30.08.2026 12:40
Acun Ilıcalı revealed the major tragedies he experienced in his youth and the dark period behind his rise. Describing the unknowns from losing his parents, to his bankruptcy, and the terrible accident in which his friend lost his life, Ilıcalı said, "God granted such a period that since I entered business life, no year of mine has been worse than the previous one."
Acun Ilıcalı revealed the great tragedies he experienced in his youth and the dark period behind his rise. Ilıcalı recounted his striking life story, from losing his parents to his bankruptcy and the terrible accident in which his friend lost his life.
"UNTIL I WAS 25, MY LIFE WAS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE"
Acun Ilıcalı, who was a guest on Fatih Altaylı's YouTube channel, expressed for the first time in such clear terms the great pains he suffered and the ordeals he overcame on the road to where he stands today.
Ilıcalı, who now makes a name for himself with the media empire he has built and his successes, made striking statements, noting that his youth years were almost like a "horror movie".
"I LOST EVERYTHING IN AN INSTANT, I WAS LEFT PENNILESS"
The famous TV personality, stating that he was shaken by great tragedies that came one after another in the early period of his life, expressed the losses he experienced at an early age and his financial collapse with these words:
"God made me experience pain in the first period of my life. The period until I was 25 is dramatic enough to put in a horror movie. Suddenly I lost my parents, I got divorced, I went bankrupt at 23, and I was left penniless."
Ilıcalı, stating that he experienced great depression after losing his mother and father in a traffic accident, noted that in the same period, he ended his marriage and, hitting rock bottom in his business life, declared bankruptcy at just 23.
THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HIS FRIEND DIED
Acun Ilıcalı, emphasizing that his misfortunes were not limited to this, stated that he still carries the traces of the motorcycle accident he had at 24, from which he narrowly survived. Reminding of that painful day when he lost his close friend beside him, Ilıcalı shared the extent of his psychological devastation and pain with these words:
"I had a motorcycle accident at 24. My friend next to me passed away"
THE JOURNEY FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP
The famous producer, stating that his fate changed when he stepped into the business world after all these pains and great dramas he endured, described his rise in the new life he built with patience and faith with these words:
"God made me experience pain in the first period of my life.
The period until I was 25 is dramatic enough to put in a horror movie.
Suddenly I lost my parents, I got divorced, I went bankrupt at 23, and I was left penniless. I had a motorcycle accident at 24. My friend next to me passed away.
God granted me such a period that since I entered my business life, none of my years has been worse than the previous one."