Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (Turkish pronunciation: [kɯˈvantʃ
ˈtatɫɯtuË ]; born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and
former basketball player. He is one of the highest-paid actors in
Turkey and has won many awards, including three Golden Butterfly
Awards and a Yeşilçam Cinema Award. Tatlıtuğ won the pageants Best
Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World in 2002. Tatlıtuğ has
established himself as a leading actor of Turkey with roles in several
of the highly successful television series, that includes MenekÅŸe ile
Halil (2007â€"2008), AÅŸk-ı Memnu (2008â€"2010), Kuzey Güney
(2011â€"2013) and Cesur ve Güzel (2016â€"2017), all of which garnered
him critical acclaim and international recognition.Tatlıtuğ was born
on 27 October 1983, in Adana, to Erdem and Nurten Tatlıtuğ. During
an interview he has stated that his father is of Albanian and Bosniak
descent from the city of Pristina. He has said that he was born and
raised in Adana and that his family has had a bakery business in the
city for more than a hundred years. He studied at Yenice Çağ Private
High School, where he excelled in basketball. Due his father's
illness, the family moved to Istanbul so that his father could receive
proper treatment. In Istanbul, he joined the Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe,
Ülkerspor, "Fiskobirlik", "Güney Sanayi", "Çukurova Kulübü",
"Devlet Su İşleri" and "Tarsus Amerikan Kulübü" clubs as a
professional U18 basketball player. Due to a dislocated leg, he left
basketball. He graduated from Istanbul Kultur University in 2013. He
married stylist BaÅŸak Dizer on 19 February 2016 at the Turkish
embassy in Paris. A sculpture of Tatlıtuğ has been displayed in
Madame Tussauds Istanbul.Kıvanç hosted some pageants and shows. He
starred in Gümüş as the character Mehmet Şadoğlu. He acted in the
comedy film Americans at the Black Sea, which was directed by Kartal
Tibet. He has also starred in other shows such as MenekÅŸe ile Halil,
where he played alongside of Sedef Avcı. In the series Aşk-ı Memnu,
Kıvanç shared the leading role with Beren Saat. He provided the
voice of Ken for the Turkish dubbed version of Toy Story 3.
ˈtatɫɯtuË ]; born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and
former basketball player. He is one of the highest-paid actors in
Turkey and has won many awards, including three Golden Butterfly
Awards and a Yeşilçam Cinema Award. Tatlıtuğ won the pageants Best
Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World in 2002. Tatlıtuğ has
established himself as a leading actor of Turkey with roles in several
of the highly successful television series, that includes MenekÅŸe ile
Halil (2007â€"2008), AÅŸk-ı Memnu (2008â€"2010), Kuzey Güney
(2011â€"2013) and Cesur ve Güzel (2016â€"2017), all of which garnered
him critical acclaim and international recognition.Tatlıtuğ was born
on 27 October 1983, in Adana, to Erdem and Nurten Tatlıtuğ. During
an interview he has stated that his father is of Albanian and Bosniak
descent from the city of Pristina. He has said that he was born and
raised in Adana and that his family has had a bakery business in the
city for more than a hundred years. He studied at Yenice Çağ Private
High School, where he excelled in basketball. Due his father's
illness, the family moved to Istanbul so that his father could receive
proper treatment. In Istanbul, he joined the Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe,
Ülkerspor, "Fiskobirlik", "Güney Sanayi", "Çukurova Kulübü",
"Devlet Su İşleri" and "Tarsus Amerikan Kulübü" clubs as a
professional U18 basketball player. Due to a dislocated leg, he left
basketball. He graduated from Istanbul Kultur University in 2013. He
married stylist BaÅŸak Dizer on 19 February 2016 at the Turkish
embassy in Paris. A sculpture of Tatlıtuğ has been displayed in
Madame Tussauds Istanbul.Kıvanç hosted some pageants and shows. He
starred in Gümüş as the character Mehmet Şadoğlu. He acted in the
comedy film Americans at the Black Sea, which was directed by Kartal
Tibet. He has also starred in other shows such as MenekÅŸe ile Halil,
where he played alongside of Sedef Avcı. In the series Aşk-ı Memnu,
Kıvanç shared the leading role with Beren Saat. He provided the
voice of Ken for the Turkish dubbed version of Toy Story 3.
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