İbrahim Çelikkol

İbrahim Çelikkol — Biography

İbrahim Çelikkol is a well-known leading man of Turkish television and cinema whose path ran from sport through modeling to acting. He reached a broad audience as Ulubatlı Hasan in Fetih 1453 and gained international fame as Ferhat Aslan in Siyah Beyaz Aşk. In 2026 he played Prof. Dr. İnan Kural, sharing the lead with Sıla Türkoğlu, in the NOW TV series Doktor: Başka Hayatta.

In his youth he played basketball in the league and became a youth international; after leaving the game he worked as a professional model and trained as an actor. The turning point was meeting director Osman Sınav: in 2008 he made his screen debut in Pars: Narkoterör, a series Sınav produced, as Chief Inspector Şamil Baturay. He then appeared in M.A.T., Karadağlar and Keskin Bıçak and took his first lead as Cemil in İffet. His role in Fetih 1453 brought him a promising actor award. He kept to leading parts as Fırat Kazan in Merhamet, as Captain Oğuz Ayaz of the maroon berets in Reaksiyon (for which he trained with real non-commissioned officers) and as Ali Nejat in Kördüğüm.

Siyah Beyaz Aşk earned him two nominations at the Golden Butterfly Awards, for Best Actor and Best TV Couple. Later he played Mehdi in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, Hakan Gümüşoğlu in Bir Zamanlar Çukurova and Kenan Sezgin in Kuş Uçuşu, and in 2024 he guest-starred in Gaddar.