The Success Story of Acun Ilicali

He was born in 1969 in Edirne. While his primary school years were spent in Edirne, he attended high school in Kadıköy Anatolian High School. Although he did not define himself as successful in the field of education, he was quite successful in the field of entrepreneurship. We can say that Acun, the architect of the most successful television shows today, was the gathering power of everyone by organizing various plays in his childhood.

The Story of Not Giving Up

He got married at the age of 19 and lost his parents at the age of 20 in a car accident. Acun, who had a very difficult time, did not give up on life and his vast ideas, even though he faced many more difficulties. He won Istanbul University but left it halfway. He opened a jeans store in 1995 and went bankrupt. He described all these as a step in the opening of his destiny.

Acun, who shines as a sports reporter, turns the tide in place after he took part in a special program in the team of Şansal Büyüka. Traveling around the world with this program, he fed the world agenda and dreams of entrepreneurship. The program, which was made under the magazine program, started to shoot again as Acun Firarda, and he has traveled to 105 countries. He wanted to start a new era in the country by calculating the probability of keeping television programs in Turkey in the countries he visited, and he succeeded.

International Thinking Entrepreneur

He founded the production company Acun Medya in 2006. He has been the producer, jury and presenter of Fear Factor, Survivor, Var Mısın Yok Musun,Devler Ligi, Yok Böyle Dans and O Ses Türkiye.The Var Mısın Yok Musun especially made a great impression. He became the number one name in the newspaper headlines with Yetenek Sizsiniz are and conquered everyone's hearts with O Ses Türkiye. Acun Medya has undertaken the production of many programs in Greece. Masterchef Turkey, which started broadcasting in 2018, has been on the top list of the most-watched programs every year since its first release. Exxen, a digital content platform, is also in use as of January 1, 2021. Exxen, which is strong enough to compete with Netflix, has attracted the attention of everyone.

He stated that he will take the English football team Hull City and include Turkish football players in the team. Stating that Turkey and its talents should be more appreciated, Acun fascinated everyone both as an investment and as an entrepreneur. He is also known for his philanthropy and social responsibility projects.

In the sectoral sense, he established Acun Medya Academy to advance on the path of 'quality work, quality education. Academic educations are given in areas such as Gastronomy, Marketing, and Television. In a way, since he has difficulty in finding his way, he makes difficult paths easier for future entrepreneurs.