Tugay Mercan

Tugay Mercan — Biography

Tugay Mercan is a television and film actor who moved to the screen from the stage. In the 2025-2026 season he played Demir Özgür in Kanal D's İnci Taneleri; before that he had played Sultan İbrahim in Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem and Paşa Yıldız in Mahkum. He studied in the Theatre and Acting Department at Haliç University.

His introduction to the stage goes back to his student years: he began acting at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatres and stayed with the institution after graduating, with Günün Adamı (2006), Tersine Dünya (2007), Gül'e Ağıt (2009), Aklı Havada (2010) and Külhanbeyi Operası (2011) among his stage work there. He first appeared on camera in 2008 in Kollama, followed by roles in Es-Es, Suskunlar (as Zeki), Kayıp Şehir (as İsmail), A.Ş.K (as Orhan) and Tatar Ramazan.

In 2015 he played Cahit Kozan in Asla Vazgeçmem. In 2017 he played Benjamin Adnan in the Fox TV series Kayıtdışı, starring Erkan Petekkaya, Songül Öden and Dolunay Soysert, and the same year Sultan İbrahim in Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem. He was Uğur Adıgüzel in Kızım (2018-2019) and Okan in Azize (2019). In 2021 he played Paşa Yıldız in Mahkum and Güray in the film 15/07 Şafak Vakti, appeared as himself on Star TV's Menajerimi Ara, and in 2024 he appeared as Arif Köseoğlu in Kirli Sepeti.