Kenan Çoban

Kenan Çoban — Biography

Kenan Çoban is a Turkish actor born on 22 January 1975 in Palu, Elazığ. His major breakthrough came with the character Abdülhey in the series Kurtlar Vadisi (2003); he reprised the role in the films Kurtlar Vadisi Irak (2006) and Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin (2011) and in the series Kurtlar Vadisi Terör and Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu (2007).

In 2014, Beyaz Karanfil, in which he played Zülfü Korkmaz, was taken off the air in its sixth episode due to low ratings. In 2015 he joined the cast of Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz as Fahri. He appeared in the film Bal Kaymak (2018) and in 2024 played Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey in Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı. Married to Helin Nazlı, he made headlines in 2025 for leaving Istanbul and coming to the city only for shoots and for helping to fight a fire in Çanakkale.