Saygın Soysal (born 21 May 1982) is a Turkish actor.

Saygın Soysal
Born (1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Gökçe Uzun
(m. 2018; div. 2020)

Life and career

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Soysal was born on 21 May 1982 in Ankara as the only child of his family.[1] His father is from Çaykara and his mother is from Ilgaz. At the age of two, he moved with his family to Bursa. They later settled in Trabzon, where he finished his high school. Soysal is a graduate of Hacettepe University State Conservatory with a degree in performing arts.[2] He made his television debut in 2005 with a role in the series Kırık Kanatlar, portraying the character of Çavuş Yunus. In 2006, he joined the cast of Hatırla Sevgili, portraying Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He further rose to prominence in 2013 with his role in the historical drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl. In 2014, he starred in Kara Para Aşk along with Tuba Büyüküstün and Engin Akyürek.[3] In 2017, he briefly appeared in Payitaht: Abdülhamid before being cast in a recurring role in Çukur. He was a regular on the Netflix original series Hakan: Muhafız (known in English as The Protector), and starred in the TV series Maraşlı in 2021.[4]

Filmography

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TV series

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Title Role Year
Güz Yangını Agency owner 2005
Kırık Kanatlar Çavuş Yunus 2005
Hatırla Sevgili Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2006
Asi Aslan Kozcuoğlu 2007–08
Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu? Kürşat Süvarioğlu 2009
Türkan Ali 2010
Al Yazmalım Tahir Oğuz 2011
Muhteşem Yüzyıl Mercan ağa 2013
Tatar Ramazan Bulgarian Ferit 2013
Kara Para Aşk Fatih "Metin" Dündar 2014–15
46 Yok Olan Doğan 2016
Payitaht: Abdülhamid Theodor Herzl 2017
Çukur Elvis 2018
Hakan: Muhafız Mergen 2018–20
Nöbet Gendarmerie Senior Captain Yiğit Akan 2019
Maraşlı Savaş 2021

Film

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Title Role Year
Tiksinti Kamil 2007
Kosmos Anti-Signature Guy 2009
Yurt 2011
Jîn Çavuş 2012
Sen Ben Lenin Ufuk 2021
Hakikat Şeyh Bedrettin Torlak Kemal 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Saygın Soysal kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli? İşte Saygın Soysal hayatı!". Sabah. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Maraşlı'nın Savaş'ı Saygın Soysal hakkında en çok merak edilen gerçek! 'Gönlümün sahibi' diyor bakın Saygın Soysal nereli". Takvim. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Saygın Soysal kimdir? Düğün görüntüleri sosyal medyaya damga vurdu". Hürriyet. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Maraşlı dizisinin Savaş'ı Saygın Soysal memleketiyle şaşırttı! Bakın nereli çıktı". ATV. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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