Yurdaer Okur (born 29 October 1974) is a Turkish film, television and stage actor.
Yurdaer Okur was born on 29 October 1974 in Rize. After finishing his high school in Bafra, he enrolled in Akdeniz University's tourism management program. After studying at this school for three years, he decided to change his major and in 1994 enrolled in Hacettepe University State Conservatory's theatre program. He later received his master's degree from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
After being introduced to drama actor Genco Erkal in 1999, he joined the Dostlar Theatre and got a role in the play Barefoot in Athens. In the following year, he started working for the Istanbul State Theatre as a part-time actor. In 2002, he joined the cast of Diyarbakñr State Theatre. Starting from 2000, he acted in and directed various plays for the Turkish State Theatres. He also taught drama and acting lessons in Diyarbakñr. Alongside his career on stage, Okur soon began appearing in a number of movies and television series.
He had a recurring role in the Netflix original series '. Okur was also among the cast of 7. KoÃÂuà Âtaki Mucize. In 2020, he starred in the historical drama series ' as Balgay. In the following year he began portraying TuÃÂrul Bozan in another historical drama, titled '.