Yiğit Özşener

Yiğit Özşener

Born: April 6, 1972
in Izmir, Turkey
Yiğit Özşener (born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. Özşener, who had begun studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio, began acting there in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself.

He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) in a series of commercials for Turkcell. He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar with Uğur Yücel. Then he acted in the series Üzgünüm Leyla. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel. Since 2009, he plays Cengiz Atay in the series Ezel.

In 2011, he appeared in the film Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Likes Coincidences) and starred as Mete Avunduk in the film Kaybedenler Kulübü (The Losers' Club) about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name.

Movies for Yiğit Özşener...

Zaferin Rengi
Title: Zaferin Rengi
Character: Mustafa Kemal Paşa
Released: February 16, 2024
Type: Movie
The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".
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Title: My Wonderful Life
Character: Onur Gümüşçü
Released: November 1, 2023
Type: TV
The series, full of intrigue, love, tension and excitement, tells the shocking story of Şebnem, who came to life with great injustices, worked hard to overcome them, did what was necessary on this path, and is now trying to get rid of her criminal past that came and found her while she was living a wonderful life.
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Title: Day Zero
Character: Salih / Ejder
Released: December 28, 2022
Type: TV
Seven special ops cops and their leader chase the organized crime leader Ejder. Their lives are permanently altered when they inevitably get closer to him.
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Title: Cezailer
Character: Dr. Mert Güngel
Released: September 29, 2022
Type: TV
In the Rosenhan Experiment, one of the most shocking experiments in the history of science, psychiatrist David Rosenhan and seven of his sane friends are admitted to different psychiatric hospitals around the country, waiting for doctors to distinguish themselves from the truly sick.
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Title: Barbaros
Released: September 16, 2021
Type: TV
Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean will take viewers on a historic journey across the Ottoman Empire based on the life of 16th-century Ottoman admiral "Barbaros" Hayreddin Pasha and the adventures of four brothers who become seafarers. The drama series retells this adventure through the stories of four brothers; Ishak, Oruc, Hizir, and Ilyas, fighting high tides and the secrets of the seas. It focuses on their pursuit of a holy secret with the help of Master Suleyman, and during the course of their journey, they make enemies in, Pietro; the Pope's hand reaching out to the Mediterranean who is also pursuing the secret and organizes an attack against their ship. But this doesn't stop the brothers and they continue their original quest to find the holy secret all the while fighting their enemies at high tides.
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Title: 10 Bin Adım
Character: Gönenç
Released: December 30, 2020
Type: TV
Two ex-lovers Ezgi and Memet decide to take 10 thousand steps by walking together every day. Different things happen to them every day. But they still keep taking steps every day.
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Title: The Red Room
Character: Zafer Karahanoğlu
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: TV
A therapy-situated series that will explore every day problems of every day people. Based on a book by Dr. Gülseren Buğdayıcıoğlu.
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Reaction
Title: Reaction
Released: June 6, 2020
Type: Movie
During the second half of the 19th century, Fuad and Sefika are mourning their son at a house in Istanbul. Fuad has a way to deal with the pain but convincing Sefika will not be easy. Hatira Fotografi (Reaction) tells the story of a strange photo-shoot.
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Title: Ramo
Character: Yavuz Gürkan
Released: January 14, 2020
Type: TV
The series will focus on the conflict between the two families and a great love that will flourish between this struggle.
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Title: Tonight with İbrahim Selim
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Steppe
Character: Seyfi Amir
Released: November 30, 2018
Type: TV
Experienced chief of police Seyfi and newbie officer Nuri Pamir start to investigate the case of a child murder taking place in the city. The case brings them to Mr. Abbas and his daughter Dilara, who are well-known individuals in their circles.
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Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Title: Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Character: Mete
Released: March 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Kaan and Mete, who have a holiday in Olympos with a crowded Kadiköy group, travel to Istanbul with their engines. Two people are accompanied by two unexpected guests on their journey. This journey, which they do with various plans, shows them that the journey and the relations are not as planned at all.
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Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
Title: Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
Released: December 31, 2017
Type: Movie
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Something Useful
Title: Something Useful
Character: Yavuz
Released: April 12, 2017
Type: Movie
Leyla, a lawyer and a poet, takes the long-distance train to attend her high school reunion dinner. On the train, she meets Canan, a young nursing student in distress. As the conversation develops, Leyla learns that Canan is travelling to assist with the suicide of a paralysed man, Yavuz, who wants to die. At the end of the long over- night trip, surrounded by the stories of people both on and off the train, Leyla decides to accompany Canan on her difficult visit.
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Title: Brave and Beautiful
Character: Rıza
Released: November 10, 2016
Type: TV
Tahsin is head of the Korludag family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly. Korhan’s wife is without success trying to get pregnant. As she fears that Sühan will deliver an heir to the family fortune before herself, she tries to kill her sister-in-law. However, her evil plans are spoiled when a handsome stranger enters the story, saving Sühan's life, becoming her lover and taking his place as the son Tahsin always dreamt of. But what no one knows is that revenge runs in this stranger’s veins and it is no coincidence that he showed up when he did. Will his love for Sühan stop him going ahead with his plan to get vengeance on Tahsin or is it all part of his master plan…?
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Title: Yüzyıllık Mühür
Character: Hilmi
Released: July 11, 2016
Type: TV
Epic stories of nameless heroes of The Gallipoli Campaign.
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Ve perde!
Title: Ve perde!
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.
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The Two Faces of January
Title: The Two Faces of January
Character: Yahya
Released: May 16, 2014
Type: Movie
1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.
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Title: İntikam
Character: Rüzgar Denizci
Released: January 4, 2013
Type: TV
İntikam is a Turkish series broadcast on Kanal D. It is a licensed adaptation of Revenge and is jointly produced by Disney and In D house Productions, the production wing of Kanal D.
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Title: The End
Character: Selim
Released: January 9, 2012
Type: TV
After a plane crash, a devoted wife learns that her life and marriage is all a lie.
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My Grandfather's People
Title: My Grandfather's People
Character: İbrahim
Released: November 25, 2011
Type: Movie
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
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Losers' Club
Title: Losers' Club
Character: Mete
Released: March 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
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Love Likes Coincidences
Title: Love Likes Coincidences
Released: February 4, 2011
Type: Movie
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.
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Title: Ezel
Character: Cengiz Atay
Released: September 28, 2009
Type: TV
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a successful man, but inwardly driven by one thing - his determination to understand why the people he loved betrayed him, and take his revenge.
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I Saw the Sun
Title: I Saw the Sun
Character: Yüzbaşı Caner
Released: March 13, 2009
Type: Movie
In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.
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The Cat on the Road
Title: The Cat on the Road
Released: October 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Movie tells a story in 5 different language.
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Title: From the Lips to the Heart
Character: Cemil Paşazade
Released: September 3, 2007
Type: TV
Dudaktan Kalbe is a Turkish television series. It stars Burak Hakki and Asli Tandogan. It is the television adaptation of Reşat Nuri Güntekin's famous novel, "Dudaktan Kalbe". He was one of the most popular writers of his period and was also a prominent name in the history of Turkish literature and drama. "Dudaktan Kalbe" recalls the pathos and romance of Leo Tolstoy's novels. It was published in 1923 and focuses on the struggle between ethics, loyalty, love and ambition. The television series ran for two seasons. This series is currently airing in Serbia as Plač violine on Prva TV at 19:20.
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Title: Rüya Gibi
Character: Cenk Öztürk
Released: December 7, 2006
Type: TV
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Times and Winds
Title: Times and Winds
Character: Yusuf
Released: September 29, 2006
Type: Movie
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.
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Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
Title: Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
Character: Yunus
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
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Title: Rüzgarlı Bahçe
Released: September 12, 2005
Type: TV
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Gece 11.45
Title: Gece 11.45
Character: Okan
Released: May 13, 2005
Type: Movie
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One Day in Europe
Title: One Day in Europe
Character: Polis
Released: April 1, 2005
Type: Movie
One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
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Apartment
Title: Apartment
Character: Mehmet
Released: January 21, 2004
Type: Movie
A young woman moves into her new apartment and meets her neighbor, a young man living alone. He becomes interested in her.
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Title: Estağfurullah Yokuşu
Character: Sadi
Released: May 1, 2003
Type: TV
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He's in the Army Now
Title: He's in the Army Now
Character: Ömer
Released: March 27, 2003
Type: Movie
When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.
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Title: Zeybek Ateşi
Released: October 1, 2002
Type: TV
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Yeşil Işık
Title: Yeşil Işık
Released: April 5, 2002
Type: Movie
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Title: Running in the Dark
Character: Mehmet
Released: September 8, 2001
Type: TV
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Away from Home
Title: Away from Home
Character: Murat
Released: April 26, 2001
Type: Movie
After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise enough money to live in Manhattan and to break all roots to Turkey, leaving his girlfriend behind. When Selim's aged grand uncle, Nasuhi returns from Russia after 58 years he asks Selim to visit with him the olive grove of his youth. Before they depart, Nasuhi finds a beaten Russian girl, Olga who was robbed when she tried to sell herself to raise money to continue her own search for her sea faring father.