Kaan Yıldırım (born 24 December 1986) is a Turkish actor and producer.

Early life

Yıldırım was born on 24 December 1986 in

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. His maternal grandmother is of Bosnian descent. His father, Hakan Yıldırım is the owner of a medical company. After getting a degree in marketing from

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, he studied acting at Başkent Communication Sciences Academy.

Career

Yıldırım started his acting career with a supporting role in the crime series '' Kayıp'' alongside

Aslı Enver Aslı Enver (born 10 May 1984) is a British-born Turkish Cypriot actress. She is best known for her roles in several TV series including as Mine in '' Kavak Yelleri'', as Ahu Kumral in '' Suskunlar'' and as Süreyya in ''İstanbullu Gelin''. She ...

İlker Kaleli İlker Kaan Kaleli (born 11 May 1984) is a Turkish actor best known for his role in '' Poyraz Karayel''. Life and career His mother is the daughter of a German mother and Kurdish father, a scientist, who graduated from Heidelberg University ...

. His main breakthrough came with his role in popular series ''Ulan İstanbul'', in which he acted alongside his ex-wife

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, Sevtap Özaltun,

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and

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. In 2015, he played the role of Batu Değirmenci in the series ''Adı Mutluluk'', along with his co-star Ezgi Eyüboğlu. He played in spin off series Klavye Delikanlıları of franchise comedy films " Çakallarla Dans". After appearing in a leading role in

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's crime series ''Halka'' alongside

Hande Erçel Hande Erçel (born 24 November 1993) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Güneşin Kızları'', '' Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, Halka, Azize,'' '' Sen Çal Kapımı and Bambaşka Biri''. Early life She was born on 24 November ...

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. He was cast in ''Hekimoğlu'', an adaptation of American series ''

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''.

Personal life

On 14 May 2016, he married

in the

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located in

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. However, the couple divorced on 26 June 2019. From 2019 to 2020, he was in a relationship with singer

Hadise Hadise Açıkgöz (born 21 October 1985) hadisemusic.com is a Belgian-born Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgins, Lezgin-Kumyks, Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas Pr ...

. The two split in December 2020. He was linked to actress and ''Halka'' co-star

from April to June 2022. Since the summer of 2022, he has been in a relationship with actress

Pınar Deniz Pınar Deniz (born 4 November 1993) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Wounded Love'' (2016–2018), '' Love 101'' (2020–2021), and '' Family Secrets'' (2021–2024), a series that won an International Emmy Award. In 2 ...

. They got married on 17 September 2024 in Italy. Kaan has a child with his wife Pinar Deniz

Filmography

References

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* * 1986 births Alumni of Brunel University London Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors Living people Turkish people of Bosnian descent Turkish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Turkish people of Bosniak descent {{Turkey-actor-stub