Uğur Aslan

Uğur Aslan — Biography

Uğur Aslan is an artist who combines theater, music and television drama. He reached a wide audience as Zehir in Kara Sevda, the first Turkish series to win an International Emmy. He played Commissioner Eren Duman in Yargı, the former police officer Önder in Sahtekarlar in 2025, and appeared as Miran in Delikanlı in 2026. On stage he is also a musician who sings arabesque songs.

His journey began in the village of Melekli in Reyhanlı; he grew up as the youngest of nine children and finished Antakya Commercial High School. With the Hatay Kültür Tiyatro Topluluğu he played his first important role as Baron Refik in Bir Şehnaz Oyun and appeared in more than twenty plays, including Keşanlı Ali Destanı. While studying in the Theatre Department of Ankara University's Faculty of Languages, History and Geography he became known for his concerts in bars, and he presented Kavak Yelleri on TRT. After settling in Istanbul he returned to drama in 2005, playing Orhan in Gümüş, and in 2007 he released the rock album Dayan Gönlüm. İki Aile, Yer Gök Aşk, Karadayı and Kayıp followed, and in 2015 Kara Sevda became the turning point. Yargı ran from 2021 to 2024; he also played Hilmi in Leyla: Hayat… Aşk… Adalet... and Ammar Barad in Asylum.

In 2021 he staged Afara: Bir Arabesk Müzikali, singing arabesque songs with an eight-piece orchestra; in 2022 he presented the program Afara on Kanal D and released the song Yaradan Kurban. He married the screenwriter Sema Ergenekon in 1999.