Yalabık was born in 1978 in Istanbul as the second child of his family who originate from
Balıkesir. He went to the Maçka Primary School at a young age showed interest in acting. According to his interview, it was his brother, Ozan, who brought home a cassette of
Ferhan Şensoy's movie
Ferhangi Şeyler and Yalabık memorized every line of it and became determined to become an actor. He later went to Şişli Terakki High School Yalabık, who played in various roles in many amateur groups, eventually got enrolled in
Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1997 to study theater. He had his first role in 1998 by playing the character
Martı in a play at Kenter Theater. Later he portrayed different characters in the plays
Nükte,
Sırça Kümes,
İnishmorelu Yüzbaşı at the same venue. In 2006, he appeared in Orhan Hakalmaz's clip
Şu Kışlanın Kapısına, and in 2007, together Sezin Akbaşoğulları, he played in
Robert Bosch GmbH's commercial for Turkey. Later he started to act in the movies such as
Gülüm and
Kolay Para. He was cast in the hit crime series
Yılan Hikâyesi. He played in
Serseri with his ex-girlfriend
Gamze Özçelik. He played in hit period series
Hatırla Sevgili with
Beren Saat,
Cansel Elçin and in spin off series
Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu. In 2010, for he role as Hasan in
Yavuz Turgul's movie
Av Mevsimi he won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 4th Yeşilçam Awards. At the same year he took part in
Kadir Has University Film and Drama Graduate Program. In 2011, portrayed
Pargalı İbrahim Pasha on the historical TV series
Muhteşem Yüzyıl and has appeared in 82 episodes, though he does voiceovers in later episodes for his character. In 2015, he was cast in
atv's period series
Analar ve Anneler directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin, and was part of the main cast alongside
Sinem Kobal,
Hazar Ergüçlü and
Binnur Kaya. But, due to low ratings, the series ended after 9 episodes. In 2016, he was cast in a movie about the effects left behind by the
Balkan Wars, titled
Annemin Yarası, which was directed by Ozan Açıktan. At the same year he voiced the characters
Adnan ve
Çizer on the animation film
Kötü Kedi Şerafettin based on Bülent Üstün's novel He also continued his theater career by appearing on the play
The 39 Steps in Turkey. == Filmography ==