Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films, theatre plays. In television career, He is best known for surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam Turkish remake of "Revenge", 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 as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in films "Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar" and "Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali" for twice.[3][4]
Early life
His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Bartın and Ruse where Turk minority in Bulgaria lives. His paternal family is of Arab and Turkish descents 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]
