Mert Yazıcıoğlu
Mert Yazıcıoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1993 |
| Education | Istanbul Aydın University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Partner | Afra Saraçoğlu (2018-2022) |
Mert Yazıcıoğlu (born 10 May 1993) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for portraying Baran in Black Rose (Turkish title: Karagül), Sinan in the teen romantic Netflix series Love 101,[1] and Cüneyd Güneş in the controversial Turkish drama Red Roses [2] (Turkish title: Kızıl Goncalar) for which he won various awards for his outstanding performance. In December 2024 he won the Golden Butterfly Award Best Actor for Cüneyd role in Red Roses.[3]
Early life
Mert Yazıcıoğlu was born on 10 May 1993 in Turkey.[4] After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul, he enrolled in the Management Department of Istanbul Aydın University but then he dropped out to seek acting career.[5]
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.[6] First, he joined the Cast 33 agency founded by Sumru Onat and then met actor Ümit Çırak.[7] 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.[8] 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, 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.[9][10]
He continued his cinematic career by playing the role of "Cenk" in the 2018 movie İyi Oyun.[11] This film revolved around his character "Cenk" who is a recent high school graduate but extremely skilled video gamer.
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 viewership.
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 Exxens surreal crime limited series Ölüm Zamanı.[12][13][14] This series consisted of 8 episodes. In 2022, he appeared in the Turkish youth series Darmaduman, and portrayed the character of Kerem Servet.[15]
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 released on Netflix.[16] However, the date of airing for the film is yet to be announced.
From 2023 until 2025, he also starred as "Cüneyd Güneş" where he reunited with actor Özcan Deniz in the series Kizil Goncalar (Red Roses).[17] His portrayal as "Cüneyd Güneş" received many positive significant reviews and the drama itself received steady high ratings during its first season of 19 episodes, and moderate ratings during its second season. The second season ended in April 2025, with 27 episodes.[18]
In December 2024 he received his first Golden Butterfly Award for his performance in Kızıl Goncalar.[19]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kayıp Şehir | Furkan | Kanal D | [20] |
| 2013 – 2016 | Karagül | Baran Şamverdi | FOX Turkey | |
| 2016 – 2017 | Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz | Fırat | ||
| 2018 | Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi | Korkut | Kanal D | |
| 2018 – 2019 | Bir Litre Gözyaşı | Mahir Yetkin | ||
| 2020 | Bir Annenin Günahı | Yusuf | ||
| 2020 – 2021 | Love 101 | Sinan | Netflix | |
| 2021 | Ölüm Zamanı | Cüneyt | Exxen | |
| 2022 | Darmaduman | Kerem Servet | FOX Turkey | |
| 2023–2025 | Kızıl Goncalar | Cüneyd Güneş | NOW | [21] |
| 2025–present | Kuruluş: Orhan | Orhan Bey | ATV | [22] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dedemin İnsanları | Uncredited | ||
| 2018 | İyi Oyun | Cenk | ||
| 2023 | Berber | Ali | Netflix Original Film | |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9th Ayaklı Newspaper Awards | Best Actor in a Web Series | Love 101 | Won | [23] |
| 2023 | 13rd Kemal Sunal Culture and Art Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2024 | 10th Ayaklı Newspaper Awards | Outstanding Performance of the Year | Kızıl Goncalar | Won | [24] |
| 9th Fine Arts School Mimar Sinan Awards | Mimar Sinan of the Year | Won | |||
| 10th Elle Style Awards | Stylish Actor of the Year | Won | [25] | ||
| 1st Filmsan Cinema and Television Awards | Best TV Actor | Kızıl Goncalar | Won | ||
| 24th. Magazinci Best of the Year Awards | Best Screen Performance of the Year | Won | |||
| 50th Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Actor | Won | [26][27] | ||
| Best Couple (with Mina Demirtaş) | Nominated | ||||
| 10th Golden 61 Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 2025 | 23rd YTU Stars of the Year Awards | Most Admired TV Actor | Won | ||
| 19th GSU EN Awards | Best TV/Film Actor | Nominated | |||
| GQ Men of the Year Awards | Actor of the Year | Won | |||
References
- ^ Soares, Isabella (9 October 2021). "Why 'Love 101' is an Underrated Netflix Teen Gem". Collider. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Red Roses - Global Agency". www.theglobalagency.tv. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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- ^ Kahraman, Melin (20 September 2013). "Karagül'ün Asi Çocuğu Baran İle Keyifli Bir Sohbet". Hürriyet Aile. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Şengül, Yüksel (13 November 2016). "Hiç acelem yok". Sözcü. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Karagül 125. Son bölüm ile final yaptı!". 11 June 2016.
- ^ Ülkü, Özlem (3 November 2018). ""Sağlam adımlarla ilerliyorum"". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Ölüm Zamanı". 27 July 2021.
- ^ Arseven, Ceren. "Aşka Giriş: Mert Yazıcıoğlu". InStyle. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Özel hayatıma pek fazla kafa yoramıyorum". 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli? Pantene Altın Kelebek iyi erkek oyuncu ödülünü alan Mert Yazıcıoğlu'nun hayatı ve biyografisi!". Hürriyet. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Burak Özçivit ile Mert Yazıcıoğlu'nun başrollerinde yer aldığı Berber filminin çekimleri başladı - Haberler".
- ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu: Embodying Cüneyd Güneş in "Kızıl Goncalar"". 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu yeni sezonda... Kızıl Goncalar'da Cüneyd krizi; 2 oyuncu apar topar ayrıldı!".
- ^ yönetici (9 December 2024). "50th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards: Turkey's Stars Received Their Awards!". explorer. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Mercan, Cevdet (14 September 2012), Episode #1.1, Kayip Sehir, Gökçe Bahadir, Nik Xhelilaj, Ilker Kaleli, retrieved 24 December 2024
- ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu Talks About His Role in 'Red Roses' Exclusive Interview - Episode". 18 October 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Mert Yazıcıoğlu kimdir? Mert Yazıcıoğlu nereli? Osman Bey oğlu Orhan Bey kimdir?". 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "'9. TV YILDIZLARI AYAKLI GAZETE ÖDÜLLERİ' SAHİPLERİNİ BULDU – AYAKLIGAZETE" (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "10 NUMARA TÖREN! – AYAKLIGAZETE" (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "ELLE Style Awards ödülleri, 10. kez verildi". 24 Saat Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Golden Butterfly Awards celebrate the best in entertainment sector". Hürriyet Daily News. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "ALTIN KELEBEK ÖDÜLLERİ 2024: Altın Kelebek en iyi erkek oyuncu ödülünü Mert Yazıcıoğlu kazandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.