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Berk Cankat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ömer Berk Cankat 9 May 1984 Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupations | Actor, graphic designer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Awards | ELLE Style Awards |
Berk Cankat (born 9 May 1984) is a Turkish actor and graphic designer.
Early life
[edit]Berk Cankat was born on 9 May 1984 in Ankara to family of Circassian origin.[1] Because his father worked as an architect and contractor, he spent his childhood in several cities, including Ankara, Eskişehir, and Hatay. He completed his primary education in Hatay and his secondary and high school education in Ankara, where he became involved in school theater. In 1999, he gained his first amateur theatre experience through Haldun Taner's play Ay Işığında Samata. Cankat later graduated from Bilkent University with a degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Berk Cankat was never interested in acting in college. After graduating from university, he came to Istanbul to work as a graphic designer with his close friend. He decided to become an actor after coming to Istanbul. He studied acting at the Academy 35 Buçuk Sanat Evi and began his professional career in theatre. In 2011, he starred in the plays The Seagull written by Anton Chekhov and Barut Kıvısı written by Dejan Dukovski, followed by the theatre play Merhaba Efendim written by Muzaffer İzgü in 2012.[3] He also worked as an assistant to Civan Canova on the play Kızıl Ötesi Aydınlık, and to Vahide Perçin on Otobüs.
His first television experience was with Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim on Fox TV. In this series, he portrayed the character of "Savaş" which had fantastic powers and controlled minds with his gaze.[4] After making a name for himself, he joined the Medcezir' series as a guest actor and brought the character of "Cem" to life. After becoming well-known in Turkey, in summer 2014, he got his first leading role on Star TV's series Güzel Köylü, where he shared the leading role with Gizem Karaca, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. Despite its constant high rankings, the series concluded on 17 June 2015 at the peak of its popularity, partly due to production staff requiring a break after a year of continuous work.[5] In January 2015, Cankat won an Elle Style Awards as Actor of the Year.[6] However, he was one of those who did not attend the ceremony.[7] In November 2015, he was cast on the historic series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, produced by Tims Productions for Star TV as İskender (Alex)[8], who is loosely based on Count Alexander of Montenegro. It was there that he once again met Ekin Koç, a co-star from Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim. In 2017, he was cast in a leading role as a pop star in Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.[9] The following year, he starred in Gülizar with Farah Zeynep Abdullah[10] and in Bir Deli Rüzgar with Pınar Deniz.[11]
Berk Cankat did not act again until his return in 2022 with Aslında Özgürsün[12] and Sıfırıncı Gün. He later starred in two more historical fiction series in 2024: Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi and Atatürk[13]; the latter served as his first film. He also appeared in the Turkish adaptation of the South Korean drama Queen of Tears, Ask ve Gözyasi.[14] Starting May 01, 2026, he started playing in a new series that aired on tabii called P.A.Y.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Berk Cankat and Pınar Deniz began a relationship while starring in the 2018 series Bir Deli Rüzgar. They quietly ended their relationship due to undisclosed reasons around December 2019. [16][17][18]
In mid-2023, Sinem Ünsal revealed that she and Berk Cankat were in a relationship.[19] The two continue to share their relationship with mutual love for each other.[20]
In addition to Turkish, his mother tongue, he is fluent in English.[13]
Theater
[edit]| Theater | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Play | Writer | |
| 1999 | Ay Işığında Samata | Haldun Taner | |
| 2011 | The Seagull | Anton Chekhov | |
| Barut Fıçısı | Dejan Dukovski | ||
| 2012 | Merhaba Efendim | Muzaffer İzgü | |
Filmography
[edit]| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013–2014 | Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim | Savaş | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Medcezir | Cem | |
| 2014–2015 | Güzel Köylü | Cemal | Leading role |
| 2015–2016 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Alexander / İskender | |
| 2017 | Yıldızlar Şahidim | Aras | |
| 2018 | Gülizar | Murat | |
| Bir Deli Rüzgar | Uğur | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sıfırıncı Gün | Mert | |
| 2024 | Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi | Bloody Bernard | |
| 2025 | Ask ve Gözyasi | Ercan | Supporting role |
| Web Series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Aslında Özgürsün | Koray | Supporting role |
| 2026 | P.A.Y[13] | - | |
| Films | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023-2024 | Atatürk | Ali Fuat Cebesoy | Leading role |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ELLE Style Awards | Actor of the Year | Güzel Köylü | Won |
| 2016 | Footed Newspaper TV Stars Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Period Drama | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Nominated |
| Turkish Youth Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gülizar dizisinin yakışıklı jönü Berk Cankat kimdir, kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ www.imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6122128/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "ID İletişim". idiletisim. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "FOX - Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim Oyuncuları". www.fox.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Güzel Köylü bitiyor". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Elle Style Awards 2015 kazananları belli oldu!". Ranini.tv. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Foto Galeri: Elle Style Awards 'Still Ödülleri' Sahiplerini Buldu - FlyPaparazzi". FlyPaparazzi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "GALERİ: İŞTE MUHTEŞEM YÜZYIL KÖSEM'İN YAKIŞIKLILARI: EKİN KOÇ VE BERK CANKAT". GZONE (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Yıldızlar Altında dizisinin ismi Yıldızlar Şahidim olarak değiştirildi". Televizyongazetesi.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ Gülizar | Dizilah. Retrieved 11 June 2026 – via dizilah.com.
- ↑ Bir Deli Rüzgar | Dizilah. Retrieved 11 June 2026 – via www.dizilah.com.
- ↑ www.imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18644688/. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 3 "Berk Cankat - Actor - etalenta". www.etalenta.eu. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Aşk ve Gözyaşı | Kadro | Ercan Sezer". www.atv.com.tr. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ www.imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38786276/. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐬 (@thatgirlnims) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ TURKISH CELEBRITIES (12 May 2021). Why did Pınar Deniz and Berk Cankat break up?. Retrieved 11 June 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Pınar Deniz ile Berk Cankat ayrıldı mı? - Magazin Haberleri". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sinem Ünsal'dan aşk itirafı: Tatlı tatlı ilişkiye başladık - Yeni Marmara Gazetesi". www.yenimarmaragazetesi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Uzak Şehir'in Alya'sı Sinem Ünsal paylaştı! İşte sevgilisi Berk Cankat'la aşk dolu karesi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Berk Cankat at IMDb