Mert Karabulut

Mert Karabulut was born on 25 October 1982 in Ankara, Turkey, and grew up in the Cebeci neighbourhood of Çankaya. He is an only child. He graduated from the Mathematics Department of Ankara University, and in 2005 he passed the trainee entrance exam of the Ankara Art Theatre and began studying acting. According to Turkish sites, he first appeared on screen in a TV film in 2001, and in 2006 he appeared in the series Arka Sokaklar as Güven. He then took part in Hırçın Kız (2007), Dedektif Biraderler (2007), Kırmızı Işık (2008), Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam (2013, as Derviş Kerem), Çırağan Baskını (2014, as Cevdet), Unutma Beni (2015, as Cenk), Payitaht Abdülhamid (2017, as Kerop) and Vuslat (2019, as Commissioner Yalçın Kaya). His films include Çanakkale 1915, Kod Adı K.O.Z. (as Halil) and Kardeşim İçin Der'a (2018, as Rauf). He gained wider recognition with roles in TRT 1 series: Kemal in Teşkilat (2021–2022) and Kemalettin Kamyar in Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî (2023–2025). Later he appeared in Kara Ağaç Destanı (2024, as Veysi), Vefa Sultan (2025, as Karamani) and Usta (2026, as Erdal), as well as the film Lefter (2025, as Rüştü Dağlaroğlu). Mert Karabulut enjoys reading. According to Turkish sites, he is single.