
Acting
Yiğit Özşener
Born 1972-04-06 · Izmir, Turkey
Yiğit Özşener (born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. Özşener, who had begun studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio, began acting there in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself. He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) in a series of commercials for Turkcell. He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar with Uğur Yücel. Then he acted in the series Üzgünüm Leyla. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel. Since 2009, he plays Cengiz Atay in the series Ezel. In 2011, he appeared in the film Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Likes Coincidences) and starred as Mete Avunduk in the film Kaybedenler Kulübü (The Losers' Club) about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name.
Acting credits
5.8After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.
The Two Faces of January
2014
6.5Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
Losers' Club
2011
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Crude
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NRA former businessman on the verge of ending his life is drawn back into existence through a mysterious game of chess.
Zugzwang
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8.4The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".
Color of Victory
2024
6.4In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.
I Saw the Sun
2009
6.5A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.
Ve perde!
2016
7.4A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
My Grandfather's People
2011
6.8Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.
Love Likes Coincidences
2011
NRNazlı, the daughter of a wealthy family, goes on vacation and falls in love with a captain who works on boats in Bodrum. The man she falls in love with is actually a young archaeologist living a bohemian lifestyle. Despite their families' objections, the young couple refuses to give up on their goal of marrying and consummating their passionate love. However, a bitter surprise soon befalls Nazlı and her husband...
Kayıp
2007
Rengin, a renowned investigative journalist, goes undercover and forms an unexpected connection with Zeyno, whose chaotic and free-spirited life contrasts sharply with her own. What begins as a professional assignment evolves into a deeply personal journey, blurring the lines between trust, identity, and control. As their bond intensifies, Rengin risks her career, reputation, and marriage while confronting hidden truths about herself.
Secret Profile
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7.4A chance meeting on a train in the Turkish countryside leads two women to a journey that shows them the importance of setting a path for one's life.
Something Useful
2017
6.0Movie tells a story in 5 different language.
The Cat on the Road
2007
7.2In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.
Times and Winds
2006
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Gece 11.45
2005
6.2One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
One Day in Europe
2005
4.3When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.
He's in the Army Now
2003
8.0During the second half of the 19th century, Fuad and Sefika are mourning their son at a house in Istanbul. Fuad has a way to deal with the pain but convincing Sefika will not be easy. Hatira Fotografi (Reaction) tells the story of a strange photo-shoot.
Reaction
2020
NRA Hero's Dream tells the story of Tevfik and his friends, who decide to rob a bank in order to cover the medical expenses of a young child. Kerem's father, Sami, loses his life while trying to save the children during a fire that breaks out in the neighborhood. Several years after this tragic event, the news that Sami's son Kerem has leukemia shocks the neighborhood. The neighborhood takes action to raise the money needed for Kerem's recovery. However, when sufficient funds cannot be raised, Tevfik and his friends resort to robbing a bank. The young men begin planning the robbery and start surveilling the bank. When Tevfik and his friends see the bank manager, Kudret, put the vault key in his pocket, they embark on a challenging endeavor.
A Hero’s Dream
2017
5.5After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise enough money to live in Manhattan and to break all roots to Turkey, leaving his girlfriend behind. When Selim's aged grand uncle, Nasuhi returns from Russia after 58 years he asks Selim to visit with him the olive grove of his youth. Before they depart, Nasuhi finds a beaten Russian girl, Olga who was robbed when she tried to sell herself to raise money to continue her own search for her sea faring father.
Away from Home
2001
4.3The legendary love story of Ali and Elif. Ali, who lost everything due to the impact of September 11 on the stock market, dies of a heart attack and goes to the other side. However, he is not accepted on the other side because his time is not up. He cannot return to the world either because his liver has been transplanted into someone else. Ali's angel, Yakup, tells him that his only chance is to find the person who received his liver and kill them.
Yeşil Işık
2002
4.9Kaan and Mete, who have a holiday in Olympos with a crowded Kadiköy group, travel to Istanbul with their engines. Two people are accompanied by two unexpected guests on their journey. This journey, which they do with various plans, shows them that the journey and the relations are not as planned at all.
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
2018
7.7Yunus is a man struggling with a past filled with secrets and pain, crushed by a talent he cannot decide is a curse or a gift. In the hope of finding a small house where he can rest and find peace, he knocks on the door of Sema Real Estate. Will the journey he undertakes to his childhood and past in the House of Nightmares help lighten his soul and lead him to the path to that distant land he has always seen in his dreams?
Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
2007
5.4A young woman moves into her new apartment and meets her neighbor, a young man living alone. He becomes interested in her.
Apartment
2004