| Ali İhsan Varol | |
| Native Name: | Adyghe; Adygei: Уарол Али Iихьсэн |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Citizenship: | Turkey |
| Occupation: | TV presenter, actor, scenarist, producer |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
| Spouse: | Ayşe Varol |
Ali İhsan Varol (Adyghe; Adygei: Уарол Али-Ихьсэн; born 28 June 1976) is a Turkish TV show presenter, producer, and actor of Circassian[1] origin. Known for his cheerful personality, Varol is the presenter and producer of the TV Show Word Game (Kelime Oyunu). As of 2021, he has hosted this game show for 9 years.[2] [3] He also starred as Yiğit in TV series, Kardeş Payı.
He was born in 1976 in Istanbul to Circassian parents who originate from the Circassian-majority district of Pınarbaşı, Kayseri.[4] [5] [6] He entered the Ankara University Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences but later changed his mind and entered History, and finally he tried Public Administration. After university, he worked in a car rental business in Bodrum for 1.5 years.[7] He later continued his career in the tourism sector. He then started in the television industry as a production assistant. He took his first step into acting in 1998 with a TV series about a monkey called Çarli, which was broadcast on Star TV. Known as an animal lover, he later took on the role of caring for Çarli, the lead role in the series.[7] The Kelime Oyunu (Word Game) program, which he hosted and produced, gained him fame in Turkey.[2] [3] He also later hosted a version of the show in the Circassian language. In 2014 he joined Kardeş Payı as an actor, where he later worked as a scenarist.[8] In the same year, he was a guest actor the movie Recep İvedik 4 where he played himself.