Ali Sinan Demir

Zülfikar Ali Sinan Demir was born on 22 October 1976 in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1999 he graduated from the Theatre Department of the Ankara State Conservatory at Hacettepe University. In his graduation year he performed in the play Geyikler Lanetler at the Ankara State Theatre. His stage work also includes Antrikot (2017) and Hırçın Kız (The Taming of the Shrew, 2018, as Grumio). He has worked in film and television since 2000. He appeared in the film Offside (2000, as Paşa), the comedy Entelköy Efeköy'e Karşı (2011) and the series Reaksiyon (2014, as Abbas), Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015–2017, as Yunus Tokgöz, nicknamed Civciv) and Bozkır (2018–2019, as Ziya). Wide recognition came with the role of Tursun Fakıh in the historical series Kuruluş Osman (2019–2021). In the same years he appeared in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (2019–2021, as Bayram), and in 2021 he joined the Turkish-Uzbek co-production Bozkır Arslanı Celaleddin. In 2024 he played Kurtçu Doğan in Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı.