09.11.2026 21:02
Murat Divitçioğlu, 46, who appeared in the series "Kardeşlerim" and "Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı," left behind the crowded life of Istanbul and Bursa and settled with his family in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale. The famous actor, who wants to raise his children in touch with nature, started working at his university friend's sandwich shop in his time off from filming. Customers who see Divitçioğlu behind the counter cannot hide their surprise.
Famous actor Murat Divitçioğlu has made a radical change in his life. Continuing to act in TV series and advertising projects, the actor has started working as a shopkeeper in a sandwich shop while establishing a new life at the foothills of the Kaz Mountains.
HE LEFT CITY LIFE AND SETTLED IN THE KAZ MOUNTAINS
Murat Divitçioğlu, one of the well-known names on television screens, decided to give his life a different direction after starting a family. The 46-year-old actor, who lived in Istanbul and Bursa for many years, moved to the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale so that his children could grow up in a calmer and more natural environment. Divitçioğlu, who completed his university education in Çanakkale and received theater training, returned years later to the region he knew closely. His love for the Kaz Mountains played an important role in the actor's decision to settle there. Stating that this decision dates back to his university years, the famous actor said: “Our sandwich story goes back many years. It was a dream that Barlas and I had during our university years. We are now very happy to be realizing it in Bayramiç. I already studied theater in Çanakkale. I lived in Çanakkale for many years, and I knew the region.”
"I WAS A VERY TENSE PERSON IN BURSA AND ISTANBUL"
Murat Divitçioğlu explained that big-city life affected him negatively and that he wanted to establish a more peaceful order with his family. Stating that raising his children in touch with nature was important for him and his wife, the actor compared his former life in the city with his life in Bayramiç. Saying that his children can now move more freely, Divitçioğlu described the change he experienced in these words: “During the periods I lived in Bursa and Istanbul, I was a very tense person, naturally, because of the city environment. Raising our children there did not please my wife and me at all. Now my child here can go to the park comfortably and go to school comfortably. He is growing up in nature. We have chickens, we have tomatoes.”
HE DID NOT GIVE UP ACTING; HE TOOK HIS PLACE BEHIND THE SANDWICH COUNTER
The most striking detail in Murat Divitçioğlu's new life was that he added shopkeeping alongside acting. The famous name started working at the sandwich shop of his university friend Barlas Balcı in Bayramiç. Divitçioğlu, who travels to Istanbul for series and commercial shoots, deals with customers in the time left from sets. The actor expressed that he is happy to carry on two different jobs together. Explaining his new working order, Divitçioğlu used the following statements: “How is it being both an actor and a sandwich maker and a shopkeeper? Since we live in nature here, we are more peaceful. I go back and forth to Istanbul for shoots. For my ongoing shoots, for commercials.”