Turgut Tolgahan Sayışman (born 7 December 1981) is a Turkish actor and model, who rose to fame after winning the Manhunt International competition in 2005 in South Korea.
Life and career Sayışman was born on 17 December 1981 in Istanbul, Turkey. His father is a muhacir from Thessaloniki and his mother is from Trabzon. He graduated from Kadıköy İntaş High School and Doğuş University, Faculty of Business Administration. Sayışman was the runner-up in the Best Model of Turkey competition in 2002. In 2005, he won the Manhunt International men's beauty contest in South Korea, representing Turkey.
He came to attention for playing the character "Namık" in the hit series Elveda Rumeli, about Turks in Macedonia when the Ottoman Empire lost its European lands. He joined Acemi Cadı, the Turkish adaptation of "Sabrina The Teenage Witch", and Kavak Yelleri, adaptation of "Dawson's Creek", as well as "Hepsi 1" series of Hepsi girls music group. He played as Çınar Ilgaz in the series Lale Devri and in Yer Gök Aşk alongside Serenay Sarıkaya, Selen Soyder.
He was a cast in the period film "Sürgün" and "Bizans Oyunları" a remake of period comedy "Kahpe Bizans". He was in films Aşk Tutulması alongside Fahriye Evcen, Aşk Geliyorum Demez alongside Bergüzar Korel, Eski Sevgili alongside Bade İşçil and Aynasız Haluk.
Filmography Year Production Role Notes 2008 Aşk Tutulması Uğur 2009 Aşk Geliyorum Demez Ali 2014 SürgünSedat 2015 Mazlum Kuzey Tolgahan 2016 Bizans Oyunları Prens Adonis 2017 Eski Sevgili Barış 2022 Aynasız Haluk Haluk- Efe Year Production Role 2006 Acemi Cadı Guest 2006 Esir Kalpler Levent Ertekin 2006 Maçolar Tuncay 2007 Dicle Ferhat 2007–2009 Elveda Rumeli Namık/Mustafa 2007 Hepsi1 Ali Koş 2009 Kavak Yelleri 2010–2014 Lale Devri Çınar Ilgaz 2011 Yer Gök Aşk 2015–2016 Asla Vazgeçmem Yiğit Kozan 2017–2018 Siyah Inci Kenan Celebi 2018 Bir Umut Yeter Yılmaz Karabey 2019–2020 Şampiyon Fırat Bölükbaşı 2020 Şeref Sözü Cihan Adabeyli 2022–2023 Barbaros Hayreddin: Sultanın Fermanı Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha
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