Can Yaman

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.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} He is the nephew of football coach Fuat Yaman.^[7]

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.^[8]

He started his career in Gönül İşleri in 2014. In 2015, he starred in İnadına Aşk and starred in Hangimiz Sevmedik in 2016.^[9][10] The breakthrough of his career came in 2017 with the series Dolunay.^[11]

From 2018 to 2019, he played the lead role in the Turkish romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş.^[12] 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.^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15]

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 11 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.^[16]

After starring in the TV series Sandokan, which premiered in December 2025, Yaman co-hosted the first night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.^[17]