
Berk Cankat
Acting
Biography
Berk Cankat (born 9 May 1984) is a Turkish actor and graphic designer. 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. 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 a role on Star TV's series Güzel Köylü playing the character of "Cemal". Cankat shared the leading role with Gizem Karaca, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. However, the series ended on 17 June 2015. In November 2015, he was cast as "İskender (Alex)" on the historic series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, produced by Tims Productions for Star TV. In January 2016, Cankat won an Elle Style Awards as Actor of the Year. In 2017, he was cast in a leading role on Yıldızlar Şahidim opposite Özge Gürel.
Known For

Yaman, who lives in the suburb of Tozludere (Istanbul), is arrested and put in jail with his brother because his brother decided to steal a car at a petrol station. Until that day he tried to change his destiny by working hard to earn a good life. That evening he was unwillingly introduced to crime and his clean dossier was tainted. He meets a rich lawyer, Selim Serez.
Medcezir

Tells the legendary story between the Sultan of Kosem and Ahmed I.
Magnificent Century: Kösem

A beautiful girl from Istanbul moves to a small village and that changes her life.
Güzel Köylü

Facing divorce, Selim learns his wife Meyra is terminally ill and fights to win her back. But with past love and secrets resurfacing, their fragile bond is tested between love, loyalty, and second chances.
Queen of Tears

Berna and Belgin are two 40-year-old women who oppose the rules imposed by society and men. These women, who live different lives from different environments but have to struggle with similar problems, are in search of freedom and identity.
Aslında Özgürsün

A mother whose daughter has been kidnapped and a father who has lost his wife come across five children with different extraordinary powers. Though they all came from completely different lives, the unlikely team must become a family to protect themselves.
I'll Tell You A Secret

Seven special ops cops and their leader chase the organized crime leader Ejder. Their lives are permanently altered when they inevitably get closer to him.
Day Zero

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Gülizar

Melike Candan a star in the 80s, now cleans toilets at a bar where one days he meets Gökçe Yücel, who has big hopes for the future.
Bir Deli Rüzgar

Aras is a pop star who has won the love and admiration of the whole country. June is an ordinary neighborhood girl who dreams of becoming a singer, in love with her desperately. There are innumerable obstacles such as glory, fame, class difference to come together. But in a concert, Aras and June find themselves among many people, and they realize that the real obstacle between them is Arist's father Fikret and his mother Zeynep who disappeared years ago.
Yıldızlar Şahidim

Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only Ottoman officer not to lose a battle during WW1. However, despite all his success, he would encounter an unexpected challenge upon his return to Istanbul.
Atatürk II 1881 – 1919

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P.A.Y

Renowned Turkish painter Osman Hamdi Bey's "In Front of the Green Mosque" is sold to a private foundation for a hefty sum but is stolen during the transfer. An underground network attempts to smuggle it from a decaying warehouse, unwittingly bringing together a group of strangers with clashing motives. Among them are criminals, vengeful lovers, a grieving bird breeder, a runaway banker, and a kidnapped taxi driver. Unaware of the larger scheme, they find themselves entangled in a high-stakes clash over stolen art.
The Share

A biopic focusing on to the childhood and the early years of the military career of the founder and the first President of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.