Yüksel Arıcı is a Turkish actor who was born in Adana on March 7, 1963; He is especially remembered for his character Pala in the TV series "Kurtlar Vadisi".
After graduating from Adana Boys' High School, Arıcı entered the Adana City Theater in 1981 and made the transition to the cinema stage with the movie "Karınca Katarı" in 1987. He continued his theater career by performing in various private theaters in Adana, Ankara and Istanbul until 1991.
Arıcı, who started to take an active role in television series and movies since the early 1990s, won the admiration of the audience with characters such as Vehbi in "Bandit World No Ruler", Hasip Ağa in "Kurt Law" and Tufan in "Sürgün Hayatlar". In the film world, he took part in projects such as "Dayı: Bir Adamın Hikâyesi 2" (2025), "Hep Yek" (2016), "Karayel Poyraz" (2013), "Ay Growing Up Uyuyamam" (2011) and "Beş Minaret in New York" (2010), and he has given life to many different characters since his first role in the movie "Karınca Katarı" in 1987.
Yüksel Arıcı was born on March 7, 1963 in Adana, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 37 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Valley of the Wolves (2003) — Pala
- Bandit Cannot Rule the World (2015) — Vehbi Akyıldız
- Pilgrim (2006)
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004) — Karaca Ahmet
- Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
- Kurtuluş (1994) — Lt.Col. Stimber
- Bullet Wound (2003)
- Bay Kamber (1994) — Şakir
- Gunpowder in My Blood (2009)
- Relationships (1997) — Nihat
- Main (1991)
- Five Minarets in New York (2010)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
