Murat Yıldırım

Murat Yıldırım (born 13 April 1979) is a Turkish actor.

Early life Murat Yıldırım was born in Konya, Turkey. His father is of Kurdish origin and was a teacher of literature. Yıldırım's father speaks Turkish and Kurdish. His mother is of Arab descent and speaks Arabic as well, but Murat Yıldırım is neither fluent in Kurdish nor Arabic. Due to his father's job Yıldırım grew up between Konya and Adana. He has two sisters.

Yıldırım graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey and he has a keen interest in mathematics. His interest in music and theatre started early on in his life as well. As a student, Yıldırım played drums in a band. During his studying period he also started performing with his University's theatrical team and attending acting lessons.

Career After performing three years in theater, a writer who watched him perform in a comedy recommended him to attend a casting in Beşiktaş Cultural Center.

Television Thus he played his first minor role in Ölümsüz Aşk which was written by Yılmaz Erdoğan. Later he performed in Bütün Çocuklarım and in Büyük Yalan. His first leading role was in the series Fırtına where he met his future first wife, Burçin Terzioğlu.

In 2007 he starred in Asi which was nominated for the International TV Audience Award-Best Drama TV Series at the 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival alongside Tuba Büyüküstün. After the end of Asi Yıldırım agreed to act in Aşk ve Ceza alongside Nurgül Yeşilçay.

Yıldırım's next role, in 2012, was Ecevit in the hit series Suskunlar which the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market for remake alongside Aslı Enver. In middle 2015 Yıldırım signed a contract with O3 productions and MBC Group for an upcoming series, which eventually premiered in early 2016 under the title Gecenin Kraliçesi. In 2017, together with his wife Iman Elbani, he played in a music video for American singer Jessica Sutta's single, "When a Girl Loves a Boy".

From 2019 to 2021, he starred as the titular character in the crime-mafia action series Ramo, alongside co-star Esra Bilgiç. From 2021 to 2022, he shared the leading roles with Damla Sönmez in the period drama Aziz on Show TV. He currently stars as one of the lead roles in the TRT1 series Teşkilat about Mit.

Film Yıldırım also had a brief appearance in the Turkish film Organize İşler. He got nominated for Golden Orange Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the film Araf. During the filming of Asi he starred opposite Beren Saat in the movie Güz sancisi about Istanbul pogrom. In late 2014, Yıldırım returned on screens, after a break of one a half years, portraying Lieutenant Sadık Turan in the movie Kırımlı based on the autobiographical novel Korkunç Yıllar. In 2015, he appeared as Sinan in the film adaptation of Turkey's 2014 best-selling novel Kocan Kadar Konuş. The romantic comedy was released on 20 March 2015, to positive reviews. Due to its commercial success, a sequel was announced shortly after the film's release. The sequel, named Kocan Kadar Konuş-Diriliş was released on 1 January 2016.

Personal life Yıldırım met his first wife, Burçin Terzioğlu, while filming the TV series Fırtına. They were married from 2008 to 2014. Elbani, who was pregnant with the couple's child, suffered a miscarriage in 2019. The couple suffered another miscarriage in 2020. Elbani has suffered a total of five miscarriages. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in October 2022.

Filmography + Film Year TitleRole Notes 2005 Organize İşler 2006 Araf CenkMain role 2009 Güz Sancısı Behçet 2014 Kırımlı Sadık Turan 2015 Kocan Kadar Konuş Sinan 2016 Kocan Kadar Konuş-Diriliş Sinan 2017 Sonsuz Aşk Can 2017 Ayla Mesut 2017 İlk Öpücük Hakan 2018 Scorpion Yassir 2021 Mako Murad 2023 Nefes: Yer Eksi İki Captain Tayfun

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Hayat BilgisiGuest Patron KimGuest Ölümsüz AşkSupporting role 2004 Bütün Çocuklarım MesutSupporting role Büyük Yalan Okan2.Season 2006 Fırtına AliMain role 2007–2009 Asi Demir DoğanMain role 2009 Ey Aşk Nerdesin Police officer Guest 2010–2011 Aşk ve Ceza Savaş BaldarMain role 2012 Suskunlar Ecevit (Şerif) OranMain role 2016 Night Queen KartalMain role 2020–2021 Ramo Ramazan Kaya Main role 2021–2022 Aziz Aziz Payidar Main role 2022–2024 Teşkilat Ömer Main role 2024 Gizli Bahçe Demir Akçınar Main role 2025– Guller Ve Gunahlar Serhat Tejer Main role

+ Programs Year Title Role Notes 2017–2019 Kim Milyoner Olmak İster? Presenter