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Name: Burak Can
Birthdate: December 21, 1996
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkiye
Height: 1.76 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul Aydin University – Drama Acting Department (Istanbul Aydin Universitesi Drama Oyunculuk Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
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Biography: Burak Can was born in 21 December 1996 in Istanbul. He started acting and took part in tv commercials while he was a child. He always dreamed to be an actor when he was a child. Therefore, he took acting lessons and took part in children theatre plays. He first started his television careeer with tv series Gonul Ferman Dinlemiyor.

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Name: Ali Yogurtcuoglu
Birthdate: May 19, 1984
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkiye
Height: 1.76 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Ankara University; Language, History, and Geography School; Theatre (Ankara Universitesi Dil-Tarih ve Cografya Fakultesi Tiyatro Bolumu Oyunculuk Ana Sanat Dali)
Talent Agency: Sokmen Talent Management
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Biography: Ali Yogurtcuoglu was born in 19 May 1984 in Izmir. After studying in Izmir until the second grade of primary school, he moved to Ankara with his family. He continued his education there. He graduated from Ankara University in 2010 after he staged Anton Chekhov’s character Ivanov in the context of the “phenomenon of suicide”. He gave importance to interdisciplinary relations in theater and participated in various workshops on space theater and physical theater. After acting in various private theaters, he settled in Istanbul and started to act in television series and cinema films.

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Name: Elcin Afacan
Birthdate: January 21, 1991
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkiye
Height: 1.68 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, State Conservatory – Theatre (Mimar Sinan Guzel Sanatlar Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management Communications
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Biography: Elcin Afacan was born in 21 January 1991 in Istanbul. She made her debut with her role in Insider (Icerde) in 2016. Apart from tv series, she also took part in theatre plays.

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Name: Orkuncan Izan
Birthdate: 1992
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Bilkent University – Theatre (Bilkent Universitesi MSSF Tiyatro Bolumu), Acting lessons at Mujdat Gezen Art Center (Mujdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi Oyunculuk)
Talent Agency: Rsd Iletisim
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Biography: Orkuncan Izan was born in Ankara in 1992. After studying theatre at Bilkent University, he also took acting lessons at Mujdat Gezen Art Center. Orkuncan Izan started his acting career with theatre plays. He is an actor of RSD Iletisim. His theatre play named Misket became very popular.

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Name: Leyla Tanlar
Birthdate: December 13, 1997
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1,63 m
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Koc University – Media and Visual Arts (Koc Universitesi Medya ve Gorsel Sanatlar Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Artistanbul Management
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Biography: Leyla Tanlar was born on 13 December 1997 in Istanbul. Her maternal family is Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki in 1900s while her grandmother from father’s side came from a Levantines family who immigrated from Pesaro, Italy to Ottoman Empire in 1800s. She graduated from Italian High School (Liceo Italiano I.M.I.) and continues her education at Koc University, Department of Media and Visual Arts. She started her acting career with the series Broken Pieces (Paramparca). Leyla Tanlar also took acting training at Akademi 35Bucuk and attended to the acting workshops of University of California At Los Angeles (UCLA). She received “Most Promising Actress Award” from Gelisim University.

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Name: Ecem Erkek
Birthdate: June 24, 1989
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 1,64 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Ankara University – Theatre (Ankara Universitesi Dil ve Tarih-Cografya Fakultesi Tiyatro Anasanat Dali Bolumu)
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Spouse: Yuce Armagan Erkek (m. 2016–2020)
Biography: Ecem Erkek was born on 24 June 1989 in Ankara. She is originally from Sivas, Imranli. After graduating from Ankara Omer Seyfettin High School in 2006, she decided to become an actress and studied theater at Mamak Municipality Conservatory between 2007 and 2008. She also took diction training at Hacettepe University Turkish Association in 2008. In 2009, she worked as a trainee at Ankara Art Theater (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu), and then in 2010, she started to study at the Department of Theater of the Faculty of Language, History and Geography at Ankara University. After graduating from university in 2015, Ecem Erkek started her acting career with theater plays such as The American Dream, Woyzeck, The Threepenny Opera (Uc Kurusluk Opera), The World in Reverse (Tersine Dunya), Romeo & Juliet and The Oriental Dentist (Sark Discisi). She started her acting career in 2017 with her role in tv series Life Secrets (Hayat Sirlari). Ecem Erkek became popular with her role in Guldur Guldur. She won Best Female Comedy Actress at the 46th Golden Butterfly Awards.

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Name: Mustafa Acilan
Birthdate: February 22, 1987
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 178 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blond
Education: Business Administration in Kazakhstan (Isletme Bolumu Kazakistan)
Talent Agency: Kahraman Ozden Talent Management
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Biography: Mustafa Acilan was born on 22 February 1987 in Istanbul. He made his debut in 2016 with the series Kanit: Ates Uzeri. He completed his university education on business administration in a university in Kazakhstan. Due to his education in Kazakhstan and his knowledge of Russian, he started his business life in the jewelry sector abroad after graduation. Since he was also very talented in the field of marketing and his job consisted of so many foreign travels, he enjoyed his job at that time. However, he started an acting career after his business was disrupted. At the age of 7, he also performed at the Canakkale City Theater in the theatre play Fareli Koyun Kavalcisi. Mustafa Acilan enjoys reading books and also interested in boxing and football.

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Name: Burak Demir
Birthdate: November 3, 1978
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 177 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Bilkent University Music and Stage Arts Faculty – Theatre (Bilkent Universitesi Muzik ve Sahne Sanatlari Fakultesi Tiyatro oyunculuk Bolumu), Istanbul Bahcesehir University – Advanced Acting (Master’s Degree) (Istanbul Bahcesehir Universitesi Ileri Oyunculuk) (Yuksek Lisans)
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Spouse: Meltem Citci (m. 2011–2016), Bikem Ogunc (m. 2018 – present)
Children: Kuzey Demir
Biography: Burak Demir was born on 3 November 1978 in Ankara. His father Ahmet Safak Demir passed away in 2014. His brother Murat Demir is also an actor. During his childhood, he used to watch theatre plays of the State Theaters with his family. With the guidance of her mother, Burak Demir started theatre courses at Yenimahalle Municipality Theater Courses. At the age of 17, he started acting as a trainee at Yenimahalle Municipal Theater.

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Name: Nilsu Berfin Aktas
Birthdate: August 17, 1998
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 169 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Yetenek Evi Art Academia (Yetenek Evi Sanat Akademisi)
Talent Agency: Socia Management
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Biography: Nilsu Berfin Aktas was born on August 17, 1998 in Ankara. She took acting lessons at Yetenek Evi Art Academia. She started her acting career in 2019 with her role at North Star (Kuzey Yildizi Ilk Ask). She loves singing a song and dancing. Nilsu Berfin Aktas knows English.

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Name: Cem Bender
Birthdate: 1965
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Height: 170 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Education: Blacksea Technical University – Architecture; Masters degree from Mimar Sinan University – Urban and Regional Planning (Karadeniz Teknik Universitesinde Mimarlik, Mimar Sinan Universitesi Mimarlik Fakultesi Sehir Bolge Planlama Bolumunde Yuksek Lisans)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
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Biography: Cem Bender was born on 1965 in Trabzon. He took acting lessons at Studio Actors. He is known with his role as Seyit in Turkish series Gulperi. Besides acting, Cem Bender also works as an architecture.