Rıza Kocaoğlu (born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish actor of Kurdish origin. Born and raised in İzmir, he is mainly known for his role as Ali in the television series Kuzey Güney.
Life
His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (nowadays in Greece). His paternal family is of Kurdish descent of the Şêxbizin tribe from Kars and Yerevan. His sister, Gözde Kocaoğlu, is also an actress. He is a graduate of the theater department at Dokuz Eylül University and has worked in cinema since 2001. On 25 January 2013, 30 actors, including Rıza Kocaoğlu, were taken into custody for a drugs probe by Istanbul's narcotics police.
