Ulaş Tuna Astepe

Photo Source: trt, tasacak bu deniz

Ulaş Tuna Astepe is a Turkish actor. He’s best known for his roles in Karadayı (The Uncle in Black, also: Ülkü), Sen Anlat Karadeniz (Lifeline), Barbaroslar: Akdeniz’in Kılıcı (Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean, also: Cemre, Aytek, Batuhan & Engin Altan), İlk ve Son (First and Last, also: Salih & Özge) and as Adil Koçari in Taşacak Bu Deniz (Deep In Love, also: Berna, Burcu, Hande, Onur, Erdem, Zeynep, Burak, Deniz & Ava).

Facts:

• he lost his father at the age of 18
• experienced the 17 August 1999 earthquake when he was 11
• has an older brother who is an engineer, seven years his senior
• in an interview, he mentioned that he wears his late father’s watch
• formed a music band with his friends
• has a passion for cycling
• grew up in a migrant neighbourhood mostly inhabited by Roma people
• loves reading books
• in 2008, he worked as a costume assistant for the film Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti (The Ottoman Republic)
• volunteered at the Pazarkule Border Gate, personally delivering food, baby supplies and sleeping bags to Syrian and Afghan refugees, and spending time with the children
• it appears that on Instagram, he follows pages supporting Gaza, such as Sumud Flotilla
• he says, “I feel that the Black Sea (Region/Culture) has become a part of me, like a language I learned to speak or the air I breathe. Even though I didn’t grow up among its stone houses or harsh winds, I’ve always carried a piece of it within me. There’s such a unique energy behind the camera that it naturally reflects on you. Maybe that’s why people think it suits me, because it’s not foreign to me.”