Age: 33
male
Mert Yazıcıoğlu was born on May 10, 1993, in Istanbul, Turkey. After completing his primary, middle, and high school education in Istanbul, he enrolled in the Business Administration Department of Istanbul Aydın University. During his studies, he decided to pursue a career in acting and began taking acting classes, eventually leaving his business studies halfway through. His first step towards acting came when he visited the set of a TV series where a friend was acting. He appeared in a brief scene in the film "Dedemin İnsanları" and later began appearing on screens with the series "Kayıp Şehir" while also receiving acting training. He initially joined Cast 33 agency founded by Sumru Onat and later met Ümit Çırak. He started taking acting lessons at the Mota Eğitim workshop with Ümit Çırak. From 2013 to 2016, he portrayed the character "Baran Şamverdi" in the series "Karagül," which aired on FOX. He then played the character "Fırat" in the series "Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz" and portrayed "Korkut" in the series "Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi." In 2018, he portrayed the character "Cenk" in the film "İyi Oyun." From 2018 to 2019, he played the character "Mahir Yetkin" in the series "Bir Litre Gözyaşı," which aired on Kanal D. He portrayed the character "Sinan" in the Netflix series "Aşk 101." Since the end of 2023, he has been portraying the character "Cüneyd Güneş" in the series "Kızıl Goncalar."
Mert Yazıcıoğlu
Murat (Cem's ex)
for Murat (Cem's ex) in İki Aşk, Bir Kader (Two Loves, One Fate)
Suggested by mr95
Jan Demir, 32, was adopted as a child into one of Istanbul's wealthiest and most socially conservative families. He is a successful businessman, charming, and entirely comfortable in the world of inherited wealth and old-money values. His family has arranged a marriage to Zeynep, the daughter of another prominent family — a union that will solidify business relationships and maintain family standing. The marriage is arranged but not unwelcome; Jan and Zeynep are compatible and respect each other. But Jan is also in love with Cem, a man he met years ago and has maintained a secret relationship with. The series is Jan's reckoning with the life he is supposed to live versus the life he actually wants. It explores masculinity in patriarchal Turkish society, the specific closet of a Black man adopted into an ultra-conservative family, and the impossibility of living two truths simultaneously. The central tension is not a love triangle but a triangle of identity, duty, and authenticity.
