Timur Ülker: What is known about father and mother

Timur Ülker is no stranger to the TV world. The actor has already appeared in several television formats. In “I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!” the GZSZ star now wants to grab the jungle crown. But what is known about his life away from the spotlight? And what’s going on with Bill Kaulitz?

Timur Ülker: age, origin, parents

Timur Ülker was born on July 18, 1989 in Hamburg-Harburg. He grew up with his mother as his father left the family when he was five years old. At the age of 20, Timur joined the Bundeswehr and signed up for four years. Among other things, he was deployed in Afghanistan.

He is said to not have a particularly good relationship with his father today. His mother, on the other hand, still plays an important role in his life. He told RTL in 2021: “I owe my career to my mom!”

Jungle Camp 2025: Timur Ülker is there as a celebrity candidate

2025 is a big year for Timur Ülker: He is currently staying in the RTL jungle camp alongside Lilly Becker, Maurice Dziwak, Nina Bott and other celebrities. The joy about this is great, as he expressed in several Instagram posts in January 2025. It remains to be seen whether he can win the jungle crown.

Bill Kaulitz hints: Is there something going on with Timur Ülker?

A celebrity is happy about Timur Ülker’s participation in the jungle camp: Bill Kaulitz. The “Tokio Hotel” frontman hinted in his podcast “Kaulitz Hills” that he had “a hot story” to tell about the actor. Is there something going on between the two?

However, the “GZSZ” actor denied this to “Bild” and emphasized: “I didn’t have sex with Bill Kaulitz! I’ve never had anything with a man. I just like the female body.” But he’s not mad at Heidi Klum’s brother-in-law because of the suggestion. “I know exactly what he means. That’s actually really funny,” he said. According to him, it has to do with his appearance in “Adam sucht Eva”. However, he didn’t reveal anything more.

Timur Ülker: age, origin, parents

Timur Ülker was born on July 18, 1989 in Hamburg-Harburg. He grew up with his mother as his father left the family when he was five years old. At the age of 20, Timur joined the Bundeswehr and signed up for four years. Among other things, he was deployed in Afghanistan.

Timur Ülker’s career: expelled from “Köln 50667”, joined GZSZ

Timur Ülker first appeared on TV in 2015. He played the role of “Cem Arslan” in the program “Köln 50667” (RTLZWEI) for two years. However, he was kicked out in 2017, as he revealed in his book “Shadow Boxing.” Due to uninhibited party nights, the production parted ways with him. In the same year he appeared in an episode of “Aktenzeichen

Timur has been playing the character “Nihat Güney” in the popular soap since 2018. He was so well received by fans that RTL gave the actor the miniseries “Nihat – Everything at the Beginning” in 2021. There he played alongside TV colleague Sarah Mangione.

Timur Ülker naked on TV: He appeared on “Adam sucht Eva”.

Before his professional breakthrough at GZSZ, Timur Ülker also tried his hand at trash TV. In 2017 he was seen naked in the dating show “Adam sucht Eva – Celebrities in Paradise”. Without clothes, the heartthrob was looking for true love alongside Patricia Blanco, Djamila Rowe and Bastian Yotta.

But the GSZS star likes to show what’s hidden under his clothes not only on television, but also on Instagram. However, some fans are of the opinion that the many topless selfies are a bit exaggerated – and are annoyed. “Do you always have to show your upper body?” was a critical comment on a snapshot of the actor in September 2024.

Timur Ülker: He has two children with his girlfriend

One woman didn’t particularly like Timur Ülker’s trip to nude TV for “Adam sucht Eva” – his girlfriend Caroline Steinhof. The two weren’t together at the time, but she still told “BZ” in 2019: “He asked me beforehand about my attitude. I didn’t think it was good at all, but we talked about it in detail and in the end I wished him good luck included.”

The couple met and fell in love in 2014. A short time later their daughter Ileya was born. In 2017, Timur separated from his girlfriend. But that didn’t last long, because just a few months later they got back together. Their son Ilay Kaan was born in October 2019.

Timur Ülker on “Let’s Dance”: This is how far the actor got on the dance show

In 2022, Timur Ülker was able to show what he can do in terms of movement technology on “Let’s Dance”. In the end, the GZSZ star made it to the seventh show. But then it all came to an end: Ülker had to leave the popular RTL format. He ultimately took eighth place.

Timur Ülker’s hair dilemma: fans are puzzled

At the beginning of 2024, Timur Ülker was often seen wearing a black baseball cap on “Good Times, Bad Times”. This surprised many viewers, as “TV Digital” reported in January of the same year. Rumors spread that the actor had undergone a hair transplant.

For many fans, it seemed logical that Ülker was not satisfied with the result – and therefore hid his hair under a cap. So far, the GZSZ star has not commented on the rumors.