Murat Yıldırım (actor)
| Murat Yıldırım | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 April 1979 Konya, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Burçin Terzioğlu (m. 2008; div. 2014) Iman Elbani (m. 2016) |
Murat Yıldırım (born 13 April 1979) is a Turkish actor.
Murat Yıldırım was born in Konya, Turkey. His father is of Kurdish descent and was a teacher of literature. Yıldırım's father speaks Turkish and Kurdish. His mother is of Arab descent and speaks Turkish and Arabic, but Murat Yıldırım is neither fluent in Kurdish nor Arabic. Due to his father's job Yıldırım grew up between Konya and Adana. He has two sisters.
He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey and he has a keen interest in mathematics. His interest in music and theatre started early on in his life as well. As a student, Yıldırım played drums in a band. During his studying period he also started performing with his University's theatrical team and attending acting lessons.
After performing three years in theater, a writer who watched him perform in a comedy recommended him to attend a casting in Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi. Thus he played his first minor role in Olumsuz Ask which was written by Yilmaz Erdogan. Later he performed in Bütün Cocuklarim and in Büyük Yalan. He also had a brief appearance in the Turkish film Organize İşler. His first leading role was in the series Fitrina where he met his future first wife, Burçin Terzioğlu, the same year he got nominated for Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the film Araf.
In 2007 he starred in Asi which was nominated for the International TV Audience Award-Best Drama TV Series at the 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival. During the filming of Asi he starred opposite Beren Saat in the movie Güz sancisi about Istanbul pogrom.
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