Mert Yazıcıoğlu

Mert Yazıcıoğlu (born 10 May 1993) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for portraying Baran in the Turkish drama Black Rose (Turkish title: Karagül), and Sinan in the teen romantic Netflix series Love 101. He is currently considered one of the most popular Turkish actors after his portrayal of Cüneyd Güneş in the controversial successful Turkish drama Red Buds (Turkish title: Kızıl Goncalar) as he received various accolades for his outstanding performance.

Early life
Mert Yazıcıoğlu was born on 10 May 1993 in Istanbul. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul, he enrolled in the Management Department of Istanbul Aydın University.

He once stated in an interview that when he first got an offer for acting, his family did not know about it and he came from a non actors family, stating that his grandfather is a Doctor. Not much is known about his family members except that his father had passed away in 2013.

Career
Upon getting invited to the shooting of a TV series in which his friend was acting, he took the first step towards becoming an actor. First, he joined the Cast 33 agency founded by Sumru Onat and then met actor Ümit Çırak. He soon started to take acting lessons from Ümit Çırak in 3 Mota Eğitim workshops. After studying acting for a while, he made his cinematic debut with the period movie Dedemin İnsanları.

He played in series "Kayıp Şehir" alongside Taner Ölmez, Gökçe Bahadır, İlker Kaleli. In 2013, he played the character of "Baran Şamverdi" in the series Karagül for 125 episodes, which was broadcast on Fox and starred Ece Uslu, Özcan Deniz, Sevda Erginci and Ayça Ayşin Turan. It was through the series "Karagul" that he started to gain attention from Turkish drama lovers.

Later, he played the character of "Fırat" in the youth series Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz which ran for 15 episodes for Season 1, and also portrayed the character of "Korkut" in the historical series Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi, a series about the life of Ottoman sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmet.

He continued his cinematic career by playing the role of "Cenk" in the 2018 movie İyi Oyun. This film revolved around his character "Cenk" who is a recent high school graduate but extremely skilled video gamer. The film received 13 wins & 8 nominations both in Turkey and on international level such as from Sarajevo Film Festival and Rome Film Awards.

Between 2018 and 2019, he had a leading role in Kanal D series Bir Litre Gözyaşı, in which he portrayed the character "Mahir Yetkin" alongside Miray Daner. The series was nominated as Best TV Series by Turkey Youth Awards in 2019.

In 2020 he starred in the drama "Bir Annenin Günahı" adapted from the Filipino drama, A Mother’s Guilt as "Yusuf", alongside Özge Özberk who starred as his mother. This series only aired for 5 episodes before it was cancelled due to low viewers.

In 2020-2021, he starred in Netflix original series Aşk 101. The series which lasted 2 seasons, became one of Netflix's most popular series, receiving 5 wins and 6 nominations from various awards such as Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards and Turkey Youth Awards.

He then played in BluTv's surreal crime series "Ölüm Zamanı". This series was however shortlived and only aired for 8 episodes for Season 1.

In the year 2023, he acted alongside actor Burak Özçivit in OGM Pictures's "Berber" directed by Deniz Yorulmazer. The film, in which Burak Özçivit plays a barber named Önder and Mert Yazıcıoğlu plays his apprentice named Ali, will be on Netflix. However, the date of airing for the film is yet to be announced.

In the year 2023 until 2024, he also starred as "Cüneyd Güneş" where he reunited with actor Özcan Deniz in the hit Turkish series "Kizil Goncalar" (Red Roses) - Season 1. His potrayal as "Cüneyd Güneş" received many positive significant reviews and the drama itself received steady high ratings during its 19-episodes airing. He will play a recurring part in Season 2 of the drama, expected to air in September 2024.

Awards and Nominations
Throughout his career, he has received several awards and award nominations for his work. In 2019, he was nominated for Turkey Youth Awards in the category "Best Supporting TV Actor" for his potrayal as "Mahir Yetkin" in the drama "Bir Litre Gözyasi". In 2021, he won the Best Actor (Digital TV Series) award at the Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards for his potrayal as "Sinan" in "Ask101". He also shared the award with his fellow actor and friend Kubilay Aka who acted as "Kerem" in the same series.

In the year 2023, he received the "Differentiate Performance of the Year" award from Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards for his potrayal as ""Cüneyd Güneş" in "Kizil Goncalar". His fashion sense and styling is also appreciated recently as he was awarded "Stylish Actor of the Year" by ELLE Style Awards in 2024.

Advertisement and Endorsements
Trendyol / 2021

Nescafe Xpress / 2021

La Roche Posay / 2022

Calvin Klein / 2024