lead actor in a series based on the historical comic book '' Karaoğlan''. He then had a role in the youth series ''Kampüsistan''. He played in many popular series and films afterwards. In 2008 he went to the United States and studied acting there for 6 months. He is best known for playing Emir Kozcuoğlu in ''

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(Endless Love)'', one of the most successful Turkish series internationally and first Turkish series in history to win the

for "Best Telenovela", along with two other international awards. He also starred in the

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original series '' Aşk 101'', which premiered in 2020. In 2021, he began starring in '' Yargı'' (''Family Secrets'') and shared the leading roles with Pınar Deniz, with whom he had previously co-starred in ''Aşk 101(Love 101)''. Yargi was second Turkish series in history to win the

for "Best Telenovela". The only two Turkish series ever to win an International Emmy Award both starred Kaan Urgancioglu in a leading role. He also took part in the movie "Operation Fortune", directed by

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and starring

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and

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. Urgancıoğlu married Burcu Denizer on 19 June in Greece, Athens.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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