Çağatay Ulusoy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Çağatay Ulusoy
Ulusoy at Seoul Drama Awards in November 2015
Born	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 34) Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	2009–present
Awards	Best Model of Turkey (2010)

Çağatay Ulusoy (born 23 September 1990) is a famous Turkish actor and model. He began his acting journey in the TV show Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) where he played Emir Sarrafoğlu.

Since then, he has starred in many popular TV series. These include Medcezir (2013–2015), which was based on the American show The O.C., and İçerde. From 2018 to 2020, he also played the main character in The Protector, which was the very first Turkish Netflix series.

Çağatay Ulusoy has won several awards for his acting and modeling. Some of these include the Golden Butterfly Award, Elle Style Awards, and GQ Man of the Year Turkey. He also received the GQ Middle East Television Star of the Year award.

Life and Career

Çağatay Ulusoy was born in Istanbul, Turkey. His father's family came to Turkey from Bulgaria. His mother's family is from Bosnia. Çağatay has a younger brother named Atalay.

After finishing high school, Çağatay first studied Garden Design and Landscaping at Istanbul University. When he was a kid, Çağatay was very energetic. His parents encouraged him to play sports to use up his energy. He dreamed of becoming a basketball player for nine years and was also good at swimming and diving.

Becoming a Model and Actor

When he was 19, Çağatay started working as a model. In 2010, he won a big modeling competition in Turkey and was named Best Model of Turkey. On the same night he won this award, he got his first offer to act in a TV series called Adını Feriha Koydum.

In 2011, he acted in his first movie, Anadolu Kartalları, in a smaller role. Later that year, he became the main actor in the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum, playing Emir Sarrafoğlu. The first two seasons of this show were very popular. However, the third season, called Emir'in Yolu, was not as successful. It was cancelled after a few episodes because his co-star, Hazal Kaya, was not in it. Adını Feriha Koydum later became popular in many other countries around the world.

Later Roles and Netflix Success

In 2012, Çağatay Ulusoy made a short film called Paranoia. From 2013 to 2015, he played the main role of Yaman Koper in Medcezir. This show was inspired by the American series The O.C., where his character Yaman was similar to Ryan Atwood.

From 2016 to 2017, Çağatay starred in the TV series İçerde. He acted alongside Aras Bulut Iynemli and Bensu Soral. This show was partly based on the movie The Departed.

In 2016, Çağatay also filmed the movie Delibal with Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu. That same year, he became the face of "Colin's" clothing brand in Turkey. He even appeared in a commercial for the company with Victoria's Secret model Taylor Hill.

Between 2018 and 2020, Çağatay Ulusoy played the main character Hakan in the Netflix series The Protector. This was a very important show because it was the first-ever Turkish Netflix series.

In March 2021, Çağatay appeared as a garbage collector named Mehmet in the Netflix movie Paper Lives. In April 2021, the Turkish streaming platform BluTV announced that Çağatay would return as the main character Semih Ates in the historical drama Yeşilçam.

Filmography

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