Gökberk Demirci

Gökberk Demirci is a Turkish actor. He acted in Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı (Once Upon A Time In The Ottoman Empire), Hayatımın Aşkı (Love of My Life), Adını Sen Koy (Prisoner of Love) & Yemin (The Promise, both with: Özge), Üç Kız Kardeş (Three Sisters), Yalan (The Family Burden, also: Feyyaz), Rüya Gibi (Like a Dream, also: Seda, Ahsen, Furkan, Emre, Uğur, Şebnem, Yağmur, Yeliz, Burcu & Celil) and more.

Photo Source: rüya gibi, show tv

Facts:

• on his father’s side, he is originally from Adana
• his younger brother, Berkay, who was six years younger, lost his life in a motorcycle accident at the age of 18
  • he was also passionate about motorcycles, but had to give up this passion after his brother’s death and because he became his family’s only child
  • his brother’s death made him more thoughtful and less selfish, aware that there are people he must not hurt, adding that life taught him this, which is why he became calmer, less excitable, having experienced many things early and now focusing on his work, home and dog
• his mother was a homemaker and his father was a soldier, says he grew up as a sailor’s and soldier’s child
• describes his childhood as very fun, growing up in the small seaside town of Değirmendere, spending days out on the streets without fear and says the only difficulty of growing up in a small place was that you couldn’t lie because you’d run into people right away
• in addition to his acting career, he practiced mixed martial arts for many years in the past
  • alongside ring sports, he has skills in sword fighting and horseback riding
  • received training in swordsmanship, defense and choreography at Kuzgun Academy from İlker Can Karagül and Slovak Belicka
  • began his athletic journey with CrossFit and continued with sports such as basketball, boxing and Muay Thai
    • placed third in the 2009 Marmara Region Kickboxing Championship in Muay Thai
• during his education years, he took part in children’s plays
• he is self-taught and acting began completely by chance after visiting a friend on a set in İzmit, where he unexpectedly ended up in front of the camera and everything started the moment he came face to face with Türkan Şoray
• worked as a model for Italian photographer Eduardo Delille for a period of time
• he enjoys listening to music, loves sports, antiques and animals of all kinds
• his home is like a museum, with almost everything being antique except the sofa and TV, even his coffee cup dating back around 140 years, adding that it changes the taste of the coffee and feels like a completely different world
• although he is said to have a beautiful voice, he prefers singing to himself and listening rather than performing
  • says he enjoys that his voice is appreciated, adds that it comes naturally and mentions his friends used to joke that he speaks like he’s reciting poetry
• describes himself as calm and peaceful, saying it takes a very serious issue for him to become unhappy or show negative energy
  • says he isn’t boring but serene, can be happy on his own
  • he dislikes both being late and waiting, and hates having his hair touched, saying it gives him goosebumps
  • he isn’t someone who dwells on worries and does his best to live without them, rarely getting angry or overwhelmed, though spiritual matters and memories of past losses can sometimes make him sad
  • while not in his behavior or manner, he feels childlike on an emotional level
• the thing that annoys him most on a date is blunt rudeness
• he rarely stalks because he doesn’t feel curious