Kardeşlerim Actor Murat Divitçioğlu Leaves Istanbul for Kazdağları and Takes Up a Surprising Side Job
Murat Divitçioğlu, the actor viewers remember as Gökhan in the hit Turkish series Kardeşlerim, has left the busy pace of Istanbul behind and settled with his family in Bayramiç, a district of Çanakkale at the foot of the Kazdağları mountains. Just as interesting as the move is the job he has taken on between shoots. The actor spoke openly about why he made the change and what his days away from the city look like.
Before playing Gökhan in Kardeşlerim, Murat Divitçioğlu spent years on the Bursa State Theatre stage.
Born in Istanbul, Murat Divitçioğlu started out in theatre. After graduating from the theatre department of a university in Çanakkale, he worked for many years at the Bursa State Theatre.
TV roles followed in productions such as Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı, Kasaba Doktoru, Karadır Kaşların and Töre Beni Taşlara Vurun, but it was ATV's popular series Kardeşlerim that made his face widely known. There he played Gökhan Çetin, the biological father of Berk and Elif who returns after a prison sentence. Murat Divitçioğlu later joined the cast of Kızıl Goncalar as the character 'Üstad', and he has also appeared in many commercials.
Murat Divitçioğlu moved to Bayramiç with his family and now spends time between shoots behind the counter of a friend's sandwich shop.
A long-held love for Kazdağları
The decision grew out of Murat Divitçioğlu's long-standing love for the Kazdağları region and his wish to live close to nature. After starting a family, he chose Çanakkale, where he had studied theatre and lived for years. 'When I lived in Bursa and Istanbul, I was a very tense person,' he said, adding that he and his wife never felt comfortable raising their children in a crowded city. His child can now walk to the park and to school with ease: 'They're growing up in nature. We have chickens, we have tomatoes.'
A sandwich dream from university days
The actor still travels to Istanbul for filming and commercials, but spends the rest of his time at the sandwich shop run by his university friend Barlas Balcı. 'This sandwich story of ours goes back many years. It was a dream Barlas and I had in our university days,' Murat Divitçioğlu said.
According to Barlas Balcı, many customers first think 'I know him, but from where?' and the number of people coming in to see the actor, chat with him and take photos keeps growing. Barlas Balcı describes Murat Divitçioğlu as a modest shopkeeper who treats everyone like an old friend.
Source: Sabah
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