Muharrem Saruhan Hünel was born on January 7, 1990 in Istanbul. The artist, who has an Arab family of Aleppo origin on his mother's side and Albanian origin on his father's side, grew up in Edirnekapı. There were also traces of music in the family; His sister, Aslı Hünel, is a singer and his father, Mehmet Fevzi Hünel, was a Turkish dance champion.
Hünel graduated from textile vocational high school in her youth and enrolled in Marmara University Faculty of Business Administration, but after a while she left school to start her modeling career.
His step into the artistic life happened as a result of a coincidence. When she caught the attention of director Özdemir Birsel, she started acting in his projects. His real breakthrough came with the character "Tilki Ekrem" in the TV series Aynalı Tahir, which started broadcasting in 1998. Hünel, who became widely known for this role, stayed on the screens for a total of 159 episodes. Later, he took part in many television productions and gave life to different characters.
He also won the admiration of the audience with his role as "Alişar Bey" in the TV series Kurulus Osman, which was broadcast in 2019. The artist, who also has experience in the field of cinema, appeared in the 1993 films Yasak Sokaklar and Ufukta Bir Ağaç. In 2016, he played the character of Abdurrahman Erzincani in the movie Somuncu Baba: The Secret of Love. In her personal life, Hünel married producer Sergin Akyaz in 2003 and left this relationship in 2010.
Productions in which he took part
- Established: Osman (2019) — Alişar Bey
- Karagül (2013) — Kenan
- Aynalı Tahir (1998) — Tilki Ekrem
- Lost Years (2006) — Brunette
- Head of the Family (2009) — Saruhan
- Sparrow (2008) — East
- Arjen: Road to Perdition (2024)
- Somuncu Baba: The Secret of Love (2016)
- Nilgün (1999)
- The Sin of Forbidden Love (2026)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
