Görkem Yeltan

Görkem Yeltan was born on January 17, 1977 in Nazilli district of Aydın. His mother's name was Nesrin and his father's name was Halil. Yeltan, who took his first steps on his artistic journey in his youth, continued his education life intertwined with art. The education he received both during his high school years and at the Istanbul State Conservatory strengthened his interest in performing arts.

He met acting during his university years and knocked on the door of Ali Poyrazoğlu Theater and gained his first professional experiences there in 1993.

Yeltan, who made rapid progress on theater stages after his education, had the opportunity to work with different groups in a short time. In 1995, he joined Theater Istanbul, then Theater Ti and Bakırköy Municipal Theatre. Between 1998 and 1999, he performed at Gazanfer Özcan Gönül Ülkü Theatre. Following these experiences, he reached another stage by completing his conservatory education in 1999.

Drawing attention with his production work as well as his writing and acting, Yeltan's contributions to children's literature are quite extensive. After his first book, "Red's Letters", published in 2001, he gained a solid place for himself in children's literature with the works he published consecutively. The albums in which the author voiced children's books also attracted great attention.

Yeltan, who also started writing song lyrics in the same period, took part in Mehmet Güreli's albums. His roles in film and TV series projects brought him to wider audiences; After his "Super Baba" experience in 1993, he became known for his performance in the second season of "Kara Melek" in 1997.

Yeltan, who appeared before the audience with different roles in her cinema career, was in front of the camera for the first time in 2007 with "When I Say Zero". Then, in 2008, he attracted attention with his leading role in the movie "Shadow". In 2009, he took part in the movie "Uzak İhtimal" as both an actor and a screenwriter, and won awards at both national and international festivals with this work.

In 2011, she received the "Best Actress" award from Altın Koza for the second time with the movie "Eylül". Yeltan is known for his sensitivity to social issues as well as art; He takes an active role in anti-war movements and was one of the people who announced that he would vote "Yes" in the constitutional referendum in 2010.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 28 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Love Burns (2008) — Türkan
• Snake Story (1999) — Commissioner Derya
• Black Melek (1997) — Ayşe Sökmen
• Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
• Dear Husband (2002)
• Cage (2021) — Aysel
• Eylül (2011) — Aslı
• My Best Friend (2003)
• Sunshine (2026)
• Confrontation (1998)
• We Fell in Love with You (2002) — Yasemin
• Alija (2018) — Halida Izetbegović

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.