Gürgen Öz

Gürgen Öz was born on May 10, 1978 in Zonguldak. The artist, who completed his primary and secondary education at TED Zonguldak College, discovered his interest in theater since his high school years. Gürgen Öz, who moved to Istanbul for university education, studied Art History there for a year, then decided to continue his education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theater Department and successfully passed the conservatory's selection exams.

Gürgen Öz, who staged his own play "German Chess Player" for the first time during his conservatory years, participated in various theater festivals both domestically and internationally after graduation. During this period, he also had the opportunity to work in institutions such as Bakırköy Municipal Theaters and State Theatres.

He went on to play the leading role in the play "Tin", written by Yaşar Kemal and directed by Müşfik Kenter, at Bakırköy Municipal Theatre.

Gürgen Öz, who gradually stepped into the world of television and cinema, introduced live improvised performances to the audience for the first time in Turkish television in the night program "Television Makinası", which started broadcasting in 2005 and ended in the summer of 2007. The artist's 2008 documentary titled "Why So", focusing on urbanization problems, also attracted attention.

Gürgen Öz, whose stories have also been published in many magazines, took his place in the literary world with his first book "Nevrotik" in 2013.

Gürgen Öz, who continued her success on the theater stage in many plays, took part in plays such as "Women Too Lost the War" at Bakırköy Municipal Theater and "Abandonment" and "Suret" at Studio Drama. In the television world, he took part in TV series projects such as "My Love, My Love", "Istanbul's Gold", "Please Leave" and "Bay Wrong".

In addition to appearing on the screens in "Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests", he also performed in television films such as "Hevva Situation" and "Lock".

He was born on May 10, 1978 in Zonguldak. After completing secondary and high school education at TED Zonguldak College, he moved to Istanbul for university. After studying for a year at the Department of Art History at Istanbul University, he took the entrance exams for the acting department of Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department and passed.

While he was at the conservatory, he wrote the play "German Chess".

After school, he participated in various international Theater festivals at home and abroad with independent teams. He worked in "Bakırköy Municipal Theaters" and "State Theatres". He took the lead role in the last play he took part in, "Ten", written by Yaşar Kemal and directed by Müşfik Kenter at BBT.

After various roles, he started his TV and Cinema career. In the "Television Machine" program, which started as a midnight show in 2005 and ended in the summer of 2007, for the first time on Turkish television; He performed live broadcast Improvised Performances.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 37 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• European Side (2004) — Cesur
• Call My Manager (2020)
• Love is Just a Moment (2025) — Text
• Sakarya Fırat (2009) — Exp. J Sgt. Cemil Yörükoğlu
• Love in the Leading Role (2011) — Tansel
• Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
• Love Game (2005) — Serkan
• Mr. Wrong (2020) — Levent Yazıman
• Gold of Istanbul (2011) — Tankut Açık
• Taurus Taurus (2023) — Always
• Essential Boy (2024)
• Romantic Comedy (2010) — Yiğit

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.