Barış Bağcı

Barış Bağcı — Biography

Barış Bağcı is a stage-trained actor who has become a familiar face of Turkish historical television. Wide audiences first knew him as the Mongol commander Baycu Noyan in Diriliş Ertuğrul. He now plays Bahadır Bey in Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı.

He studied theater at the State Conservatory of Selçuk University and began his stage career at the Trabzon State Theatre, where he worked for about fifteen years before moving to the Istanbul State Theatre. On screen he started in 2005 with Gümüş, followed by literary adaptations and period series such as Kırık Kanatlar, Yaprak Dökümü and Küçük Hanımefendi. In cinema he appeared in Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun, Kaybedenler Kulübü and Pazarları Hiç Sevmem. From 2015 the role of Baycu Noyan lifted his profile and made him a sought-after name in historical productions.

He later turned to crime drama, playing Chief Inspector Barış in Çember and Cüneyt in Masumlar Apartmanı. He returned to history as Tuğrul Bey in Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu, played Raşidüddin Sinan in Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi in 2023, and joined Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı in 2025.