Biography

Tolgahan Sayisman was born on 17 December 1981, in Istanbul, Turkey. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, his paternal grandfather is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki (now, in Greece). His paternal grandmother is of Albanian descent. During high school years, Tolgahan was involved in sports such as football, basketball. Also, he won awards in some sportive area which are tennis and swimming. Moreover, he joined some school actives about music and acting. Sayisman started his modeling life when he was young. He became First Runner Up in Best Model Of Turkey 2002. Furthermore, he won Manhunt International 2005, held in Busan, South Korea. Sayisman's earliest credited roles were in Esir Kalpler, Macolar and Dicle. His breakthrough role is in hit period series "Elveda Rumeli". He joined in fantasy series Acemi Cadi (2006) of Turkish adaptation "Sabrina The Teenage Witch", "Kavak Yelleri" Turkish adaptation of Dawson's Creek and "Hepsi 1" series of girl music group. He played in period film Surgun and "Bizans Oyunlari"(2016) which remake of period comedy 'Kahpe Bizans'(2000). His romantic comedy films are Ask Tutulmasi alongside Fahriye Evcen, Ask Geliyorum Demez alongside Berguzar Korel, Eski Sevgili alongside Bade Iscil. TV series Lale Devri had shown in Fox TV is the second significant work for abroad. He has received numerous awards and nominations for acting Cinar Ilgaz. Some of the awards that he won are International Altin Cinar Basari Odülü, Kristal fare , Kultur University best young actor, magazinci.com best TV actor, Aka college best young talented actor, Zirve University 2013, Oyuncular Sitesi 2013 The best actor who has Group of Fan. He is still continuing his career acting the lead character Yigit Kozanoglu in the famous TV serial Asla Vazgecmem.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nil Sayisman

He was the winner of Manhunt International in 2005, held in Busan, Korea.

He is a business management graduate.

His favorite sport is football.

His paternal grandfather is Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. His paternal grandmother is an Albanian immigrant from Macedonia. She escaped from Bulgarian gangs. Firstly, She went to Thessaloniki. Then, she immigrated to Izmir, Turkey. Due to Greece-Turkey population exchange. They married in Izmir. In 1960s, They moved to Istanbul. Also, His maternal family is from Trabzon Blacksea coast of Turkey. So, His family love his history series "Elveda Rumeli".