Tolga Sarıtaş

Tolga Sarıtaş — Biography

Prince Cihangir in Muhteşem Yüzyıl first brought Tolga Sarıtaş notice, and series such as Güneşin Kızları, Söz and Arıza made the Turkish actor one of the best-known young leading men. For Söz he won the Golden Butterfly and was nominated at the International Emmys.

Originally from a family in Sivas, he grew up in Istanbul and studied geography at Istanbul University. After high school he turned to acting, performing at Esenyurt Municipal Theatre and Tiyatro Zeytindalı, and also played drums and guitar in a band. His first screen job was the role of Berk in the 2009 film Bahtı Kara, and he moved on through small parts in Sen De Gitme, 20 Dakika and Arka Sokaklar. Muhteşem Yüzyıl in 2013 won him attention, and Ali Mertoğlu in Güneşin Kızları in 2015 was his first lead and the turning point of his career; Kötü Çocuk was his first film lead.

From 2017 to 2019 he played Yavuz Karasu in Söz. He then took the roles of Ferhat in Ferhat ile Şirin, Ali Rıza Altay in Arıza, Altay Yalçındağ in Teşkilat and Kadir Saruhanlı in Baba, and appeared in the Netflix film Yolun Açık Olsun. He served as a jury member at the International Emmys and has worked in advertising. In 2024 he married fashion designer Zeynep Mayruk, and they had a son in 2025.