Yiğit Kirazcı

Yiğit Kirazcı (Full Name: Mustafa Yiğit Kirazcı) is a Turkish actor and model. He acted in Mavi Kelebekler (Blue Butterflies), Vicdan (Conscience), Güllerin Savaşı (War of Roses), Seviyor Sevmiyor (Love Switch, Turkish Adaptation of K-Drama – She Was Pretty), Seni Kimler Aldı (Grand Secrets), 8. Gün (The 8th Day), Yüzleşme (Lost Scent, also: Cihat Süvarioğlu), Hizmetçiler (Maids, also: Nilay Erdönmez), Çatı Katı Aşk (Romance Next Door/Love On The Roof), İyi Oyun (Good Game), Evlilik Hakkında Her Şey (All About Marriage), Kızılcık Şerbeti (Cranberry Sorbet, also: Seray Kaya, Şebnem Bozoklu & Mert Demirci), Leyla: Hayat… Aşk… Adalet… (Leyla: Life Love Justice, also: Cemre Baysel), Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever 2 (Love Likes Coincidences 2, also: Aytaç Şaşmaz), Sahtekarlar (Lovers & Liars) and more.

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Facts:

• on his mother’s side, he is originally from Ören, Balıkesir – Türkiye, and on his father’s side, he is originally from Niğde – Türkiye
• his parents met at university and fell in love, he did not have a traumatic childhood
  • his parents are still together, even when they argued, they never showed it to him and it is still that way
  • his father is more materialistic, while his mother is more spiritual
• he grew up as the only child in a wealthy family and had a comfortable childhood, however, at seventeen, his father suddenly suffered a stroke, remained in a coma for two months and never fully recovered
  • this unexpected illness turned their lives upside down and led to serious financial difficulties, though they managed to get through it despite struggling
  • he considers his father’s illness the biggest trauma of his life, a turning point that changed how he saw people and himself
  • although he studied advertising on scholarship, he realised it was not his true path and turned toward philosophy, self-discovery and eventually acting
  • through modelling and years of dedicated training, he gradually built a solid foundation in the performing arts
• although he did not formally study acting at university, he trained extensively in theatre, working both on stage and behind the scenes
  • at the same time, he deepened his understanding of human behavior through psychoanalysis and psychology, shaping a thoughtful and analytical approach to his craft
• he rejects arrogance and does not see fame as a goal, he believes humility is essential and that success and recognition should come as a byproduct of doing one’s work well, not as the main objective
• he finds intelligent women attractive and believes a partner should be intellectually strong, though, as he says, hormones also play their part
  • he admires women who are authentic and true to themselves, not those who try to fit into moulds just to gain approval