Murat Aygen

Murat Aygen — Biography

Before reaching a wide audience as Doctor Tanju Korman in Mucize Doktor, Turkish actor Murat Aygen came to television from a background in stage, opera and advertising. His real surname is Ağlatçı. In 2026 he joined the new season of Kızılcık Şerbeti as the character Lider, and alongside acting he has turned to writing.

He first graduated in biology from Istanbul University, then studied musical-theatre acting at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory and took a master's degree in opera. In the 1990s he worked at the Istanbul City Theatres as actor, dancer and choreographer, sang as a soloist, and worked as a voice and speech therapist and a faculty member. On screen he appeared in Örümcek and Evdeki Yabancı, made his name as Major Seyfi in Ankara Ekspresi, then took part in Paramparça Aşklar, Kül ve Ateş and the film Av Mevsimi. Faruk Beylice in Medcezir was a turning point; he went on to play Evren Ergüven in Bodrum Masalı, Lawyer Can in İstanbullu Gelin and Demir Akdora in Şahin Tepesi. Mucize Doktor, Doğan Yıldırım in Yasak Elma and Korkma Ben Yanındayım followed, and he played Hakan Fidan in Asırlık Gece.

Aygen also works as a producer and consultant through A Prodüksiyon, which he founded in 2001. The play Fikriye ve Latife Mustafa Kemal'i Sevdim, which he produced, won the Single-Performer Production award at the Lions Theatre Awards.