Salih Bademci

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Salih Bademci is a Turkish actor. He acted in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki (Times Goes By, also: Aras), Fatih (also: Birkan), Ulan İstanbul (Bandits, also: Şebnem & Şükrü), Kiralık Aşk (Love for Rent, also: Elçin & Barış), İstanbullu Gelin (Bride of Istanbul, also: Nihal & Aslı), Kırmızı Oda (The Red Room, also: Aybüke & Emin), İlk ve Son (First and Last, also: Ulaş & Özge), Kulüp (The Club), Terzi (The Tailor, also: Çağatay), Sakıncalı (A Mother’s Oath, also: Cem, Miray & Seray) and more.

Facts:

• both his mother and father are of Bosnian origin
• his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, but thankfully she overcame it
• he is the father of a daughter named İklim
• after beginning his acting career on the theatre stage, he first appeared in front of the camera in 1994, at the age of 10, in the short film Mıhlı
• he met his wife while they were studying in the Theatre department at Istanbul State University
  • he says: ‘My wife was a year below me. I repeated the class for her.’
  • they were very good friends at the time, they both even had partners back then and the two couples often spent time together
  • after finishing school, their friendship gradually turned into something more during their master’s program, as they began working together and spending a lot of time together
  • since neither of them was in a relationship, feelings slowly emerged
  • a moment on Valentine’s Day made him realize the interest was mutual, though their relationship didn’t officially begin until a few months later
  • says that one of the most beautiful things in life is falling in love with your best friend and being able to marry them, since your partner already knows you, there’s no need for pretences or playing roles at the beginning of the relationship
• his family has always stood by him throughout his career
  • without their support, it would not have been possible for him to reach this point
• each new role is a journey of discovery for him
  • delving into the character’s depths and understanding them is the most exciting part of acting
• says he observes a growing numbness and sense of normalisation toward disturbing events
  • feeling that people are exhausted, he avoids such discussions and prefers to focus on art, philosophy and other topics beyond the constant news cycle
• he says he liked The Hunt and Another Round (Druk) and as for series, Broadchurch and the latest season of The Handmaid’s Tale, adds that American Horror Story is a favourite, though he generally prefers films over long-running TV series
• he doesn’t think he was late to fame and is glad his career progressed step by step
  • starting gradually allowed him to learn, build experience and avoid limiting himself by rigid ideas about leading or supporting roles
• says he builds his characters by understanding their energy and inner rhythm and creates a unique music playlist for each role, using it as guidance while working on the character
• describes his roles as journeys that let him experience different lives and perspectives, which he then reflects back to the audience, like the moon reflecting light
• as he gains experience, a sense of certainty replaces the innocence and excitement he once had
  • looking back at his earlier work, he misses that youthful energy and openness, feeling that with time and learning, the unknown thrill of acting fades and the childlike spirit inside gradually disappears