Caner Şahin

Born in 1992 in Eskişehir, Turkey, to parents who were both former teachers,^[1][2] Caner Şahin is the third and youngest child in a family of three.^[3][4] After graduating from high school in his hometown, he decided to enroll in the Faculty of Mechanical engineering at Istanbul Technical University, where he joined the theater group.^[5][6] Later, after becoming interested in acting, he decided to leave the Faculty of Mechanical engineering to enroll in the Theater Department at Istanbul University State Conservatory, where he graduated.^[7][8] During his years at the conservatory, he founded the Lahza Theater with his friends.^[9][10]

In 2016, he made his small-screen debut as Kadir Kayalar in the series Babam ve Ailesi.^[11] The following year, in 2017, he played Bahadır Akıncı in the series Tutsak.^[12] In 2018, he landed the role of Salih Akmeşe in the series Nefes Nefese^[13] and made his film debut as Ramazan in the film Kardeşler directed by Ömür Atay.^[14] In 2019, he played Kartal in the series Kuzgun,^[15] followed in 2020 by the role of Ali in the series Rise of Empires: Ottoman.^[16] In 2021, he played the role of Selahattin in the series Seni Çok Bekledim^[17] and Sinan in the series Dünya Hali.^[18] From 2022 to 2024, he was cast as Tolga Kaşifoğlu in the series Aldatmak.^[19][20] In 2024, he starred in the play Biri Gelecek Ya Da Bir Şey Olacak.^[21] In 2024, he played the role of Ozan Erdemir in the series Bir Gece Masalı,^[22] followed by the role of Salih in the series İmam Gazali.^[23]