<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ is a Turkish actor and former model, born on October 27, 1983, and a former basketball player. He was born in Adana, Turkey, and comes from a family of Bosnian origin. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/kivanctatlitug?igsh=MTB2eGdreTV3OG5yZg=="></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In 2002, Kivanc Tatlitug won the award for Best Male Model in Turkey, and then Best Male Model in the World, which greatly contributed to the launch of his professional career in the field of fashion and acting. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:618/496;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/1306098c-11e8-4245-ba45-2e61316311bf.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> It is worth noting that Kivanc Tatlitug lived in his hometown of Adana, where he received his secondary education. During that period, his talent in basketball emerged, which prompted him to move to Istanbul to join some of the leading Turkish teams.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> With Kivanc Tatlitug's great success on the basketball courts, Kivanc dreamed of moving to the NBA. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:495/619;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e7c4e5b5-203b-4b9e-9aaa-38d9be07837b.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> But he suffered a serious injury that ended his sports career, which prompted him to turn his attention to the world of fashion and acting after that.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> After this injury that ended his basketball career, Kivanc Tatlitug went through a very bad psychological state as a result of losing his dream. But his mother took an unexpected step, as she sent a group of his photos to a modeling agency, and the agency’s managers were impressed by his appearance, which prompted them to request him to join their team. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/480;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/581febdc-b600-4ee0-bd34-1155c9fa9283.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Then Kivanc began a new journey in the world of fashion, which ended with him winning the title of the best male model in the world in 2002, which opened the doors for him to the world of fame and acting. Then, after winning the title of the best male model in the world, Kivanc Tatlitug moved to live in Paris. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:715/429;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f4218183-bc7e-4f41-888e-4dd95d10ef12.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Kivanc Tatlitug was planning to continue his career as a model, but a tempting offer he received to play the lead role in a Turkish series was an important point and a major turning point in his life. This offer was to play the role of Muhannad in the famous series Noor, which achieved overwhelming success, and brought Kivanc back to Turkey to begin his artistic career as an actor, and become one of the most prominent and brightest stars of Turkish drama. <br></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:738/415;" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/dca089df-c91b-42ce-929b-c59b64200435.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Kivanc Tatlitug and Miss Türkiye</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It was mentioned that Kivanc Tatlitug was romantically linked to the former Miss Turkey and Miss World, Azra Akin, who was the star of the Turkish series Rainy Season, and there were plans for marriage between them, but the relationship ended, as the relationship lasted for about 11 years. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/480;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/bfa43cfc-3b97-49aa-b3e8-8e11d6e456f6.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> After Kivanc Tatlitug broke up with Azra Akin, he entered into a new romantic relationship with the French model Eugenie Florence, who starred with him in an advertising campaign for Magnum ice cream, but this relationship only lasted a few months.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Then Kivanc entered into a new relationship with the Turkish fashion designer Basak Dizer, who had designed the costumes for the series Forbidden Love. Their relationship began as a strong friendship that later developed into a love story. After Basak separated from her husband, Kivanc and Basak got married on Friday, February 19, 2016, at the Turkish embassy in Paris in a ceremony attended only by close friends. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/37c44139-d53e-42f4-82cc-2286fb53ae0c.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><h2 style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);"><strong>Kivanc Tatlitug.. Best Actor</strong></span></h2><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the other hand, Turkish star Kivanc Tatlitug won the Best Actor award for his role in the movie Organize İşler, at the Turkish Journalists Association Awards ceremony. </p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:618/496;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9b384c48-ab36-4486-8cdd-478bdb2727ee.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This work also won the award for Best Turkish Film of 2019. </p><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:588/522;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ba92ab3b-c77a-4414-918c-5cd732d71e93.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the film, Tatlitug plays the character of a man named Sari Saruhan, a criminal and a thug who always wears inconsistent clothes with sunglasses, rings and large chains. The work achieved great success in Turkish cinema, and achieved very high revenues when it was released.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Kivanc Tatlitug's most famous works</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Noor is a Turkish romantic drama television series produced by D Productions, starring Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Songül Öden, and Ekrem Bora. The first episode was broadcast on 20 January 2005, on Kanal D. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/359;" alt="Noor series" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b69d4ee1-dfb3-4d0d-8e12-15583b2b901d.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This series achieved great critical and popular success, winning many awards, most notably the award for Best Drama Series in the World in 2009.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It also made huge profits from its distribution and dubbing into more than 12 languages.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The series is considered one of the most famous Turkish series in the Arab world, thanks to its story and bold scenes that sparked many lawsuits. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/8b9bde23-6532-459e-826e-5eac33c7896e.jpeg" alt="Noor series"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The story of the series</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The series revolves around the lives of the married couple Nour and Mehmet Shadoğlu and their families. The series was re-aired on Beyazıt TV in 2013, and was also broadcast in the daytime slot on Teve TV. The series consists of 3 seasons in a Turkish version, and ended with its 100th episode on June 16, 2007. <br></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:390/263;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/805bb112-0adb-4bc1-9a57-b65110fdf34f.jpeg" alt="Noor series"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Forbidden love</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is a melodrama series adapted from a famous Turkish novel of the same name, which was written between 1899 and 1900. The novel was filmed as a series for the first time in 1970 in black and white, with only about 6 episodes produced. In 2008, the series was re-filmed with a huge budget. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:667/460;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/5cc4a69b-63e5-4f8e-a397-df64331f1fd0.jpeg" alt="Forbidden love"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The story of the series revolves around the businessman Adnan Bey Ziyagil, who decides to marry the beautiful young woman Samer Yuri Oglu, 11 years after the death of his first wife and the mother of his two sons, Nihal and Murad, despite the strong opposition of her mother, who wanted her as a husband to exploit his wealth and get out of her difficult financial situation. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:735/417;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/37700a2f-85ac-4ed2-a6c3-6e266bd9aae3.jpeg" alt="Forbidden love"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While Samar insists on marrying Adnan to spite her mother, who hates her and holds her responsible for her father's death after he discovers her betrayal <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;">.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;">Forbidden Love TV Series Awards</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forbidden Love won the Best Series Award from the Turkish University of Kalatasaray, and Tatlitug won the Best Series Award.</p><p style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forbidden Love won the Best Series award, as well as Best Actor and Actress for Tatlitug and Saat from Istanbul Aydın. </p><p style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/878;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/424e136e-ed22-4350-a8e0-6d74917c420f.jpeg" alt="Tatlitug"></figure><p style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Forbidden Love won the award from Ankara University Faculty of Law, TED Afyon and Kemal Sunal College of Culture and Arts, Istanbul University Faculty of Law and Kadir Has University.</p><p style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style="text-align:justify;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Kivanc Tatlitug's works</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the other hand, Turkish star Kivanc Tatlitug decided to follow in the footsteps of some international stars by entering the food industry, as he was preparing to open a new restaurant in Gokturk after completing a three-month cooking training course in the British capital, London <strong>.</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:315/420;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3cd1d1ec-9a10-4c4a-b38f-864eef2be656.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);"><strong>Kivanc Tatlitug and the true story of the movie</strong></span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Turkish company, Al-Qamar, has chosen the actor Kivanc Tatlitug to play the role of Necdet Elmas, known as the first Turkish gangster, who stood out for his intelligence and high charisma through bank robberies in the sixties. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:637/332;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3f74ba40-b3b3-4c6b-b4a8-bd62d2943367.jpeg" alt="Kivanc Tatlitug"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The series will show the true story of the life of Necdet Elmas, who became the center of attention in the 1960s due to his bank robberies, as he was the first person to rob a bank in Turkey in 1958.</p>