Yılmaz Meydaneri

Yılmaz Meydaneri was born on September 3, 1959 in Ankara. For many years, he played important roles in Turkish theater as well as in the world of cinema and television. Meydaneri, who is also known for his voice acting, gave an unforgettable performance as Hakkı Bafralı in the widely known TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, which was broadcast between 2007 and 2016.

Meydaneri, who started his artistic career at Ankara State Conservatory, later completed his theater education at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. He has performed professionally in various private theaters since the 1980s. The artist, who joined the City Theaters in 1988, continued his career there for many years. In addition to theater plays, he also appeared in many television series and movies; He also did voice-over work.

Meydaneri took part in both classical and modern works in the field of theater. He took the stage in plays such as Before the Ice Thaws, Koca Sinan, Six Floors of a Five-Storey Building and Mad People Crazy in This World. He also made significant contributions to children's theatre; He took part in children's plays such as The Enchanted Lake and The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

The artist, who also gained experience in the field of opera, took part in productions such as Rigoletta and Tosca at Ankara State Opera and Ballet.

Meydaneri, who has an extensive filmography in the world of cinema and television, acted in movies such as Bir Nefes Sevgi, Misafir and Benett / Direniş Karatay. In TV series, he took part in projects such as Küçük İbo, Kurtlar Sofrası, Şefkat Tepe and the long-running Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu. The artist, who also draws attention with his voice-over work, voiced in productions such as Dance with Death and Kollama.

Yılmaz Meydaneri (b. September 3, 1959, Ankara) is a Turkish theatre, cinema and television actor and voice actor. The artist played the character Hakkı Bafralı in the TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, which was broadcast between 2007 and 2016. He started his theater education at Ankara State Conservatory between 1977-78.

He completed his theater education at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1985. In his professional theater career, he took part in more than 20 plays in various private theaters between 1980-88. The artist, who joined the City Theater family in the 1988-89 season with the play titled Buzlar Çözülmeden, has taken part in many plays since then. In addition to theater, the actor plays in various TV series and movies and also does voice-overs.

Productions in which he took part

• Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) — Hakkı Bafralı
• Capital City: Abdulhamid (2017) — Grand Vizier Ferit Pasha
• Sultan of My Heart (2018) — Benderli Selim Sırrı Pasha
• Nöbet (2019) — Şahin Çelebi
• Barbaros Hayreddin: Sultan's Edict (2022) — Ayas Pasha
• Wild (1996)
• Resistance: Karatay (2018) — Benett
• The Guest (2011) — Sami
• Fearless Coward (1979) — Journalist
• Butterflies Fly Forever (1993) — Rıdvan
• Exploded Streets: Gerzomat (2012) — Voice Actor

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.