Yurdaer Okur

Yurdaer Okur (born 29 October 1974) is a Turkish film, television and stage actor.

Life and career
Yurdaer Okur was born on 29 October 1974 in Rize. After finishing his high school in Bafra, he enrolled in Akdeniz University's tourism management program. After studying at this school for three years, he decided to change his major and in 1994 enrolled in Hacettepe University State Conservatory's theatre program. He later received his master's degree from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.

After being introduced to drama actor Genco Erkal in 1999, he joined the Dostlar Theatre and got a role in the play Barefoot in Athens. In the following year, he started working for the Istanbul State Theatre as a part-time actor. In 2002, he joined the cast of Diyarbakır State Theatre. Starting from 2000, he acted in and directed various plays for the Turkish State Theatres. He also taught drama and acting lessons in Diyarbakır. Alongside his career on stage, Okur soon began appearing in a number of movies and television series.

He had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Hakan: Muhafız. Okur was also among the cast of 7. Koğuştaki Mucize. In 2020, he starred in the historical drama series Kuruluş: Osman as Balgay. In the following year he began portraying Tuğrul Bozan in another historical drama, titled Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu.

As actor

 * Barefoot in Athens : Maxwell Anderson – Dostlar Theatre – 1999
 * Spaghetti mit Ketchup : Rainer Hachfeld – Istanbul State Theatre – 2000
 * The Beauty Queen of Leenane : Martin McDonagh – Istanbul State Theatre – 2000
 * Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım : Edip Cansever – Istanbul State Theatre – 2001
 * Benerci Kendini Niçin Öldürdü : Nâzım Hikmet – Istanbul State Theatre – 2001
 * Dünyanın Ortasında Bir Yer : Özen Yula – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2003
 * Hortulus : Plautus – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2003
 * Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz : Aziz Nesin – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2004
 * Así que pasen cinco años : Federico García Lorca – Tiyatro Oyunevi – 2006
 * The Pillowman : Martin McDonagh – Talimhane Theatre – 2009
 * Ölümü Yaşamak : Orhan Asena – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2010
 * Babamın Cesetleri : Berkun Oya – Krek – 2012
 * Kuvâyi Milliye - Kurtuluş Savaşı Destanı : Nâzım Hikmet – 2014 – Tiyatro 2000
 * The Pillowman : Martin McDonagh – 2016 – Entropi Sahne
 * Ran : Nâzım Hikmet – 2017 – Entropi Sahne
 * The Beauty Queen of Leenane : Martin McDonagh – 2018

As director

 * Benim Güzel Pabuçlarım : Dersu Yavuz Altun – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2004
 * A Marriage Proposal : Anton Chekhov – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2006
 * Ich Feuerbach : Tankred Dorst – Trabzon State Theatre – 2011
 * Mãos de Eurídice : Pedro Bloch – Ankara State Theatre – 2012
 * Taziye : Murathan Mungan – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2013–14
 * Empty City : Dejan Dukovski – Entropi Sahne – 2017
 * The Little Prince : Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Entropi Sahne – 2019
 * The Dumb Waiter : Harold Pinter – Entropi Sahne – 2019