Biography
Pelin Karahan was born on 6 October 1984 in Ankara. She studied tourism management at Anadolu University, worked in various jobs and then joined the Neşe Erberk modelling agency, appearing in commercials. A screen test led her to acting.
In 2007 she was cast as Aslı Zeybek in Kavak Yelleri, which won her Most Successful Female Series Actress at the 2011 Media and Art Awards. She then played Mihrimah Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2012 to 2014), Aylin in Yeter (2015 to 2016), Tülin in Yuvamdaki Düşman and İnci in Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (2021). She also hosted the cooking programme Pelin Karahan’la Nefis Tarifler. Her first marriage, to Erdinç Bekiroğlu from 2011 to 2013, ended in divorce; in 2014 she married the businessman Bedri Güntay and they have two sons, Ali Demir and Can Eyüp.
In 2026 she made a guest appearance as Aslı in the fifth episode of Tuzlu Kahve, a nod to her Kavak Yelleri character.
