Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, who took the lead role in the Netflix series Rise of Empires Ottoman, made a strong impression with his magnificent performance. The second season of the series, whose first season was very popular and attracted worldwide attention, also met with the audience. Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu once again put forward a strong performance that made a name for himself.
Known for his TV series and movies, Üzümoğlu is also interested in a different field of art. The actor, who also works as a photographer, took this passion to a professional point with the exhibition he opened. “I appear before the audience not only as an actor, but also as a photographer,” the actor said.
Expressing that his interest in photography started in middle school in his interview published on TV100, Üzümoğlu carried his adventure, which he started with the machine inherited from his grandfather, to a professional point over the years. While the actor stated that he has been making efforts in photography for 15 years, he shared these efforts with his fans with the exhibition he opened.
Born in Istanbul in 1994, the actor most recently appeared in front of his fans with the movie Karanlık Gece (Dark Night). Among Üzümoğlu’s co-stars in the movie Karanlık Gece, which met with the audience in theaters on April 28; There are also names such as Pınar Deniz, Berkay Ateş, Sibel Kekilli and Taner Birsel.
The actor, who gained great popularity with the Rise of Empires Ottoman series, prepared for his role by trying to understand Fatih Sultan Mehmed, who conquered Istanbul.
Üzümoğlu said, “I tried to play the role by approaching from a point like what I wanted when I was his age, what I want now, how much I want what I want most.”
Stating that he did not think of playing the character of Sultan Mehmed when he heard about the first project, Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu will be remembered with his words:
“When I first heard about this project, I did not say that I would play Fatih Sultan Mehmed. When I first heard about it, we were at a theater rehearsal. They said something; Netflix is coming to Turkey. They were going to tell the life of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, a foreign team would shoot, it would be shot in English. And I said, ‘Wow, look, they’re coming to Turkey. An American will play Fatih Sultan Mehmed. Then, fortunately, they played Turk.”