Mert Yazıcıoğlu

Mert Yazıcıoğlu
Born (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
EducationIstanbul Aydın University
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Mert Yazıcıoğlu (born 10 May 1993) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for portraying Baran in the Turkish drama Black Rose (Turkish title: Karagül), and Sinan in the teen romantic Netflix series Love 101. He is currently considered one of the most popular Turkish actors after his portrayal of Cüneyd Güneş in the controversial successful Turkish drama Red Buds (Turkish title: Kızıl Goncalar) as he received various accolades for his outstanding performance.

Early life

Mert Yazıcıoğlu was born on 10 May 1993 in Istanbul.[1] After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul, he enrolled in the Management Department of Istanbul Aydın University.[2]

Career

Upon getting invited to the shooting of a TV series in which his friend was acting, he took the first step towards becoming an actor.[3] First, he joined the Cast 33 agency founded by Sumru Onat and then met actor Ümit Çırak.[4] He soon started to take acting lessons from Ümit Çırak in 3 Mota Eğitim workshops. After studying acting for a while, he made his cinematic debut with the period movie Dedemin İnsanları.

He played in series "Kayıp Şehir" alongside Taner Ölmez, Gökçe Bahadır, İlker Kaleli. In 2013, he played the character of "Baran Şamverdi" in the series Karagül for 125 episodes, which was broadcast on Fox and starred Ece Uslu, Özcan Deniz, Sevda Erginci and Ayça Ayşin Turan.[5] It was through the series "Karagul" that he started to gain attention from Turkish drama lovers.

Later, he played the character of "Fırat" in the youth series Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz which ran for 15 episodes for Season 1, and also portrayed the character of "Korkut" in the historical series Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi, a series about the life of Ottoman sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet.[6][7]

He continued his cinematic career by playing the role of "Cenk" in the 2018 movie İyi Oyun.[8] This film revolved around his character "Cenk" who is a recent high school graduate but extremely skilled video gamer. The film received 13 wins & 8 nominations both in Turkey and on international level such as from Sarajevo Film Festival and Rome Film Awards.

Between 2018 and 2019, he had a leading role in Kanal D series Bir Litre Gözyaşı, in which he portrayed the character "Mahir Yetkin" alongside Miray Daner. The series was nominated as Best TV Series by Turkey Youth Awards in 2019.

In 2020 he starred in the drama Bir Annenin Günahı adapted from the Filipino drama, A Mother’s Guilt as "Yusuf", alongside Özge Özberk who starred as his mother. This series only aired for 5 episodes before it was cancelled due to low viewers.

In 2020-2021, he starred in Netflix original series Aşk 101. The series which lasted 2 seasons, became one of Netflix's most popular series, receiving 5 wins and 6 nominations from various awards such as Ayaklı Gazete TV Stars Awards and Turkey Youth Awards.

He then played in BluTv's surreal crime series Ölüm Zamanı.[9][10][11] This series was however shortlived and only aired for 8 episodes.

In 2023, he acted alongside Burak Özçivit in OGM Pictures's Berber directed by Deniz Yorulmazer. The film, in which Özçivit plays a barber named Önder and Yazıcıoğlu plays his apprentice named Ali, will be on Netflix.[12] However, the date of airing for the film is yet to be announced. From 2023 until 2024, he also starred as "Cüneyd Güneş" where he reunited with actor Özcan Deniz in the series Kizil Goncalar (Red Roses).[13] His potrayal as "Cüneyd Güneş" received many positive significant reviews and the drama itself received steady high ratings during its 19-episodes airing. He will play a recurring part in season 2 of the drama.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2011 Dedemin İnsanları -
2018 İyi Oyun [tr] Cenk
2023 Berber Ali
Television
Year Title Role
2012–2013 Kayıp Şehir Furkan
2013–2016 Karagül Baran Şamverdi
2016–2017 Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz Fırat
2018 Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi Korkut
2018–2019 Bir Litre Gözyaşı Mahir Yetkin
2020 Bir Annenin Günahı Yusuf
2022 Darmaduman Kerem Servet
2023– Kızıl Goncalar Cüneyd Güneş
Web series
Year Title Role
2021 Ölüm Zamanı Cüneyt
2020–2021 Aşk 101 Sinan

References

  1. ^ "Mert yazıcıoğlu kimdir mert yazıcıoğlu nereli ve kaç yaşında". Sözcü. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "bir litre gözyaşının mahiri mert yazıcıoğlunun biyografisi". Hürriyet. 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Mert yazıcıoğlu kaç yaşında". Ajansspor. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ "mert yazıcıoğlu kimdir". Fanatik. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ Kahraman, Melin (20 September 2013). "Karagül'ün Asi Çocuğu Baran İle Keyifli Bir Sohbet". Hürriyet Aile. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ Şengül, Yüksel (13 November 2016). "Hiç acelem yok". Sözcü. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Karagül 125. Son bölüm ile final yaptı!". 11 June 2016.
  8. ^ Ülkü, Özlem (3 November 2018). ""Sağlam adımlarla ilerliyorum"". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Ölüm Zamanı". 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ Arseven, Ceren. "Aşka Giriş: Mert Yazıcıoğlu". InStyle. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Özel hayatıma pek fazla kafa yoramıyorum". 20 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Burak Özçivit ile Mert Yazıcıoğlu'nun başrollerinde yer aldığı Berber filminin çekimleri başladı - Haberler".
  13. ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu: Embodying Cüneyd Güneş in "Kızıl Goncalar"". 8 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu yeni sezonda... Kızıl Goncalar'da Cüneyd krizi; 2 oyuncu apar topar ayrıldı!".