Arda Öziri

Arda Öziri — Biography

Arda Öziri was an actor who worked in television series and film for about twenty years; his best-known screen roles were Tolga in Akasya Durağı and Göktuğ in Diriliş Ertuğrul. Alongside acting he was the vocalist of the rock band Anemi. He died in Istanbul on May 27, 2018, aged 39.

He first appeared on camera in 1997 as a guest actor in the series Ruhsar and continued in 2000 with Yedi Numara and Dadı. On stage he took part in plays such as Aşkın Yaşı Yok at theaters like Tiyatro İstanbul. In the 2000s he appeared in series including Asmalı Konak, Büyük Umutlar, Dolunay, 29-30 and Cemile. In 2009-2010 he was in the second and third seasons of Akasya Durağı, and in the 2010 film Son İstasyon he played Burak. Between 2013 and 2015 he acted in three seasons of Aşkın Bedeli and in Acı Aşk. In the third and fourth seasons of Diriliş Ertuğrul he reached a wide audience as the character Göktuğ.

He studied acting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University. He was the lead singer of Anemi for nine years before handing the role to Orbay Sakarya. After his death a memorial ceremony was held on May 29, 2018, at the Özdemir Nutku Stage of his alma mater's faculty, and he was buried at Işıkkent Cemetery in İzmir.