Furkan Palalı

Furkan Palalı — Biography

Born on October 27, 1986, in Konya, Furkan Palalı is a Turkish actor and model. He graduated from Hacettepe University's Department of Geological Engineering and then completed a master's degree in radio and television at Marmara University. In his youth he played professional basketball for years, spending seven seasons with Kombassan Spor and two with Tofaş before giving up sports to pursue his university studies.

Palalı began acting in 2010 at the Tuncay Özinel Theatre, trained under Ferdi Merter during the same period, and walked in national and international fashion shows. In 2011 he was named Best Model of Turkey and then Best Model of the World, becoming the first theatre actor to hold the title, and made his television debut that year with the series Hayat Devam Ediyor.

In 2016 he played his first leading role, Onur Sarıhan, in the series No: 309, and portrayed Sheikh Hamid-i Veli in the film Somuncu Baba: Aşkın Sırrı; in 2019 his role as Nejat Yılmaz in Benim Tatlı Yalanım earned him a Golden Butterfly nomination. Since 2018 he has played Fikret in the series Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, and he was still active on the production in 2026.