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Gürkan Uygun

Gürkan Uygun

Actor · Born May 27, 1974 (52) · İzmit, Turkey

Gürkan Uygun (May 27, 1974, Izmit) is a Turkish theater, serial and film actor. He met the theater in high school years. In 1990, he started amateur theater. Then he studied at the Dormen Theater. In 1996 he began to take part in television series. He played in Yildiz Tilbe's Vazgeçtim music video. He is best known for his role as a Memati in the Valley of the Wolves. For 10 years on TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, he played the character of Memati. Later, he played Mimar Sinan character in Magnificent Century series for several episodes. Between 2013-2015, in the Kaçak TV series he played the character of Serhat Hakeri.

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Born
May 27, 1974 (52)
From
İzmit, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Gürkan Uygun's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Survival
21%
Morality
12%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Bonds
8%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gürkan Uygun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Gürkan Uygun's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Temel: Sümela'nın Şifresi Yeniden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Osman

  • Fidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Recep

  • Dogulu(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Marnali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor's Assistant · as Ali Resat Marnali

  • The Nightfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 110 episodes · as Kürşat Kilimci

  • High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 34 episodes · as Mahmud Pasha

  • Peace with Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ali Telli

  • The Stars Are Far From Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yahya

  • Seni Bulacam Oğlum! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Cengiz

  • The Shadow Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 65 episodes · as S2: Yıldırım Koral /S3: Efkar Baba

  • The Great Seljuks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 34 episodes · as Hasan Sabbah

  • مدرسة الحب (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu(2019)

    as Enver Türkileri

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mehmed: The Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Delibaş

  • Payitaht: Abdulhamid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 65 episodes · as Halil Halit Bey

  • Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 60 episodes · as Şahin

  • Ankara Yazı: Veda Mektubu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Deliormanli(2016)

    as Tahsin Kara

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Kehribar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Orhan Yarımcalı

  • Hep Yek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cevat Bakır

  • Bizans Oyunlari: Geym of Bizans(2016)

    as Gazi Magosa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Telling Tales(2015)

    as Jilet Ali

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Çakallarla Dans 3: Sifir Sikinti(2014)

    as Komiser

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Whisper If I Forget(2014)

    as Kemal Taşçıyan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Are We OK?(2013)

    as İhsan'ın Babası

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Günce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kağıtçı

  • Kaçak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 52 episodes · as Serhat Hakeri

  • Lal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kaçakçı Cafer

  • Gallipoli: End of the Road(2013)

    as Muhsin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hititya: Madalyonun Sırrı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Zebab

  • Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Memati Baş

  • Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 162 episodes · as Memati Baş

  • Valley of the Wolves: Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Memati Baş

  • Valley of the Wolves: Iraq(2006)

    as Memati Baş

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Muşta

  • Valley of the Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 97 episodes · as Memati Baş

  • Şapkadan Babam Çıktı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Aşkım Aşkım (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yedi Numara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Anıl

  • Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Fedai

  • Crazy Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 23 episodes · as Cihan

  • Affet Bizi Hocam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Böyle mi Olacaktı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 22 episodes · as Serkan

  • Tatlı Kaçıklar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 41 episodes · as Tolgahan

  • Kantin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as İsmail

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)

Film career

19962025

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· Valley of the Wolves
  • 2006First film· Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
  • 2013First top-billed film· Gallipoli: End of the Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 46 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 47: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 22% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Gürkan Uygun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Dogulu (2025)

91st percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoglu (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gürkan Uygun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gürkan Uygun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mustafa Presheva shares the most, 3.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers