Abdulkadir Doğulu (born 19 April 1982), better known as Kadir Doğulu, is a Turkish actor.

Life

Doğulu was born on 19 April 1982 in

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. He worked during his secondary and high school years in many places as a cook and operator. He moved to

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in 2000 to study at Okan University. He met

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through his brother, Kemal Doğulu, who is Yener's stylist. Soon afterwards, he worked with Hande Yener for a while and appeared in her song's music video called "Romeo". Then he began to receive offers of acting. He had a leading role as Ali (original Nate Archibald) in ''

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'', a Turkish remake of ''

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''. He has played in several successful series. After his first acting experience, Kadir Dogulu took part in youth TV series names Dirty Seven (Pis Yedili). After then, he became the main character in From Fatih to Harbiye (Fatih Harbiye) which is a Turkish drama adapted by famous Turkish novel of Peyami Safa with the same name. He is also well known for bringing to life Mehmet III Giray in 2015 historical drama series '' Muhtesem Ÿuzyil Kösem'' alongside actors

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and

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. Another successful TV series he made a starring role are

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(2016 - 2017), ''Babamin Günahlari'' (2018),'' Vuslat'' (2019-2020), and Aşkin Tarifi (2021). Kadir Doğulu married actress

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on 8 July 2016. The couple had met on the set of '' Fatih Harbiye'' in 2013. They welcomed a son in 2025.

Filmography

References

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