Pelin Karahan

Pelin Karahan
Born	Vildan Pelin Karahan[1] (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 40)[1] Ankara, Turkey[1]
Education	Arı Koleji, Ankara Gaziosmanpaşa İlköğretim Okulu, Ankara Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Lisesi, Anadolu University
Occupations	Actress TV host
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Muhteşem Yüzyıl as Mihrimah Sultan
Spouses	Erdinç Bekiroğlu ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2013)​ Bedri Güntay ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Nural Koçyiğit, Bayram Ali Karahan

Vildan Pelin Karahan Güntay (born 6 October 1984) is a Turkish actress and TV host, best known for her portrayal of Mihrimah Sultan, Sultan Süleyman's only daughter in Muhteşem Yüzyıl and in Kavak Yelleri (Turkish remake of Dawson's Creek).[2]

Early life

Karahan was born in Ankara, Turkey, to Bayram Ali Karahan and Nural Koçyiğit.[3] Her maternal grandmother is an Albanian immigrant.[4]

Karahan attended Arı College Elementary School, and completed middle school partly at Ankara Gaziosmanpaşa Primary School, partly at Ödemiş Primary School. She graduated from the Lyceum of Sokollu Mehmet Paşa and then from the School of Tourism Enterprises at Anadolu University.

Career

At the start of her career, Karahan featured in Coca-Cola Light and Carrefour advertisements.

Tv Series

She played the role of Aslı Zeybek in the teen drama television series, Kavak Yelleri (Turkish remake of Dawson's Creek), broadcast on Turkish TV channel Kanal D from 2007 to 2011.

In 2012, she was signed up to appear in the popular TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl ("Magnificent Century"), as Mihrimah Sultan which is about the life of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.[5] In 2021, she played historical series "Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs" about Turks in Cyprus.

Web Series

She played in crime series "Şebeke" alongside Furkan Palalı, Ceyda Ateş.

Film

She played in film "Dalgalar ve İzler". She appared in comedy crime film "Güven Bana".[6]

Theatre

Also, she performs in play "Şaşırt Beni" which written by "Selçuk Aydemir", famous writer. She performs in musical theatre "Broadway'den İstanbul'a Müzikaller".[7][8]

Tv Host

She is the host of Bir Evde animal program and Nefis Tarifler cooking programming.[9]

Personal life

Pelin was married to fitness instructor Erdinç Bekiroğlu from 2011 until 2013.[10] On 24 June 2014, she married Bedri Güntay. She gave birth to their son, Ali Demir, in December 2014. A second son named Can Eyüp was born in March 2017.

Filmography

Film
Title	Year	Role	Note
2021	Dalgalar ve İzler	Suna
2023	Güven Bana	Zeynep
Web Series
Title	Year	Role	Note
2023	Şebeke	Tuğba
TV series
Title	Year	Role	Note
2007–2011	Kavak Yelleri	Aslı Zeybek
2012	Mavi Kelebekler	Adult	Guest
2012–2014	Muhteşem Yüzyıl	Mihrimah Sultan
2015–2016	Yeter	Aylin Harmanlı
2018	Yuvamdaki Düşman	Tülin	Guest
2021–2022	Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs	İnci Dereli
Theatre
Title	Year	Role	Note
2018	Güldür Güldür Show		Guest
2022	Broadway'den İstanbul'a Müzikaller
2022	Şaşırt Beni
Programming
Title	Year	Role	Note
2012	Bir Evde
2017-2018	Nefis Tarifler
2022	Pelin'in Mutfağı

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2011	Media and Arts Awards	Most Successful Television Series Actress	Kavak Yelleri	Won
2015	6th Beirut International Awards Festival	Best International Actress		Won

References

1. "Pelin Karahan Kimdir Kaç Yaşında Nereli?". kimdirkim.com.
2. "Pelin Karahan kimdir?". Milliyet. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. "Ünlülerin anneleri". Sabah (in Turkish). 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
4. Cıvaoğlu, Güneri (24 November 2019). "Karahan ve Şeşen Şeffaf Oda'da". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
5. "Pelin Karahan Muhteşem Yüzyıl'da". Hürriyet. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "Okan Çabalar ve Pelin Karahan 'Güven Bana' filmi hakkında konuştu: Derdi olan bir film". Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. "Pelin Karahan efsane projesiyle tozu dumana katacak! Broadway'den İstanbul'a". 2 September 2022.
8. "Pelin Karahan'lının Şaşırt Beni tiyatro oyununun tanışma toplantısı düzenlendi". 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
9. "Pelin Karahan'la Nefis Tarifler". Show TV. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
10. "Pelin Karahan evlendi!". Haberturk.com. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

External links

• Pelin at IMDb
• Pelin Karahan on TurkishStarsDaily.com