Serkan Çayoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈsæɾkan t͡ʃaˈjoːɫu]; born 31 May 1987) is a German born Turkish[2] actor, known for his role in romantic comedy Kiraz Mevsimi, military series Börü, historical series Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs, crime series Halka and Yeni Hayat.[3] He starred alongside his wife, Özge Gürel, in Börü and Kiraz Mevsimi.[4]

Serkan Çayoğlu
Born (1987-05-31) 31 May 1987 (age 37)
NationalityTurk
CitizenshipGerman, Turkish
Alma materErlangen University
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2022)
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Early life and education

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Serkan Çayoğlu was born on 31 May 1987 in Germany to a Turkish family.[3] He completed his education in Erlangen University's Economics department in Germany.[3] While studying at university, he also started to work as a model.

Career

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Çayoğlu, who came to Istanbul to become an actor, received acting lessons from Ümit Çırak and Dolunay Soysert at Ümit Çırak's Modern Acting Techniques Atelier.[3] In 2012, he started his acting career by playing the friend of Merve Boluğur's character from Italy in the season finale of Kuzey Güney. He also played in Hande Yener's "Ya Ya Ya" music video in 2013. Çayoğlu started to be known with Kiraz Mevsimi as Ayaz.[5]

Personal life

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On 14 July 2022, Çayoğlu and his longtime girlfriend, Özge Gürel, married in Germany. Family and close friends attended the intimate ceremony.[1]

Filmography

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Television

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Television
Year Title Role Note
2012 Kuzey Güney Guest Guest role
2014 Zeytin Tepesi Burak Altaylı Supporting role
2014–2015 Kiraz Mevsimi Ayaz Dinçer Leading role
2016 Hayatımın Aşkı Demir Cerrahoğlu Leading role
2018 Börü Kaya Ülgen Leading role
2019 Halka Cihangir Tepeli Leading role
2020 Yeni Hayat Adem Şahin Leading role
2021–2022 Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs Ankaralı Leading role
2023 Kader Bağları Kerem Sipahioğlu Leading role
2024 Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı Mehmed II Leading role

Films

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Börü Kaya Ülgen Leading role
2023 Aaahh Belinda Serkan Gürsoy Leading role
Oregon Hakan Leading role

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Near East University 5th Video Music Awards Best Debut by an Actor Kiraz Mevsimi Won
6th KTÜ Media Awards Best Debut by an Actor Won
42nd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards Best Couple (Öykü-Ayaz) Nominated
2016 1st YBU Media Awards Best Television Actor Won
2016 42nd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards Best Comedy Actor Hayatımın Aşkı Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Özge Gürel ile Serkan Çayoğlu evlendi". CNN Türk. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Almanya'da ekonomistti Türkiye'de oyuncu oldu". Hürriyet. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Serkan Çayoğlu kimdir?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "'Börü' filminin galası gerçekleşti". 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Özge Gürel ile Serkan Çayoğlu müjdeyi verdi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2020-05-13.