Okan Yalabık

Born on December 13, 1978, Okan Yalabık decided to be an actor during his secondary school years. He was involved in the theatre club activities of his school and then he wanted to a have formal acting education, so he started Istanbvul Univercity State Conservatory, Department of Performing Arts. There he was educated by professionals, one of which was Yildiz Kenter, a Turkish actress.

After that, he started his professional career in TV series in 2000, with three major roles that followed. The first one was Serseri  in 2003, where he played Ömer Yelkenci, a jobless but warm-hearted young man who fell in love with a rich girl and finally won her heart. In the 2006 Hatiris Sevgiri, Okan played Necdet, a romantic, thoughtful and friendly man who owned a patisserie and who fell in love with a girl, who had unfortunately fallen for another man. Yalabık's most recent success of is Paragli Ibrahim Pasha in Muhtesen Yuzyil which granted him the best actor award in 2011.

By: Greta Palinkas