Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music singer and actor.
Early life
Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name Şahsenem Bacı), both hailing from Sarıkamış district.
Music career
Bingöl enrolled at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977 under influence from his mother but following his parents' divorce, he left the Conservatory in 1979 and moved to İzmir where his mother settled and started to work in menial jobs to support his family. He could return to music only by 1983 and founded with his friend Nihat Aydın the protest music band Atmacalar in 1989. The band changed its name to Umuda Ezgi in 1991. Bingöl left the band in 1995 and released his first solo album Sen Türkülerini Söyle the same year.
Acting career
Bingöl was in several miniseries on Turkish TV, including Bayanlar Baylar, Ah Be İstanbul and Yanık Koza. He also did the romance series Zerda and the sitcom Eşref Saati. His 2008 films made both great success: Üç Maymun premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Award for Best Director. Bingöl's another film, released into English, He's in the Army Now was nominated for best Turkish film at the Istanbul International Film Festival.
Personal life
Bingöl announced his fourth marriage with pop music singer Öykü Gürman (b. 1982) in 2014 and the couple married on 4 August 2015.
Bingöl has a daughter named Türkü Sinem (b. 1988) from his first marriage. She is studying in the United States and working as a fashion model.
Filmography
Teşkilat (2021) - Adem Seyhan
Sevda Kuşun Kanadında (2016) - Zafer Erbay
Aşk Zamanı (2015) - Orhan
Aşk Sana Benzer (2015) - Yusuf Baba
Karagül (2013–2015) - Fırat Mercan
Çanakkale Çocukları (2012) Bulutların Ötesi (2012) - Bekir Aksu Mevsim Çiçek Açtı (2012) İstanbul (2011) - Halil Yangın Var (2011) - Diyarbakır Mayor 72. Koğuş (2011) - Kaptan Kurtuluş Son Durak (2011) - Hüseyin Ateşe Yürümek (2010) - Fikret Gecenin Kanatları (2009) - Ali Rıza Üç Maymun (2008) - Eyüp Eşref Saati (2007-2008) - Kara Eşref Beyaz Melek (2007) - Hıdır Eve Dönüş (2006) O Şimdi Mahkum (2005) - Karlıdağ Yanık Koza (2005) - Galip Çelebi Ah Be İstanbul (2004) - Metin Zerda (2002) - Şahin Eroğlu Bayanlar Baylar (2002) - Ozan O Şimdi Asker (2002) - Karlıdağ Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (1999) - Asker Cumhuriyet (1998) - Yahya Hayati Bey