[1] Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior levels before switching allegiance to Turkey.
[2][3] Cihan Çanak first joined Standard de Liège's first team during the summer 2021 pre-season,[4][5] before signing a new contract with the club the following October.
[2][6] He made his professional debut for the Standard on 26 December 2021, replacing Niels Nkounkou in the last minutes of a 0–1 home Division 1A defeat against Zulte-Waregem.
[9] On his Trabzonsport debut on 25 July 2024 in a Europa League qualifier against Ružomberok, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory.
[10] Already an international with Belgium under-15s,[2] Cihan Çanak was also selected with the under-17 in October 2021,[11] whilst also being called for Turkey youth teams, from the under-14[12] to the under-17.