Born in Adana, Demir Karahan, real name Demir Kamil Görgün, is a well-known name in the Turkish cinema and TV series world. Karahan, who crossed paths with director Duygu Sağıroğlu while continuing his education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, left his medical education unfinished and stepped into acting.
The artist, who appeared in front of the camera at a young age, went to France with a Türkiye-France co-production project, where she starred in four films, worked as a director's assistant and got married. Karahan, who returned to his country for military service, was interested in trade and farming during the periods when cinema was stagnant, and also entered political life, serving as the DSP Provincial Chairman in Adana and publishing a newspaper.
He was a candidate in local elections in 1994 and 2004, and in 2004 he ran as a CHP candidate from the Islands. Later, she came back to the screens with TV series projects after meeting with Osman Exam in Strasbourg.
Demir Karahan, who is also a screenwriter and director in addition to acting in his artistic life, wrote the script of the 1971 movie "Çark" and directed the same movie. He is the father of Melih Görgün, an artist, actor and academician who graduated from Anadolu University Faculty of Business Administration.
Demir Karahan, whose real name is Demir Görgün, is a Turkish cinema and TV series actor born in Adana on March 25, 1944. The artist, who left his education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine after graduating from Austrian High School and stepped into acting, also took part in various projects in France in the early period of his career.
After returning to Türkiye, Karahan took a break from cinema and engaged in farming and trade for a while, as well as engaging in various political initiatives, and returned to the screens after meeting Osman Exam. In addition to acting, Karahan was also the screenwriter and director of the 1971 film *Çark*, and is known for his performances in widely followed projects such as *Deli Yürek*, *Kurtlar Vadisi* (with the character of Undersecretary), *Adanalı*, *Tatar Ramazan* and *Once Upon a Time in Cyprus*.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 38 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Valley of the Wolves (2003) — Chief of Intelligence
- Forced President (2009)
- Deli Yürek (1999) — Big Brother
- Adanali (2008) — Atilla Ateş
- Hennaed Lambs (2006)
- Kardeş Payı (2014) — Enver Tokerli
- Gassal (2024) — Hüseyin
- June Night (2004) — Ural
- Can Kırıkları (2018) — Behçet Sarı
- Baba's Money (2020) — Niyazi Dear Baba
- Day Zero (2022)
- Serhat (2023) — Qualification
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
