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Saygın Soysal

Saygın Soysal

Actor · 44 years old

Korkut in the series Veliaht

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Age44
Birth dateMay 21, 1982
BirthplaceAnkara
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signGemini
Eye colorBrown
EducationHacettepe University State Conservatory, Performing Arts Department

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Saygın Soysal — Biography

Historical dramas and thrillers are the ground on which Turkish actor Saygın Soysal has largely built his career. He reached a wide audience as Fatih Dündar in Kara Para Aşk, a part that also made him known in Latin America. He currently plays Korkut in the series Veliaht, and in the 2026 film D.I.S.C.O. he took the role of Dragić.

His career began in 2005 with Kırık Kanatlar and Güz Yangını. Playing Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Hatırla Sevgili and appearing in Asi were the notable early steps; the film Kosmos and series such as Muhteşem Yüzyıl and Tatar Ramazan widened his range in the early 2010s. Kara Para Aşk, in 2014, was the turning point. After a brief stint in Payitaht Abdülhamid he joined the cast of Çukur in 2018, then appeared in the Netflix production Hakan: Muhafız and played Savaş in Maraşlı. In 2024 he joined the team of Ateş Kuşları and was among the leads of the thriller Karanlıktan Kaçış.

Born in Ankara, he finished high school in Trabzon and graduated from the Performing Arts Department of the Hacettepe University State Conservatory. Alongside his screen work he has also worked in the theater.

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Their work through different eyes

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Saygın Soysal's most consistent trace in cinema is Reha Erdem's films: he is in all three of Kosmos, Jin and Koca Dünya. These are director-driven works, a separate strand from his broad television line. Ceylan Özgün Özçelik's psychological thriller Kaygı sits in the same vein. In my view his share of cinema is small next to the series, but his choices there lean towards auteur film.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Saygın Soysal's series sit inside television's long interest in history: Muhteşem Yüzyıl follows the Ottoman court, while Payitaht Abdülhamid covers the last thirteen years of Abdülhamid II. That Soysal plays Theodor Herzl in Payitaht Abdülhamid shows these productions reaching for world politics as well as palace politics. In my view the common thread is a style of series that reads history through the people who held power.

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