Mustafa Açılan

Mustafa Açılan was born on February 22, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey. He studied Business Administration in Kazakhstan. Thanks to his knowledge of Russian, after graduation he worked in the jewelry business abroad but later decided to dedicate himself to acting. As a child, he performed in the play "Fareli Köyün Kavalcısı" (The Pied Piper of the Mouse Village) at the Çanakkale City Theater. He began his acting career in 2016 with the series "Kanıt: Ateş Üstünde" (Proof: Over Fire). He gained widespread popularity for his role as Veli Erdönmez in the series "Bir Zamanlar Çukurova" (Once Upon a Time in Çukurova, 2018). Among his other works are the series "Babamın Günahları" (My Father's Sins, 2018), "Ustalar Alemi" (The World of Masters, 2018), "Çocuk" (The Child, 2019-2020), "Maria ile Mustafa" (Maria and Mustafa, 2020), "Akıncı" (The Raider, 2021), "Teşkilat" (The Organization, 2021-2022), "Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi" (Let Life Come as It Knows, 2022), as well as the films "Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman" (Hürkuş: Hero in the Sky, 2018) and "Kuruluş: Orhan" (Establishment: Orhan, 2025). In his free time, he enjoys reading, boxing, and football. He drinks at least 20 cups of tea a day. He speaks Russian.