Ozan Çobanoğlu

Ozan Çobanoğlu — Biography

Ozan Çobanoğlu is an actor who came to television from the theater and has long played Inspector Hakan Çınar in Kanal D's police drama Arka Sokaklar. The son of the folk poet Murat Çobanoğlu, he has kept working across television, cinema and stage while remaining on a state theater roster.

He graduated from the theater department of Hacettepe University State Conservatory in 2004, worked at the İzmir and Ankara State Theatres, and from 2005 became a permanent actor at Konya State Theatre. His first screen credits came with productions such as Sırlar Dünyası and Şubat Soğuğu, followed by Yağmurdan Sonra, Beşinci Boyut, Küçük Kadınlar and Kollama. A turning point was the lead role in Tek Türkiye on Samanyolu TV. Anneler ile Kızları, İffet, Dila Hanım, Galip Derviş, Küçük Ağa and Bir Deniz Hikayesi came next, and in cinema he appeared in Fetih 1453. For Eksik Sayfalar he wrote and directed as well as acted.

He joined Arka Sokaklar from its 389th episode and became widely recognized as Hakan Çınar. In 2016 he married the actress and presenter Ezgi Sertel, whom he met on Tek Türkiye; the couple had twin sons in 2020.