Çağrı Çıtanak

Çağrı Çıtanak — Biography

Çağrı Çıtanak is an actor who stood out on Turkish television in romantic comedies and youth series. Internationally he is best known as Ferit Şimşek in Sen Çal Kapımı (Love Is in the Air), a series that also drew attention abroad. Born in Hatay, he turned to streaming and film work in the 2020s.

He began acting lessons at the Antakya Municipality City Theatre while still in his teens. He first appeared in commercials, and his first series was Küçük Sırlar in 2010. He then took small and mid-sized parts in productions such as Kavak Yelleri, Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır, Bizim Yenge, Suskunlar, Kayıp Şehir and Benim İçin Üzülme. Kaan in Babam Sınıfta Kaldı brought him wider notice, and Bülent in Tatlı İntikam in 2016 moved him a step further. He played Teo in Ateş Böceği and the Greek Spiros in Vatanım Sensin, widening his range; Şeref Meselesi and Acil Aşk Aranıyor also belong to these years.

After Sen Çal Kapımı he played Berk in İkimizin Sırrı and the lead Mete in the streaming series Erkek Severse; in 2023 he appeared in the film Sen İnandır (Make Me Believe), and in 2024 as Selim in the series Kübra. He married actor Başak Gümülcinelioğlu in October 2022, and the couple had a son in November 2025.