Gökhan Tiryaki was born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1972. He worked for national TV station (TRT) and joined the production of several TV films and documentaries as a cameraman between 1991 and 1996. Since 1996, he has been working as a cinematographer. He contributed to more than twenty films including Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and Winter Sleep. He is a member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.