Burak Özçivit

Burak Özçivit (born 24 December 1984) is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in Çalıkuşu, Kara Sevda and as the titular role of Osman Gazi in the Turkish historical fiction TV series Kuruluş: Osman. Throughout his acting career Özçivit has been a recipient of numerous accolades.

Early life Burak Özçivit was born on 24 December 1984 in Istanbul, to a family of migrants from Gaziantep. He was educated at Kazım İşmen High School and graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography.

Career In 2003, Burak Özçivit was elected the Top Model of Turkey and began working with several modeling agencies. In 2005, he was chosen as the second best model in the world. Özçivit's acting career began with the television series Eksi 18 in 2006. After the iconic actor Kartal Tibet directed in series "Zoraki Koca", his breakthrough came with the character Ömer in "Zoraki Koca". He later starred in series Baba Ocağı and İhanet. He appeared in the movie Musallat and as Çet/Çetin starred in the television series Küçük Sırlar, the Turkish adaptation of Gossip Girl. The series gained popularity worldwide and is very well-received in South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Personal life Burak Özçivit is a practicing Sunni Muslim. He resides in Istinye, Sarıyer, Istanbul.

He became engaged to Turkish actress Fahriye Evcen on 9 March 2017 in Germany, and they married in Istanbul on 29 June 2017. Together the couple have two children, a boy named Karan (born 2019) and a boy named Kerem (born 2023).

Filmography Film

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2006 Eksi 18 Murat 2007 Zoraki Koca Ömer Özpolat 2008–2009 Baba Ocağı Güven 2010 İhanet Emir 2010–2011 Küçük Sırlar Çetin Ateşoğlu 2011–2013 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Malkoçoğlu Balı Bey 2013–2014 Çalıkuşu Kamran 2015–2017 Kara Sevda Kemal Soydere 2019–2025 Kuruluş Osman Osman I Güneşin Doğduğu Yer Kenan Kozan

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