İlker Kaleli

İlker Kaan Kaleli (born 11 May 1984) is a Turkish actor best known for his role in Poyraz Karayel.

Life and career
His mother is the daughter of a German mother and Turkish father, a scientist, who graduated from Heidelberg University. His father is a Turkish citizen of Kurdish descent from Van. Kaleli graduated from Istanbul Kültür University, Department of Art Management. He studied acting in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) acting school. He has also received acting lessons in the studio collectors of Şahika Tekand.

He has starred in many popular series, such as Son, Kayıp Şehir and Kayıp respectively. In 2014, he appeared in the film Silsile. From 2015 to 2017, Kaleli played the leading character in Poyraz Karayel, for which he received a Golden Butterfly Award as best actor in 2016.