Burak Özçivit

Burak Özçivit — Biography

Burak Özçivit went from modeling to acting and became one of the faces that carried Turkish television abroad. What made him internationally known was Kemal Soydere in Kara Sevda, a series that won an International Emmy in 2017 and was sold to more than a hundred countries; he then became the face of Osman Bey in Kuruluş Osman. He now leads his new series Güneşin Doğduğu Yer, playing Kenan Kozan.

He started out in modeling: he was named Best Model of Turkey in 2005 and finished second at Best Model of the World that year. He moved into acting in 2006 with Eksi 18; Zoraki Koca, Baba Ocağı and Küçük Sırlar made him a familiar young lead, and Malkoçoğlu in Muhteşem Yüzyıl brought his first awards. He then played Kamran, the doctor in Çalıkuşu; he made the film Aşk Sana Benzer with Fahriye Evcen, then starred opposite Murat Boz in the Kardeşim Benim films and with Kerem Bürsin in Can Feda. From 2019 to 2025 he returned to historical drama with Kuruluş Osman, which won many awards, three of them for best actor. He also owns a production company, BRK'S Production.

He married Fahriye Evcen in 2017 and they have two sons.