Gökhan Alkan (born 8 December 1987) is a Turkish actor. He is multi-faceted in various fields and is trained in solfège, singing and is professionally engaged in acting, sports, voice acting, poetry and lyricism.

Gökhan Alkan
Born
Gökhan Alkan

(1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 36)
NationalityTurkish
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.gokhanalkan.org

Early life

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Gökhan Alkan was born on December 8, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] He has an associate degree from Kocaeli University in "Teaching Automotive Technologies" and another associate degree from Anadolu University in "Foreign Trade and Marketing".[2][3] He was involved in amateur theatre groups in high school and university years and gave live music performances during the same time. After studying for a year at Müjdat Gezen Art Center, he was chosen for the Müjdat Gezen Theatre as a professional actor.

Alkan received his acting and singing education at MSM Actor Studio and Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[3] From 2010 to 2013, he acted in several plays for two seasons at Müjdat Gezen Theatre and after graduation he eventually set up his own theatre with a group of friends.


Career

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The first television experience of Alkan in professional terms has been with the historical series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, a project that was launched in 2011 and brought a big sound. He joined several episodes of Muhteşem Yüzyıl as a guest actor, drawing a lot of attention towards his performance and personality. As a result, he was cast for several lead roles afterward. Alkan started being recognized as a mainstream actor in Turkey with his lead role as Tarık Uygun in Kocamın Ailesi, which had a run of two seasons with 57 episodes with Beren Gökyıldız.

Following Kocamın Ailesi Alkan was cast for the lead roles in series Seviyor Sevmiyor with Zeynep Çamcı and medical series Kalp Atışı with Öykü Karayel as Yiğit Balcı and Ali Asaf Denizoğlu. He shared the lead roles with Yağmur Tanrısevsin in the romantic drama Kalp Yarası.

In 2016, Alkan played lead roles in two non-commercial films, Makas and Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi. Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi was crowned with many titles in numerous film festivals and was awarded the Best Film at the 9th Montreal Turkish Film Festival in 2017.[4] Alkan was honored with a Special Award at 5th APAN Star Awards held in South Korea for his performance as Yiğit Balcı in Seviyor Sevmiyor, a variation of a Korean production.[5] He was a part of the ensemble cast of Organik Aşk Hikayeleri, a feature film consisting of 8 short films. Organik Aşk Hikayeleri was nominated for 7 awards at the 2017 Madrid International Film Festival with one win, and 4 awards at the 2017 Toronto ReelHeART International Film Festival with wins Best Foreign Language Film and Best Ensemble Cast.[6]

Personal life

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Alkan is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and has used this condition as an advantage to concentrate and give all his energies to his work. Due to this condition Alkan has been forced to plan and schedule his life since he was diagnosed.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi Ferhat Leading role
Makas Fatih Kömürcü
2017 Organik Aşk Hikayeleri Hasan Ensemble cast

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Tahmasp I Guest actor
2013 Her Şey Yolunda Merkez Cem Karabey Leading role
2013–2014 Gurbette Aşk Bir Yastıkta Osman Türkoğlu Leading role
2014–2015 Kocamın Ailesi Tarık Uygun/Engin Ar Leading role
2016–2017 Seviyor Sevmiyor Yiğit Balcı Leading role
2017–2018 Kalp Atışı Ali Asaf Denizoğlu Leading role
2019 Zengin ve Yoksul Karan Serezli Leading role
2020 Yasak Elma Kerim İncesu Supporting role
2021–2022 Kalp Yarası Ferit Sancakzade Leading role
2023 Kraliçe Ateş Akça
2024 Kül Masalı Arat Giraylı

Theatre

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Year Title Writer Theatre
2010–11 Mustafam Kemalim Müjdat Gezen Müjdat Gezen Theatre
Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım Haldun Taner Müjdat Gezen Theatre
Oscar Claude Magnier [fr] Müjdat Gezen Theatre
2012–13 İstanbul ve Aşk Tarık Şerbetçioğlu İstanbul Kumpanyası

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Work Result
2016 APAN Star Awards[5] Special Award Seviyor Sevmiyor Won
2017 Golden Butterfly Awards[7] Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won
2017 Marie Claire Magazine Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won
2017 20th Hürriyet Awards Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won

References

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  1. ^ "'Kalp Atışı'nın Ali Asaf'ı Gökhan Alkan kimdir?", CNN Türk (in Turkish), July 30, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  2. ^ a b "I Ran After My Love "Gokhan Alkan"", istandist.com, retrieved August 8, 2019
  3. ^ a b "Kalp Atışı Ali Asaf kimdir? Gökhan Alkan kimdir?", Habertürk (in Turkish), July 21, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  4. ^ "'A Season of Daphne' wins best picture award in 9th Montreal Turkish Film Festival", Hürriyet Daily News, May 28, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  5. ^ a b "Zeynep Çamcı ve Gökhan Alkan, Kore'den ödülle döndü!", Gecce (in Turkish), October 11, 2016, retrieved August 8, 2019
  6. ^ "ReelHeART 2017 – Films and Screenplays – Complete Winners List", ReelHeART, July 11, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  7. ^ "44. Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu!", Haberler.com (in Turkish), December 11, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
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