Özgür Çevik

Özgür Çevik (born 27 May 1981) is a Turkish actor and singer who gained fame and intense fan following as a result of having appeared in his country's version of the television pop music talent contest, Star Academy and, subsequently, as a variety performer and actor.

A native of Ankara, his father (Zeki) was a soldier and his mother (Nihal) was a police officer.

Because of his father's job, Çevik's family moved a lot.

They moved back to Istanbul after the 1999 Marmara earthquake.

Özgür Çevik was cast as the lead in the popular TV series Yabancı Damat [The Foreign Groom], in which he starred as the Greek bridegroom Niko whose Turkish bride Nazlı was played by the actress Nehir Erdoğan.