Öykü Gürman

Öykü Gürman — Biography

Öykü Gürman is a singer who moved into acting and is known in both fields. She first reached a wide audience through the duo she formed with her twin brother Berk, and later through the role of Asiye Kaleli in the series Sen Anlat Karadeniz. She now plays Fahriye in the ATV series Altı Üstü İstanbul and keeps giving concerts.

Born in Istanbul, with family roots in Of, in Trabzon, she finished Pera Fine Arts High School and in 2001 began violin and voice lessons at the Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory. The duo Öykü ve Berk, founded with her brother in 2007, blended Mediterranean and Arabic music with flamenco; their YouTube video of "Evlerinin Önü Boyalı Direk" made them known. After the albums Kısmet and İki Arada they hosted the music and talk program Boyalı Direk on TRT 1. The duo ended in 2010, and she went on to release the solo albums Bir Başka and Rüya Bitti.

From 2014 she shifted her focus to acting, appearing in the film Panzehir and the series Urfalıyam Ezelden. Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018–2019) was her breakthrough, and in Gel Dese Aşk she played Sitare Pusat. She has continued to release songs.