[2] He played in the volleyball teams of Karabük Demir Çelik High School and Ankara Emlak Bank Sport Club.
[1] After suffering from an injury at the age of 17, he stopped playing volleyball and began working as a bodyguard at a nightclub in Ayvalık.
[1] Altınkaya eventually started his career as an actor and appeared in the Turkish-Belgian movie Turkuaz as well as two other films.
[8] He also received theatre lessons at "Ekol Drama Art House" from Ayla Algan and İpek Bilgin.
He later shared the leading role with Ezgi Asaroğlu in Kağan Erturan's first feature film En Mutlu Olduğum Yer.