Mustafa Şinasi Yurtsever, born in Erzincan in 1973, passed away on March 13, 2025, after 52 years of life. The artist, who graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Theater Acting Department, embarked on a career dedicated to stage and screen arts after graduation.
Yurtsever, who started a new life at a young age when his family moved from Erzincan to Izmir in 1981, shaped his talent under the guidance of Özdemir Nutku during his university years. The artist, who first reached a wide audience with the character of Selçuk, whom he played in the TV series "Küçük İbo", broadcast between 1997 and 2000, took on different roles in many popular productions such as "Yıldır Hikâyesi", "Kınalı Kar", "European Side", "Yabancı Damat" and "If I Was a Cloud".
Yurtsever, who stepped into the world of cinema with the 2003 movie "Tails Tura", played the character of Basri. The artist, who contributed to his artistic development with names such as Engin Günaydın, Binnur Kaya, Devin Özgür Çınar, İlker Aksum and Olgun Şimşek, with whom he lived in an apartment in Istanbul during the same period, started to take part in the projects of Selçuk Aydemir, whom he met in 2009.
He gave an unforgettable performance as the character Hakkı in the TV series "İşler Güçler", which was broadcast in 2012.
Yurtsever, who stepped onto the theater stage in 1994 with the play "Musluk", also took part in the play "Cells" in the 2024-2025 period. The artist, who continues his presence in theater as well as television and cinema, played the characters of Yılmaz in the 2013 production "Düğün Dernek" and Büyük Hilmi in "Kardeş Payı".
The funeral of Yurtsever, who died due to stomach cancer on March 13, 2025, was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after the funeral prayer performed at Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque on March 15, 2025.
Şinasi Yurtsever (b. July 16, 1973, Erzincan), Turkish actor. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Theater Acting.
He became known for his character Selçuk in the TV series Küçük İbo, which was broadcast between 1997 and 2000. Afterwards, he took part in many television series such as Yılan Hikâyesi, Kınalı Kar, Avrupa Yakası, Dış Groom, Bir Bulut Olsam and Aşk ve Ceza. He had his first cinema experience with the character of Basri in the 2003 movie Yazı Tura.
Afterwards, she took part in the movies named "You Are the Woman of My Life", "Jookkabaz" and "Little Doomsday". In 2011, he played the role of a transporter in the movie Çalgı Çengi. He gained fame with the character of Producer Hakkı in the TV series İşler Güçler, which started in 2012. He played the character of Yılmaz in the 2013 movie Dugun Dernek.
He played the character of Hilmi in the TV series Kardeş Payı, which started in 2014, and he played the character of Yılmaz again in Düğün Dernek 2.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 43 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Foreign Groom (2004) — Hamit
- European Side (2004) — Burhan's neighbor
- Kınalı Snow (2002) — Mesut
- Pearl Grains (2024) — Tahsin
- Love and Punishment (2010) — Orhan
- Sıdıka (1997) — The Fighting Man
- Kardeş Payı (2014) — Hilmi Kazmıkçı
- Yeditepe Istanbul (2001) — Tufan
- Twilight (2003) — Copper
- Secret Saklı (2022) — Namık
- My Companion (2017) — Kıvanç
- Two Percent (2025) — Metin Demir
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
