Kanbolat Görkem Arslan

Kanbolat Görkem Arslan — Biography

Kanbolat Görkem Arslan was a theatre, film and television actor well known on Turkish TV. He was best known as Mahir Çayan in Hatırla Sevgili, Sefer Kılıçarslan in Poyraz Karayel and Saru Batu Savcı (Savcı Bey) in Kuruluş Osman. He died in Istanbul on 11 February 2026, aged 45.

A graduate of the Theatre Department of the Hacettepe University State Conservatory, Arslan began acting in 1997 at the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Acting Workshop and appeared on stage from 1998. His first screen work was Çemberimde Gül Oya in 2004, and Hatırla Sevgili brought him a wide audience. Asi, Ezel, Ayrılık and the three-season Yer Gök Aşk followed; in the same years he made the films Hayatın Tuzu, Teslimiyet, Yurt and Daire, playing Cemal in Daire. Poyraz Karayel on Kanal D was his best-known series period.

Later he played Yener Fettah, the elder son of Kudret Fettah, in Servet, and Reşat Batur in Bir Deli Rüzgar. In his last years he turned to historical characters: Saru Batu Savcı in Kuruluş Osman, Saltuk Beg in Destan and Gümüştekin in Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi. His last film credit was Oy'una Geldik in 2025. He fell ill at home and was taken to hospital; he died of a heart attack and was buried the next day at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.