'Behlul' turns 32 today

The Turkish play Ishq-e-Mamnu heartthrob Kivanc Tatlitug turned 32 today.

A few years ago this man took over Pakistan television by a storm and his drama Ishq-e-Mamnu broke records. He became every girls secret crush-- and we don't blame them.

Mostly known by his screen name Behlul, the character he played in Ishq-e-Mamnu, Kivanc Tatlitug was born on 27 October 1983 in Adana, Turkey.

For Ishq-e-Mamnu , Kivanc shared the leading role with Beren Saat and won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance.

Kivanc hosted some pageants and shows. A turning point in Tatlitug's career was when he starred in Gumus as the character Mehmet Sadoglu. He acted in the comedy film Americans at the Black Sea.

He provided the voice of Ken for the Turkish dubbed version of Toy Story 3.

Since 2011, he has portrayed Kuzey Tekinoglu in the drama series Kuzey Guney, which was also aired in Pakistan. Tatlitug played the poet Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu in the drama film Kelebegin Ruyası.

He also won the following titles:

Best Model of Turkey (2002)
Best Model of the World (2002)
Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor (2009)
Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor (2012)