Gökhan Alkan

Gökhan Alkan — Biography

Gökhan Alkan is one of Turkish television's romantic leads: he made his name as Tarık in Kocamın Ailesi and built a lasting audience with Seviyor Sevmiyor and Kalp Atışı. In recent years he has stayed on screen with Kalp Yarası, Kraliçe and Kül Masalı, and in late 2025 he began filming the atv series Medeni Hâller.

He reached acting through theatre and music. He studied automotive technology teaching at Kocaeli University and took an associate degree in foreign trade and marketing at Anadolu University, acting with amateur theatre groups and performing live music during those years. He trained at MSM Actor Studio and the Müjdat Gezen Art Center, studying singing, solfège, poetry and voice-over, spent two seasons at the Müjdat Gezen Theatre and then founded his own company, İstanbul Kumpanyası, with friends.

His first television job was in 2011, as a guest playing Shah Tahmasp in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. After Her Şey Yolunda and Gurbette Aşk Bir Yastıkta, Kocamın Ailesi, opposite Beren Gökyıldız, introduced him to a wide audience. He then played Yiğit Balcı in Seviyor Sevmiyor and Ali Asaf Denizoğlu in Kalp Atışı, joined the cast of Yasak Elma, and later played Ferit Sancakzade in Kalp Yarası, Ateş Akça in Kraliçe and Arat Giraylı in Kül Masalı. On film he appeared in Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi, Makas and Organik Aşk Hikayeleri. His work in Seviyor Sevmiyor earned a Special Award at the APAN Star Awards in South Korea, and with Öykü Karayel he shared the 2017 Golden Butterfly for Best TV Couple.