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Name: Yurdaer Okur
Birthdate: October 29, 1974
Birthplace: Rize, Turkey
Height: 174 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theatre (Hacettepe Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari Tiyatro)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
Spouse: Dilara Yalcin Okur (m. 2011 – present)
Children: Suzi Nar Okur
Biography: Yurdaer Okur was born on 29 October 1974 in Rize. He studied at Mediterranean University (Akdeniz Universites) Tourism Management for 3 years but understood that he did not want a job related to tourism. He won Hacettepe University State Conservatory in 1994 and started to study theatre. After then, he did his master’s degree at Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory. Yurdaer Okur took part in various theatre plays such as Yalinayak Sokrates, ‘Leenane’in Guzellik Kralicesi’, ‘Ben Ruhi Bey Nasilim’, and ‘Benerci Kendini Nicin Oldurdu’ at Istanbul State Theatre. In 2002 he started to work at Diyarbakir State Theatre and took part in theatre plays such as ‘Hortlak’, ‘Dunyanin Ortasinda Bir Yer’ and ‘Yasar Ne Yasar Ne Yasamaz’. Apart from theatre, Yurdaer Okur also directed a children theatre play, gave acting lessons and took part in various TV projects.