Gökhan Alkan
# Gökhan Alkan

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.

## Early life

Gökhan Alkan was born on December 8, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey as the only child of an immigrant family. He has an associate degree from Kocaeli University in "Teaching Automotive Technologies" and another associate degree from Anadolu University in "Foreign Trade and Marketing". 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. 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

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. 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. 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.

## Personal life

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.

## Filmography

### Films

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

### Television series

| 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 | Leading role |

## Theatre

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

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | APAN Star Awards | Special Award | Seviyor Sevmiyor | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Butterfly Awards | 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 |
