Baran Bölükbaşı

Baran Bölükbaşı was born on 1 May 1994 in İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey. He spent much of his childhood in Adana and Antalya. His mother was a housewife and his father worked in healthcare. In high school he formed an amateur band with friends and later decided to study acting: he trained at the Antalya Replik Art Schools and the Cüneyt Sayıl Acting Workshop, then graduated from the Acting Department of Beykent University in Istanbul. He began his career in 2017 with the series Adı Efsane, playing Fikret Yurdakul, known as Fiko. He went on to appear in Sevdanın Bahçesi, Servet (2018, as Cenk), Vuslat (2019, as Kerem), Öğrenci Evi, Son Nefesime Kadar (2022), Bir Peri Masalı (2022), Kırmızı Oda and Çirkin. His breakthrough was the role of Kadir in Sakla Beni, and on Star TV viewers know him as Tarık in Yalı Çapkını. Besides acting, he practises boxing and music: he plays guitar, bağlama, drums and piano, sings and works as a music producer. He speaks good English. The actor is not married and has no children. He was once in a relationship with actress Özgü Kaya.