Gökçe Özyol

Gökçe Özyol was born on 15 September 1972 in Istanbul, to a family from Bursa; his father was a civil engineer. He graduated from the Cartoon and Animation Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Before acting he worked in animation and illustration, served as promotion director at Best FM radio, and worked on the technical crew of the Istanbul Kraliyet Theatre. He gained his first on-camera experience in 2006, at Fethi Kantarcı's invitation, in the series "İki Aile." He appeared in the series "Gece Gündüz" (2008), "Kış Masalı" (2009, as Ömer), and "Geniş Aile" (2009, as Dündar). He gained wide recognition from 2010 to 2012 for the role of the flirtatious neighbor Barış in ATV's comedy series "Yahşi Cazibe," the top-rated comedy of its time. He also appeared in "Alemin Kıralı" (guest role), "Ali Ayşe'yi Seviyor" (2013, as Bekir), "Filinta" (2014, as Emrullah), "Hatasız Kul Olmaz" (2014, as Recep), "No: 309" (2016–2017, as Kurtuluş), "Kadın" (2018), and "Bir Annenin Günahı" (2020). In 2026 he played Adem, the driver and all-purpose helper of the Aydınoğlu family, in the Star TV series "Tuzlu Kahve." His film credits include "Romantik Komedi 2: Bekarlığa Veda" (2013), "Güvercin Uçuverdi" (2015), and "Deliler: Fatih'in Fermanı" (2018). He also works as a voice actor, having voiced characters in the Turkish dubs of "Ice Age 4" and "Kötü Kedi Şerafettin" (as Martı Rıfkı). He performed in the play "Karanlıkta Komedi" (2020). In 2011 he married Gökçe Aytaç; the couple divorced in 2013.