10 things about Mister International Turkiye 2026 Doğukan Navdar

Doğukan Navdar won the male category of the sixth edition of Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması. He won the inaugural edition of Mister Turkiye and will represent Turkiye in the 18th edition of Mister International.

Based in Istanbul, Turkiye, Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması is a Turkish talent search and modeling contest designed to discover new faces for the Turkish cinema, television, and fashion industries. Launched in 2017, it is produced by Vizyon Production, led by its founder Atilla Kaplakarslan, alongside Bonart Ajans.

BIOGRAPHY

Navdar is a Turkish model and beauty king. He is a student of Başkent University in Ankara, Turkiye.

On July 6, 2026, Navdar turned 22. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is a native of Rize, Turkiye.
2. He is a resident of Samsun, Turkiye.
3. From primary school to university, he competed in various sports competitions.
4. In 2022, he entered the Faculty of Communication of Baskent University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in radio, television and cinema.
5. He won the male category of Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması 2023. 
6. In 2025, he visited Italy and Spain.
7. In 2026, he visited Georgia, France, the Netherlands and Thailand.
8. He won Mister Turkiye 2026.
9. He is Mister International Turkiye 2026.
10. He is a Mister International 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Navdar is 6’3″ tall. He won Mister Turkiye 2026 while being managed by Daman Management, an international modeling agency based in Istanbul.

2020s

• On August 20, 2023, he was selected as one of the 28 contestants of the male category of Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması 2023.
• On September 2, 2023, he was selected as one of the 12 finalists in the male category of Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması 2023.
• On September 7, 2023, he competed against 11 other finalists in the male category of Sinemanın Kral ve Kraliçesi Yarışması 2023 at WOW Istanbul Hotel in Bakırköy, Istanbul and won. In the same event, Pınar Deniz, then 21, won the female category of the competition.
• In October 2025, he was photographed by Alejandro Ramirez for CELINE, a French luxury fashion house based in Paris, France.
• In November 2025, he traveled to Milan, Italy.
• In December 2025, he was photographed by Ramirez in Barcelona, Spain for Versace.
• In March 2026, he traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia.
• In April 2026, he traveled to Paris, France.
• On July 11, 2026, he traveled to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• On July 22, 2026, he competed against 29 other Mister Turkiye 2026 at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center in Istanbul and won. This made him Mister International Turkiye 2026.
• On September 26, 2026, he will represent Turkiye at Mister International 2026 and compete against 50 other candidates at the MCC Hall of The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Khlong Chan, Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand.