Birkan Sokullu

Biography

Birkan Sokullu is a Turkish actor known for Demir in Küçük Sırlar, the Turkish remake of Gossip Girl, and for leading roles in Hayat Şarkısı and Masumlar Apartmanı. He was born on 6 October 1985 in Istanbul and is of Bosnian origin.

From basketball to acting

Sokullu played basketball for ten years before a leg injury ended his sports career. He graduated from Maltepe University in Radio and TV Programming and began modelling while still a student. He took acting lessons from Dolunay Soysert and studied drama for a year at Istanbul Aydın University.

Career

He was first noticed in popular series such as Küçük Kadınlar, Melekler Korusun and Uçurum. His first big leading role came as Demir in Küçük Sırlar, and he later won wider fame with the hit drama Hayat Şarkısı and the acclaimed family drama Masumlar Apartmanı.

Sokullu has also become a familiar face in historical productions, including Kurt Seyit ve Şura, Netflix’s docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman, Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, Bir Aile Hikayesi and Fatih. In 2018 he starred in the fantasy series Yaşamayanlar with Kerem Bürsin and Elçin Sangu, and in 2019 he had a leading role in the horror film Güzelliğin Portresi.