Can Yaman (; born 8 November 1989) is a Turkish-Albanian actor.
He received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2018 for his role in Erkenci Kuş as well as Murex d'Or in 2019. In 2020, he received an international PRODU2020 nomination, and in 2021, a nomination for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy at the Golden Butterfly Awards for his role in the series Bay Yanlış. Yaman has also starred in the TV shows Gönül İşleri, İnadına Aşk, Hangimiz Sevmedik, and Dolunay. He also won the 7th GQ Man of the Year Award 2019 and several international awards for his charitable initiatives.
Early life Yaman was born on 8 November 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is of Albanian origin on his father's side, his paternal grandfather having grown up in Pristina and his paternal grandmother in Skopje. He is the nephew of football coach Fuat Yaman.
Yaman studied at Bilfen College for primary school, then studied at the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul, where he finished as a top student. Yaman is fluent in several languages: Turkish, Italian, English, German, and also speaks Spanish. In 2012, he graduated from the Law Department of Yeditepe University, and began working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he met his current law firm partners. By the time he was 24, Yaman was working in mergers and acquisitions and writing articles for the tax section of Dünya newspaper. As he was finding success in the corporate law sector, he was also realizing that corporate life was not for him. While on summer leave from work, Yaman travelled to Bodrum where he met his eventual and current acting managers, Cüneyt Sayıl and İlker Bilgi.
Career He started his career in Gönül İşleri in 2014. In 2015, he starred in İnadına Aşk and starred in Hangimiz Sevmedik in 2016. The breakthrough of his career came in 2017 with the series Dolunay.
From 2018 to 2019, he played the lead role in the Turkish romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş. He received several acting national awards and nominations including international Murex d'Or award for this series.
Υaman played the lead role in the Turkish short series Bay Yanlış. The series was produced by Gold Film, directed by Deniz Yorulmazer. It premiered on FOX in June 2020. For this series, he was nominated for Best Actor in Foreign Series at LATAM PRODU 2020 Awards.
In 2020, he became the face of the Turkish clothing brand TUDORS.
In December 2020, Yaman made an agreement with Lux Vide, an Italian production company, for the series Sandokan, which began to be aired in December 2025.
In March 2021, he was a guest in the series Che Dio ci aiuti, portraying the character of Gino. He then played Francesco Demir in the series Viola come il mare.
In winter 2022 Can Yaman shot international series El Turco starring Greta Ferro, William Kempe, Slavko Sobin and many other well known European actors. Originally the series was shot for Disney Plus, but following issues with the Disney Plus global organisation the production company Ay Yapim bought back the rights to the series and it is expected to launch on streaming platform in 2025.
In June 2024, Can Yaman deleted his 12 million follower Instagram account. He said he wanted to focus on his acting without social media disruptions. Can Yaman opened a new Instagram account in March 2025.
Yaman rejected the role of Asaf in The Ignorant Angels to play in the TV series Sandokan; the role was then passed onto Burak Deniz. After starring as the titular character in Sandokan, which premiered in December 2025, Yaman co-hosted the first night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2014–2015Gönül İşleri Bedir Kocadağ Leading Role 2015Saba ile Oyuna GeldikHimself Guest 2015–2016İnadına Aşk Yalın ArasLeading Role 2016–2017Hangimiz Sevmedik Tarık Çam 2017Dolunay Ferit Aslan 2018–2019Erkenci Kuş Can Divit 2018 O Ses Türkiye Yılbaşı ÖzelHimselfGuest 2019Volverte a ver 2020–2021–2022 C'è posta per te 2020Bay Yanlış Özgür Atasoy Leading Role 2021Che Dio ci aiuti Gino Guest Role 2022–2025Viola come il mare Francesco DemirLeading Role2025La revuelta Himself Guest 2025Sandokan Sandokan Leading role 2026Sanremo Music Festival 2026Co-hostAnnual song contest (prime time)
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2025El Turco Hasan Balaban Leading Role
Commercial Year Title Role2018CepteTEBBrand ambassadorDESA 2020Pasha Fencer 2020–2022TUDORS 2021–2023De Cecco2022Mercedes-BenzDisney+Dolce & Gabbana
Music video Year Title Role Notes2013Gülnur Gökçe"Porselen Düşler"Actors
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2017Golden Butterfly Awards Best Romantic Comedy Actor (Dolunay) Best TV Couple (Dolunay; shared with: Özge Gürel) 2018 Best Romantic Comedy Actor (Erkenci Kuş) Best TV Couple (Erkenci Kuş; shared with: Demet Özdemir) 2019 Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series (Erkenci Kuş) Best TV Couple (Erkenci Kuş; shared with: Demet Özdemir) Golden Star Awards Best TV Series Actor (Erkenci Kuş) Murex d'Or Best Foreign Actor (Erkenci Kuş) E!News TV Top Leading Man (Erkenci Kuş) 2020PRODU Awards Best Actor in Foreign Series – Talento (Bay Yanlış) 2021Filming Italy Best Movie Award 2021 TV Personality of the Year 2021 Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series (Bay Yanlis) 2022Monte Carlo Film Festival of Comedy Social Responsibility Award (Charity) Filming Italy Sardegna 2022 Creativity Award (Charity) Filming Italy Best Film 2022 International Award 2022 2023 Marateale in Winter Award 2023 International Actor With Extraordinary Expressive Power 2024 Premio Kineo Best Actor in TV Series
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