Gökhan Alkan

Gökhan Alkan was born on December 8, 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey as the only child of an immigrant family.[1] He graduated from Kocaeli University in Automotive Engineering and from Anadolu University in Foreign Trade and Marketing. Before switching paths to pursue acting and singing, he worked as an engineer and a teacher for a brief period of time.[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.

The first television experience of Alkan in professional terms has been with the 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. Following Kocamın Ailesi Alkan was cast for the lead roles in series Seviyor Sevmiyor and Kalp Atışı as Yiğit Balcı and Ali Asaf Denizoğlu.

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]

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]

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• Gökhan Alkan at IMDb