Murat Yıldırım

Murat Yıldırım was born on 13 April 1979 in Konya because of his father's teaching job; his parents are originally from Mardin, and the family has Kurdish and Arab roots. He grew up between Konya and Adana. He graduated from the Mechanical Engineering department of Yıldız Technical University in his eighth year of study. As a student he spent three years in the university's amateur theatre group and played drums in a band. He first appeared on television in 2003 in an episode of the series "Ölümsüz Aşk." His breakthrough came in 2006 with the lead role of Ali in the series "Fırtına," and in the film "Araf" (2006) he took his first leading film role. He gained wide popularity as Demir in the series "Asi" (2007–2009) alongside Tuba Büyüküstün. He also appeared in the series "Aşk ve Ceza" (2010–2011, as Savaş), "Suskunlar" (2012, as Ecevit), "Gecenin Kraliçesi" (2016, as Kartal), "Ramo" (2020–2021, lead role of Ramazan Kaya), "Aziz" (2021–2022, as Aziz Payidar), "Teşkilat" (2022–2024, as Ömer), and "Gizli Bahçe" (2024, as Demir Akçınar). In 2025 he took the lead role of Serhat Tecer in "Güller ve Günahlar," alongside Cemre Baysel. His film credits include "Güz Sancısı" (2009) with Beren Saat, "Kırımlı" (2014), "Kocan Kadar Konuş" (2015), "Sonsuz Aşk" (2017), "İlk Öpücük" (2017), and "Nefes: Yer Eksi İki" (2023, as Captain Tayfun). In 2008 he married actress Burçin Terzioğlu, whom he met on the set of "Fırtına"; the couple divorced in 2014. In 2016 he married Moroccan actress and former beauty pageant titleholder Iman Elbani, whom he met in London; in 2022 the couple had a daughter.