Famous actor Mesut Akusta divorces his wife

Actor Mesut Akusta, known for series such as Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, Ezel, Teşkilat, and Kurşun Yarası, has divorced his wife of 8 years, Şafak Özbir, in a single hearing.

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Famous actor Mesut Akusta divorces his wife

Mesut Akusta and Şafak Özbir, who married in 2016, divorced by mutual agreement in a single hearing at the Anatolian Courthouse this morning.

The custody of the couple's daughter, Berfin Cano, was granted to the mother.

WHO IS MESUT AKUSTA?

Mesut Akusta was born on February 22, 1964, in Konya. He attended primary school in Konya and middle school in Afyon, his mother's hometown, after his father retired. He was expelled from school while in his final year of middle school. Following his father's death in 1985, they moved to Ankara. That same year, he began performing theater on his own and spent six years in children's theater.

He attended technical drawing and theater courses at public education centers in Ankara. He was admitted to the faculty of literature and arts. In 1992, he joined the Hadi Çaman Yeditepe Players. Starting in 1993, he began taking roles in television series and films. In 1997, he performed in the play titled Cahide, written by Nezihe Araz. He appeared in musicals such as Fehim Paşa Konağı, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Şerefe Yirminci Yüzyıl.

Akusta survived a major accident after being involved in a traffic collision on January 14, 2011. He became widely known for his portrayal of the character "Kendal Şamverdi" in the series Karagül, which aired between 2013 and 2016.

In August 2021, he suffered a brain hemorrhage at his home in Çankaya and was hospitalized.