Oktar Durukan was born in Istanbul in 1938. He graduated from Haydar Pasha High School. He started acting in 1958 with the movie O Günden Sonra. Yak Bir Sigara (1960), 10 Korkusuz Adam(1964), The Sinless (1968), The Owner of My Heart (1969), Bloody Mill (1972), The Last Duel (1972), Tosun Pasha (1976), Töre (1978), The Unfortunate People ( 1987), Love Birds (1994), Bulutlari Beklerken (2004). After taking the lead roles for a while, the character played roles. In the following years, he appeared in newspapers and magazine photo-novels and later in television films and series. Durukan passed away in Istanbul in 2007.