Barış Arduç

Barış Arduç is a Swiss-born Turkish actor who rose to fame as Ömer İplikçi in the romantic comedy Kiralık Aşk and later led the TRT 1 historical epic Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu. He was born on 9 October 1987 in Scherzingen, Switzerland, and moved to Turkey with his family at the age of eight.

Early life

Arduç grew up in Sakarya, Gölcük, Bolu and finally Istanbul; his family moved to Bolu after the 1999 Gölcük earthquake. A keen athlete, he swam, dived and played football, basketball and handball, and worked as a lifeguard in Şile for eight years. He briefly studied at the Erciyes University Sports Academy before a meeting with theatre artist Ayla Algan led him to train in acting at Ekol Drama and join the Sadri Alışık Theatre.

Career

He started with supporting roles in Küçük Hanımefendi, Dinle Sevgili and Pis Yedili (2011). In 2012 he played Ahmet in Mahsun Kırmızıgül’s Benim İçin Üzülme, a character so loved that Trabzonspor fans hung a 10-metre banner in his memory. He then played businessman Selim Bayraktar in Bugünün Saraylısı and made his film debut in Sadece Sen (2014), followed by the comedy Deliha.

His big breakthrough was Kiralık Aşk (2015–2017), where he starred opposite Elçin Sangu. The series became a phenomenon in Turkey and abroad and made the pair one of the most beloved couples of Turkish TV. He went on to star in Kuzgun, appeared in Çukur, and played the title role in Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu (2021–2023).

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