Yurdaer Okur (born 29 October 1974) is a Turkish film, television and stage actor.
Life and career Yurdaer Okur was born on 29 October 1974 in Rize. After finishing his high school in Bafra, he enrolled in Akdeniz University's tourism management program. After studying at this school for three years, he decided to change his major and in 1994 enrolled in Hacettepe University State Conservatory's theatre program. He later received his master's degree from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
After being introduced to drama actor Genco Erkal in 1999, he joined the Dostlar Theatre and got a role in the play Barefoot in Athens. In the following year, he started working for the Istanbul State Theatre as a part-time actor. In 2002, he joined the cast of Diyarbakır State Theatre. Starting from 2000, he acted in and directed various plays for the Turkish State Theatres. He also taught drama and acting lessons in Diyarbakır. Alongside his career on stage, Okur soon began appearing in a number of movies and television series.
He had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Hakan: Muhafız. Okur was also among the cast of 7. Koğuştaki Mucize. In 2020, he starred in the historical drama series Kuruluş: Osman as Balgay. In the following year he began portraying Tuğrul Bozan in another historical drama, titled Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu.
Theatre As actor Barefoot in Athens : Maxwell Anderson – Dostlar Theatre – 1999 Spaghetti mit Ketchup : Rainer Hachfeld – Istanbul State Theatre – 2000 The Beauty Queen of Leenane : Martin McDonagh – Istanbul State Theatre – 2000 Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım : Edip Cansever – Istanbul State Theatre – 2001 Benerci Kendini Niçin Öldürdü : Nâzım Hikmet – Istanbul State Theatre – 2001 Dünyanın Ortasında Bir Yer : Özen Yula – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2003 Hortulus : Plautus – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2003 Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz : Aziz Nesin – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2004 Así que pasen cinco años : Federico García Lorca – Tiyatro Oyunevi – 2006 The Pillowman : Martin McDonagh – Talimhane Theatre – 2009 Ölümü Yaşamak : Orhan Asena – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2010 Babamın Cesetleri : Berkun Oya – Krek – 2012 Kuvâyi Milliye - Kurtuluş Savaşı Destanı : Nâzım Hikmet – 2014 – Tiyatro 2000 The Pillowman : Martin McDonagh – 2016 – Entropi Sahne Ran : Nâzım Hikmet – 2017 – Entropi Sahne The Beauty Queen of Leenane : Martin McDonagh – 2018
As director Benim Güzel Pabuçlarım : Dersu Yavuz Altun – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2004 A Marriage Proposal : Anton Chekhov – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2006 Ich Feuerbach : Tankred Dorst – Trabzon State Theatre – 2011 Mãos de Eurídice : Pedro Bloch – Ankara State Theatre – 2012 Taziye : Murathan Mungan – Diyarbakır State Theatre – 2013–14 Empty City : Dejan Dukovski – Entropi Sahne – 2017 The Little Prince : Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Entropi Sahne – 2019 The Dumb Waiter : Harold Pinter – Entropi Sahne – 2019
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2002Sır Çocukları2005Chemins d'O (Güneşin Doğuşu)GüneşShort filmGenDr. RagıpLeading roleKısık Ateşte 15 Dakika2011TürkanCommissioner EminLabirentİsmet2018Direniş KaratayBaiju NoyanLeading roleKeşifBekir20197. Koğuştaki MucizeYarbay AydınKörler Pencereden Bakar mı?DoctorShort film, leading role2020BilmemekSinanLeading roleSon Kale HacıbeyAhmet Paşa2023Demir Kadın: NeslicanDoctor NevzatKadınlara MahsusMetin Ünal Television Year Title Role Notes1999Ferhunde Hanımlar2000Üzgünüm LeylaEvdeki Yabancı2001Çifte BelaTatlı Hayat2002Aslı ile KeremDadıJournalistGuest appearance2005Belalı Baldız DemirAşk Oyunu Hakan2006–2008Köprü Tekin2007Kabuslar Evi: Çarşamba Karısı ErdalTV film2010Kılıç GünüMustafa Kiziroğlu2011–2012Sakarya FıratKerküklü Süleyman2012–2015KaradayıTurgut Akın2014ReaksiyonGürkan2015–2016YeterYekta HarmanlıLeading role2016SaruhanKadıTV film, leading role2018AlijaAlija IzetbegovićLeading role2019NöbetMajor Barış KalenderSevgili GeçmişTekin MalikGuest appearance2020Kuruluş: OsmanBalgay2020–2021KefaretAhmet ÇınarlıLeading role2021–2022Alparslan: Büyük SelçukluTuğrul Bozan2022HakimAzem DemirkıranLeading role2022, 2023YargıTurgut Ali DuymazGuest appearance2023-2024YabaniSerhan SoysalanLeading role2025PiyasaŞefikSupporting role Streaming series and films Year Title Role Notes2018Hakan: MuhafızKemal ErmanNetflix original series2023İyi Adamın 10 GünüArifNetflix original filmTBA#adaleTTSelimTRT Dijital series
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