Alican Yücesoy

Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam, the Turkish remake of "Revenge", and the medical series "Sen de Gitme". He played supporting roles in popular series "Suskunlar", "Adanalı", "Yargı", "Zoraki Koca".^[2] He gained international recognition with his role in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory. He portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in films "Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar" and "Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali" for twice.^[3][4]

Alican Yücesoy
Alican Yücesoy, Doğacan Taşpınar, Erol Ozan Ayhan, Elif Ürse and Yelda Baskın (right to left), 2017
Born	(1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42) Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Melisa Sözen ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2014)​ [1]

Early life

His maternal family is of Turkish descent; those family members originally immigrated from Bartın and Ruse, where the Turk minority in Bulgaria lives. His paternal family is of Arab and Turkish descent from Antep and Urfa.^[5][6]

After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Bursa, Yücesoy enrolled in Haliç University Theatre Department for acting education. He started to work at Bakırköy Municipality Theatre after he participated in an audition the day after he entered the school. He later started appearing in TV series and movies. As of 2015, he is the new general art director of Bakırköy Municipality Theatre.

He married Melisa Sözen who was his co-star in Şubat. In 2014, they divorced.^[7]

Theatre

• He-Go: Halil Babür – Altıdan Sonra Theatre – 2017
• Gülünç Karanlık: Wolfram Lotz – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2016
• Hayvan Çiftliği: George Orwell – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2014
• Sıkı Yönetim: Albert Camus – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2012
• Eksik: Özer Aslan – Tiyatro Hal – 2012
• Külhanbeyi Müzikali: Ülkü Ayvaz – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2011
• Aklı Havada: Ali Yenel – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2010
• Yağmurcu: N. Richard Nash – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2008
• Tersine Dünya: Orhan Kemal – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2007
• Dua Odası: Shan Khan – Tiyatro Z – 2006
• Pırtlatan Bal: Aziz Nesin – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2005
• Günün Adamı: Haldun Taner – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2005
• Teneke: Yaşar Kemal – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2004
• Klakson, Borazanlar ve Bırtlar: Dari Fo – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2004
• Köpek Kadın Erkek: Sibylle Berg – 2004
• Suret: Onur Bayraktar – Stüdyo Drama – 2004

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

• Taş (short film)

As actor

Series

Web series
Year	Title	Role
2024	Arjen
2022	Ben Gri
2022	Sizi Dinliyorum	Ferit
2022	Aslında Özgürsün
2021	Hükümsüz	Serdar
2020	Bir Başkadır	Sinan
2020	Jet Sosyete	guest/Ahmet
TV series
Year	Title	Role
2024	Yargı	Fırat
2022	Hayatımın Şansı
2020	Menajerimi Ara	guest/himself
2018	Can Kırıkları	Cihan Karadağ
	Adı: Zehra	Serkan Kurdoğlu
2016	Kördüğüm	Umut
2015	Serçe Sarayı	Ali Rıza öğretmen
2014	Bana Artık Hicran De
2013–2014	İntikam	Ali Sülen
2012–2013	Şubat	Şubat
2012	Suskunlar	Cebrail
2011—2012	Sen De Gitme	İlker
2008–2010	Adanalı	Tilki Timur
2007	Zoraki Koca	Tarık
	Gurbet Yolcuları	Hüseyin
2003	Sessiz Gece	Işık
	Pilli Bebek	Ertuğrul

Film

Year	Title	Role
2024	Bildiğin Gibi Değil
2023	Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2022	Yılbaşı Gecesi	(Alican)
2022	Bandırma Füze Kulübü
2021	Kimya
2021	Cemil Show
2020	9 Kere Leyla	(Haris)
2019	Küçük Şeyler
2018	Lojman
2017	Sofra Sırları
2017	Aşk Uykusu	(Serkan)
2016	Çok Uzak Fazla Yakın
2015	125 Years Memory	(Bekir)
2011	Uzun Bir Gün
2011	Eyvah Eyvah 2	(İbrahim)
2010	Prensesin Uykusu	(Neşet)
2010	Eyvah Eyvah	(İbrahim)
2009	Ev
2008	Dinle Neyden	(Halil Tabip)
2007	Umut Adası	(Tuğra)
2006	Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2004	2 Eylül	(Tim Çavuşu)
2004	Akümülatörlü Radyo	(Murat)

Short film

• The Flag
• Cemil Show

TV programs

• 2022 Maske Kimsin Sen? (Judge)

Awards

• İstanbul Film Festival - Best Actor Awards (2024) (Bilindiği Gibi Değil)^[8]
• 26th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival – Best Actor Awards (2019) (Küçük Şeyler)^[9]
• 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival – Best Actor Awards (2019)^[10]
• The 33rd Montenegro Film Festival Golden Mimosa for Best Actor – La Belle Indifference^[11]
• 9th Malatya International Film Festival – Best Actor Award^[12]
• 7th Kayseri Film Festival – Best Actor Award (Küçük Şeyler)^[13]