Birkan Sokullu (born 6 October 1985) is a Turkish actor.

Birkan Sokullu
Sokullu in 2020
Born (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 39)
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Spouse
(m. 2012; div. 2015)

Life and career

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Birkan Sokullu was born in Istanbul on 6 October 1985.[1] Sokullu is of Bosnian origins.[2] He left his basketball career after 10 years due to his leg injury.[3] He graduated from Maltepe University with a specialty in Radio TV Programming.[1] While studying at university, he began his modelling career. He took acting lessons from Dolunay Soysert. He also studied in Drama and Acting Department of İstanbul Aydın University for one year but he dropped out.[4]

Sokullu started to get noticed after he joined the cast of popular series including Küçük Kadınlar, Melekler Korusun, and Uçurum. His first popular leading role is Demir in Küçük Sırlar, the Turkish remake of Gossip Girl. His gained fame with hit series Hayat Şarkısı and Masumlar Apartmanı. He has also appeared in a number of historical drama series such as Kurt Seyit ve Şura, Rise of Empires: Ottoman, Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, Bir Aile Hikayesi, and Fatih. In 2018, Sokullu starred in the fictional series Yaşamayanlar with Kerem Bürsin and Elçin Sangu. He also had a leading role in the 2019 horror film Güzelliğin Portresi.[5]

Filmography

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TV Series
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2008 Elif Mustafa ATV Supporting role
Küçük Kadınlar Ayaz Kanal D Joined
2009–2010 Melekler Korusun Levent Show TV
2010–2011 Küçük Sırlar Demir Kanal DStar TV Leading role
2012 Uçurum Ulaş ATV Joined
2013 Fatih Şehzade Mustafa Kanal D Supporting role
2014 Kurt Seyit ve Şura Petro Borinsky Star TV Leading role
2016–2017 Hayat Şarkısı Kerim Cevher Kanal D
2017 Yüz Yüze Cihangir Show TV
2019 Bir Aile Hikayesi Berk Güneş Fox
2020–2022 Masumlar Apartmanı Han Derenoğlu TRT 1
2022 Kırmızı Oda TV8 Guest appearance
2023 Yüz Yıllık Mucize Kemal/Ali Tahir/Eşref Star TV Leading role
Web Series
Year Project Role Platform Notes
2018 Yaşamayanlar Numel BluTV Leading role
2020 Rise of Empires: Ottoman Giovanni Giustiniani Netflix docudrama/ Leading role
2020 Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm Topkapılı Cambaz Mehmet Bey Tabii /TRT 1 mini series/ Leading role
2024 Zamanın Kapıları Sinan TOD Leading role
Films
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Kronoloji Hakan Leading role
Güzelliğin Portresi Özgür Leading role
2024 Romantik Hırsız Güney Leading role

References

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  1. ^ a b "Birkan Sokullu kimdir?". Hürriyet. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ Onedio.com. ""Nereden Geliyor Bu Yakışıklılık?" Dedirten 24 Aktörümüz ve Memleketleri". onedio.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Birkan Sokullu kimdir? - GAZETE VATAN". gazetevatan.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Kimin oyuncusu".
  5. ^ "Birkan Sokullu kimdir?". 29 March 2016.
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