Alp Kırşan

Alp Kırşan — Biography

Alp Kırşan is a television figure who began as a model and moved into presenting and mostly comic acting roles. He is known for playing Yiğit in the sitcom Çat Kapı and for presenting Survivor and Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye. Today he hosts the travel program Bir Yolculuk Hikayesi on Tv8 and lives close to nature in İzmir with his family.

He started out in modeling: he studied radio and television at the Konak Çınarlı vocational high school in İzmir and then at the Academy of Sports and Arts of Celal Bayar University, and won first place at Best Model of Turkey and third at Best Model of the World. He then moved to the screen: he first appeared on camera as a presenter beside Özlem Yıldız on Sabah Şekerleri and became a professional actor in 2007 with Oyunun Oyunu at the Yasemin Yalçın Theatre. On television he appeared in Pembe Patikler, Kampüsistan, Cennet Mahallesi, Hayat Güzeldir, Sıkı Dostlar and Akasya Durağı, and had a two-episode part in Deli Yürek. In cinema he took part in comedies such as Çılgın Dersane, Avanak Kuzenler and Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git. Later, competition shows came to the fore: he finished second in Yok Böyle Dans, took part in Survivor Ünlüler - Gönüllüler in 2012 as a contestant and was eliminated, and then hosted that program and Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye.

In later years he left his Survivor hosting job and Acun Medya, explaining that he missed his family. His father was a former footballer.