Alican Yücesoy


Alican Yücesoy is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam, the Turkish remake of "Revenge", and the medical series "Sen de Gitme". He played supporting roles in popular series "Suskunlar", "Adanalı", "Yargı", "Zoraki Koca". He gained international recognition with his role in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory. He portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in films "Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar" and "Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali" for twice.
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Early life

His maternal family is of Turkish descent; those family members originally immigrated from Bartın and Ruse, where the Turk minority in Bulgaria lives. His paternal family is of Arab and Turkish descent from Antep and Urfa.
After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Bursa, Yücesoy enrolled in Haliç University Theatre Department for acting education. He started to work at Bakırköy Municipality Theatre after he participated in an audition the day after he entered the school. He later started appearing in TV series and movies. As of 2015, he is the new general art director of Bakırköy Municipality Theatre.
He married Melisa Sözen who was his co-star in Şubat. In 2014, they divorced.

Theatre

He-Go: Halil Babür – Altıdan Sonra Theatre – 2017Gülünç Karanlık: Wolfram Lotz – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2016Hayvan Çiftliği: George Orwell – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2014Sıkı Yönetim: Albert Camus – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2012Eksik: Özer Aslan – Tiyatro Hal – 2012Külhanbeyi Müzikali: Ülkü Ayvaz – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2011Aklı Havada: Ali Yenel – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2010Yağmurcu: N. Richard Nash – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2008Tersine Dünya: Orhan Kemal – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2007Dua Odası: Shan Khan – Tiyatro Z – 2006Pırtlatan Bal: Aziz Nesin – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2005Günün Adamı: Haldun Taner – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2005Teneke: Yaşar Kemal – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2004Klakson, Borazanlar ve Bırtlar: Dari Fo – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2004Köpek Kadın Erkek: Sibylle Berg – 2004Suret: Onur Bayraktar – Stüdyo Drama – 2004

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

  • Taş

As actor

Short film

TV programs

Awards