These TV Actors Are Earning Fortunes: The Highest-Paid Male Stars Revealed
The Turkish TV industry has reached record-breaking production costs. With 45 shows currently on air and per-episode budgets reaching up to 35 million TL, the total market size is nearing 1 billion TL. Alongside these figures, actor salaries have become a hot topic. Male stars like Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Barış Arduç, and Çağatay Ulusoy lead the list with multi-million TL earnings per episode.
At the Top: Kenan İmirzalıoğlu – 4.5 Million TL
The leading actor of A.B.İ – Aile Bir İmtihandır on ATV earns 4.5 million TL per episode, making him the highest-paid male actor on Turkish television.
Barış Arduç – 3.5 Million TL
The star of Aşk ve Gözyaşı earns 3.5 million TL per episode. It’s reported that he was paid upfront for 13 episodes, totaling 45.5 million TL.
Çağatay Ulusoy – 3.25 Million TL
Leading Eşref Rüya on Kanal D, Ulusoy earns 3 million 250 thousand TL per episode, continuing his success from digital platforms to mainstream television.
Akın Akınözü – 1.5 Million TL
Star of Veliaht on Show TV earns 1.5 million TL per episode.
Ozan Akbaba – 1.5 Million TL
Actor in Uzak Şehir on Kanal D also earns 1.5 million TL per episode, joining the list of top-paid names.
Huge Budgets Behind the Screen
Episode production costs range between 18 and 35 million TL, and rising competition, investments, and international sales push actor salaries higher every season.
