Yavuz Bingöl

Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music artist and actor.

Early life Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known by her stage name Şahsenem Bacı), both hailing from Sarıkamış district.

Music career Bingöl enrolled at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977, influence by his mother, but following his parents' divorce, he left the Conservatory in 1979 and moved to İzmir where his mother settled and started to work in menial jobs to support his family. Bingöl left the band in 1995 and released his first solo album Sen Türkülerini Söyle the same year.

Acting career Bingöl was in several miniseries on Turkish TV, including Bayanlar Baylar, Ah Be İstanbul and Yanık Koza. He also did the romance series Zerda and the sitcom Eşref Saati. His 2008 films made both great success: Üç Maymun premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Award for Best Director. Bingöl's another film, released into English, He's in the Army Now was nominated for best Turkish film at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Personal life Bingöl announced his fourth marriage with pop music singer Öykü Gürman (b. 1982) in 2014 and the couple married on 4 August 2015.

Bingöl has a daughter named Türkü Sinem (b. 1988) from his first marriage. She is studying in the United States and working as a fashion model.

Filmography Teşkilat (2021) - Adem Seyhan Sevda Kuşun Kanadında (2016) - Zafer Erbay Aşk Zamanı (2015) - Orhan Aşk Sana Benzer (2015) - Yusuf Baba Karagül (2013–2015) - Fırat Mercan Çanakkale Çocukları (2012) Bulutların Ötesi (2012) - Bekir Aksu Mevsim Çiçek Açtı (2012) İstanbul (2011) - Halil Yangın Var (2011) - Diyarbakır Mayor 72. Koğuş (2011) - Kaptan Kurtuluş Son Durak (2011) - Hüseyin Ateşe Yürümek (2010) - Fikret Gecenin Kanatları (2009) - Ali Rıza Üç Maymun (2008) - Eyüp Eşref Saati (2007–2008) - Kara Eşref Beyaz Melek (2007) - Hıdır Eve Dönüş (2006) O Şimdi Mahkum (2005) - Karlıdağ Yanık Koza (2005) - Galip Çelebi Ah Be İstanbul (2004) - Metin Zerda (2002) - Şahin Eroğlu Bayanlar Baylar (2002) - Ozan O Şimdi Asker (2002) - Karlıdağ Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (1999) - Asker Cumhuriyet (1998) - Yahya Hayati Bey

Discography Gün Işımış (with Atmacalar, 1990) Ezgi Müzik Örgütlemişler Baharı (with Umuda Ezgi, 1991) Ezgi Müzik Ateş Dağları Sarmış (with Umuda Ezgi, 1993) Ezgi Müzik Onların Türküsü (with Umuda Ezgi, 1995) Ada Müzik Sen Türkülerini Söyle (1995) Ada Müzik Baharım Sensin (1997) Ada Müzik Gülen Az (1998) Prestij Müzik Sitemdir (1999) Prestij Müzik Üşüdüm Biraz (2000) Sony Umuda Ezgi'ler... (with Nihat Aydın, 2000) Ada Müzik Belki Yine Gelirsin (2002) Sony