Baran Akbulut

Baran Akbulut — Biography

Baran Akbulut is an actor often referred to in the press as "Beşir from Aşk-ı Memnu", whose work runs from television series to crime and historical productions and on to cinema. In 2026 he returned to the screen in ATV's Kuruluş Orhan, playing Germiyanoğlu Mehmet Bey.

Born in Istanbul on April 12, 1984, Akbulut graduated from the Theatre Department of the Anadolu University State Conservatory and began acting as the driver Beşir in the series Aşk-ı Memnu, adapted from Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel, and stayed on screen with it from 2008 to 2010. Years later he said he had specifically wanted that role. In the years that followed he worked in both television and cinema: he appeared in the series Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi and Son, played Veli in the film Çanakkale 1915, and the films El Yazısı and Usta belong to the same period. He then appeared in Yedi Güzel Adam (2014), Yunus Emre Aşkın Yolculuğu (2015) and, from 2016, in the series Aşk ve Mavi as Ömer.

Later he was seen in various films and series such as Bircanlar Lokantası, Aziz and Dünya Bu.