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Name: Gurkan Uygun
Birthdate: May 27, 1974
Birthplace: Sakarya, Turkey
Height: 1,8 m
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Education: Istanbul University State Conservatory (Istanbul Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari)
Spouse: Sebnem Uygun (m. 2008 – present)
Children: Mihriban Balim Uygun, Ates Uygun, Miran Mavi Uygun
Biography: Gurkan Uygun was born in Kocaeli as a son of a worker father. His family is of Georgian descent. He moved to Istanbul in 1993 after graduating from high school. He was interested in theatre while he was going to high school. He took theatre lessons at Dormen Theatre. He took part in various theatre plays at Dormen Theatre for 7 years. Gurkan Uygun became very popular with his role as Memati at popular Turkish Drama Valley of Wolves (Kurtlar Vadisi). He took part in Valley of Wolves (Kurtlar Vadisi) for almost 10 years.