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Gürkan Uygun (May 27, 1974, Izmit) is a Turkish theater, serial and film actor. He met the theater in high school years. In 1990, he started amateur theater. Then he studied at the Dormen Theater. In 1996 he began to take part in television series. He played in Yildiz Tilbe's Vazgeçtim music video. He is best known for his role as a Memati in the Valley of the Wolves. For 10 years on TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, he played the character of Memati. Later, he played Mimar Sinan character in Magnificent Century series for several episodes. Between 2013-2015, in the Kaçak TV series he played the character of Serhat Hakeri.- He is originally from Kemerhisar, Nigde. He graduated from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theatre Department in 1985 and started working in State Theatres.
He worked as an actor and director in Bursa, Ankara and Istanbul State Theatres. In addition to his managerial duties at the State Theatres, he also worked as a manager at the State Theatres Sports Club and the State Opera and Ballet Employees Foundation TOBAV. He directed plays at the State Theatres in Bursa, Adana, Diyarbakir, Trabzon, Ankara and Istanbul. He also directed plays in state theaters in Bursa, Adana, Diyarbakir, Trabzon, Ankara and Istanbul. He also worked as a director in Izmit City Theatre, Bakirkoy Municipality Theatres, Eskisehir Theatre Anadolu, Yeditepe Players, Abdullah Sahin/Nokta Theatre, Theatre Ti, Ankara Finance Theatre, Theatre Adam and Macedonia Skopje Peoples Theatre and Bulgaria Ruscuk State Theatre. He also worked as an actor in many plays in private and paid theaters. He wrote two plays, Hüzün Mahallesi Otobüsü and Turtle's Lullaby. The first of these was published and staged at the State Theatres. He worked as an instructor at Uludag University Faculty of Education, Eskisehir Anadolu University State Conservatory Theatre Department, Mimar Sinan University Performing and Visual Arts Department and State Conservatory Theatre Department. He is currently working as an instructor at Halic University and Yeditepe University. He also works in cinema, television and dubbing. He is the President of TOBAV Istanbul Branch. He has starred in many series and films. He became widely known with the character of Iskender Büyük in Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu and the film Kurtlar Vadisi Gladio. He also starred in the series "Subat", which was broadcast on TRT 1 between 2012-2013. Later, he played the character of Bahri Umman in the series Poyraz Karayel, which was broadcast on Kanal D between 2015-2017. - Actress
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She was born on October 29th, 1989, in Berlin. Tugutlu and her family later moved to Turkey, where she would start primary school and begin taking piano lessons in the meantime. She continued her musical education part-time for five years and specialized in the violin. At 19 years old, while majoring in 'German Language and Literature' at Istanbul University, Tugutlu entered the 'Miss Turkey Beauty Contest', and won. Leyla Lydia kicked off her acting career with a leading role in the TV Show, 'Es Es', and later gave life to the character of 'Melis', in 'Kirli Beyaz'. It was with the role of 'Songul Kara', in the hit TV Show, 'Karadayi', which she played for three seasons, that Tugutlu took her acting to the next level and proved her natural talent. Later in 2014, she shared the lead, with actor, Engin Gunaydin, on the big screen, in the film, 'Icimdeki Ses'. Her performance was highly praised. Building up her acting career surely, and with speed, Tugutlu was once again under the spotlight with her outstanding performance in the movie, 'Delibal'. Following this, she took on the part of 'iz', in the successful TV Show, 'Kiralik Ask' and later was once again cast as the lead for another hit TV Show, 'Tatli Intikam'. 'Tatli Intikam' brought her and her co-star, Furkan Andic, the award for 'Best Couple in a TV Show', at the '43rd Altin Kelebek Awards'. Tugutlu is currently the face of an international beauty brand and is also busy shooting her new TV Show, 'Bu Sehir Arkandan Gelecek', in which she shares the lead with Kerem Bursin, portraying the character of 'Derin'.- Actress
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Belçim Bilgin was born in Ankara in 1983. At the age of 14, she started studying acting at the Ankara Art Theater. While studying at Hacettepe University, she started her professional acting career by starring in the film 'Zero Kilometer', which was opened at the Cannes Film Festival Competition Department. After playing in a motion picture in Paris, where he lived for two years, she returned to Turkey and made her name in a short time by acting in many important television series and motion pictures. Her films have competed at selected festivals.
'Silent', starring her, was named the best short film at Cannes. She starred in the Hollywood production of 'Backstabbing For Beginners' and the Oscar nominated film 'The Butterfly's Dream'. The Belgian Scholar has appeared in front of the camera together with such world famous actors as John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Theo James, JulianSands, Monica Bellucci in various motion pictures.
Having started producing with the films 'Rhino Season' and 'Butterfly's Dream', she founded her own production company Big Bloom in 2019 and began developing projects as a creative producer. Recently, she has also come to prominence with her activist identity. With the motto "sustainable world, livable life", he became involved in social projects related to issues to which she showed sensitivity. As an anonymous scholar, a supporter of UNFPA Turkey and an ocean ambassador for Greenpeace, he is leading remarkable promotional efforts.
The film 'Dad's Violin', which was released on Netflix in 2022 starring the artist, was a great success with 12 million views in 2 weeks globally.- Actor
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Bugra Gulsoy is a Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter. Gulsoy was born on February 22, 1982, in Ankara where he spent his childhood and attended primary and middle school. In the year 2000, he headed to Cyprus to study architecture at the Eastern Mediterranean University. While his first stage experience was at the age of 13, Gulsoy's acting career began when he appeared in the Eugene Ionesco play, 'Exit the King', under the 'Open Theatre', in Cyprus. After graduating from school as an architect, he continued to live in Cyprus, because of his duties at the 'Cyprus National Theatre'. In the meantime, Gulsoy acted on his interests in writing and directing as he went behind the camera for his two experimental films. These films, 'Insan: Uçleme (Human: Trilogy)' - which was created out of still photographs and in which Gulsoy himself appeared- and 'Tepetaklak (Upside Down)' won multiple awards at national and international film festivals. At 2007, after studying Movie Production under the 'United Nations Development Project (UNDP)', Gulsoy's first fictional film, 'Mutlu Son (Happy End)', which he directed and starred in, got second place in the competition held by the UNDP. Bugra Gulsoy is also one of the founders of the 'Cyprus Film Association' and acts as Project Designer at the 'Cyprus International Short Film Festival'. In 2008, Gulsoy moved to Istanbul in order to shoot his first TV show which appeared on Kanal D, 'Hepimiz Birimiz Için'. After his success on the show, Gulsoy appeared in many more successful TV shows such as, 'Unutulmaz', 'Fatmagul'un Suçu Ne?', 'Kuzey Guney', 'Eski Hikaye', 'Bana Artik Hicran De', and 'Ask Yeniden'. His performances in the internationally watched TV hits; 'Fatmagul'un Suçu Ne?', and 'Kuzey Guney' brought him fame on a global level, especially in Turkey and the Middle Eastern region. Alongside his TV projects, Gulsoy stepped into the big screen and took on the role of 'Berat' In the Mahsun Kirmizigul movie, 'Gunesi Gordum'. The characters Gulsoy portrayed in his movies have always been very different from one another, as well as prominent ones. In 2011, after teaming up with director Dervis Zaim in the movie 'Golgeler vie Suretler', Gulsoy got even more recognition for his role of 'Cumali' in the 'Altin Portakal Film Festival' award winning movie 'Guzel Gunler Gorecegiz', under the direction of Hasan Tolga Pulat. Later, in 2015, Gulsoy was cast as the lead, in the TV show, 'Ask Yeniden', a romantic comedy, and with his success in it, he grabbed a lot of attention from a wide range of audiences. Following this project, Gulsoy showcased his success in comedic acting once more when he shared the lead with actor Gupse Ozay, in the high grossing hit comedy movie, 'Gorumce'. While continuing his acting career full throttle, Gulsoy got together with Serhat Teoman and Emre Erkan to form 'GET', a movie and theatre production company. Gulsoy's play about crime and criminal psychology and serial killers, 'Pragma', which he wrote and directed, gained a lot of recognition and was played sold out in the 2012-2013 season. In 2016, Gulsoy and Serhat Teoman shared the directors' seat in the 'GET' produced movie, 'Mahalle', in which Bugra Gulsoy also stars as 'Sabri'. The movie premiered in the '36th International Istanbul Film Festival'.- Actor
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Ozan Güven (born 19 May 1975) is a Turkish film, TV series and theatre actor.
His family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Bulgaria. He was born in Germany and lived there until he was 9 years old. He can speak Turkish, German, English. He studied acting at the Izmir Municipal Conservatory and played at the renowned Sahika Tekand Theatre in Istanbul. He also studied Modern Dance at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. With a remarkable sense of psychology and humour he forcefully performed a wide range of characters in various genres, including drama, crime thriller or satirical comedy. In addition to many TV series and critically successful art films such as Ali Özgentürk's Balalayka or Ümit Ünal's Dokuz (9), Ozan Güven also starred with his friend Cem Yilmaz in the science fiction comedy G.O.R.A, its sequel A.R.O.G as well as in the Western parody Yahsi Bati.
In 2005, he married director Türkan Derya. They have one child. They divorced in 2010.- Selim Bayraktar (born 17 June 1975) is an Iraqi-Turkish actor best known for his role as "Sumbul Aga" in Muhtesem Yüzyil. He received international recognition with his role in the Netflix original series Rise of Empires: Ottoman.
Bayraktar was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1975, into a family of Iraqi Turkmen origin. As a child he began performing in gymnastic competitions. During the final days of the Iran-Iraq War, a body double of Sadam Hussein visited Bayraktar's schools in order to recruit boys into the army; when Bayraktar was chosen to serve in the army his family decided to smuggle him into Turkey. He started working at the Turkish State Theatre after graduating from Hacettepe University in 2000. - Saygin Soysal was born on 21 May 1982 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for You Me Lenin (2021), The Protector (2018) and Hatirla Sevgili (2006).
- He was born in Istanbul (1978). Her graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory-Departmant Theatre in 2002. He got his Master Degree in 2005. Between 1998-2012 he performed with Kenter Theater in the plays respectively, "Marti", "Nükte", "Hep Ask Vardi", "Çözüm", "Sirça Kümes", "Ask Çemberi", "Inishmore'lu Yüzbasi", "Kumarbazin Seçimi", "Anna Karenina", "Açik Denizde", "Victoria", "Cimri", "Zorla Güzellik" and "Ölümüne". In 2014 he founded his own theatre Company Tiyatro iN. His first project "Killer Joe" got 6 awards in total. He starred in many Tv series such as "Kampüsistan", "Yaprak Dökümü", "Emret Komutanim" and "Intikam". He also starred in more than 10 long feature films including ''Av Mevsimi'' , "Yagmur - Kiyamet Çiçegi", "Çalsin Sazlar" and "Bana Adini Sor". He appeared in many commercials on Tv. Engin Hepileri won "New Generation Award" in 2004 Afife Jale Theatre Awards, "Best Supporting Actor Award in Comedy" in 2010 Sadri Alisik Awards, with his own project "Killer Joe" he won "Actor of The Year Award" given by Theater Critics Association and with 3 films he starred in 2014 he won "Ayhan Isik Special Award" in Sadri Alisik Awards.
Lastly, Engin Hepileri played the role of "Kartal Söz" in "Gülizar" Tv series. - Actor
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Halit Akcatepe was a Turkish actor. Akcatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of Sitki Akcatepe. In 1943, he made his debut in the film "Dertli Pinar" at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akcatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School. In 1956. he joined the army and stayed there for 1,5 years before returning to acting. Akcatepe became a household name for his parts in "Ah Nerede Vah Nerede" in 1960 and the films "Yasak", "Gundogarken" and "Semaya baktim Seni Gordum" in 1963. In 1975, he acted in "Hababam Sinifi" and then later its sequels "Hababam Sinifi Sinifta Kaldi", "Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor" and "Hababam Sinifi Tatilde".- Ediz Hun (born 20 November 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish film actor and politician. Hun was born in 1940 to a Circassian father and a Turkish mother.
After studying at the St. George's Austrian High School in Istanbul, he graduated in Biology and Environmental Science from the University of Trondheim in Norway. After he had participated in a contest organized by Ses (The Voice) magazine he was noticed by producers. He made his debut in 1963 with "Genç Kizlar" (Young Girls) opposite Hülya Koçyigit. He went on to become a household name, sometimes acting in more than 10 films in a year.
On March 3, 1973, he married socialite Berna Hanim after a highly publicized affair. The couple has two children, a daughter, Bengü (born 1974) and a son, Burak (born 1981). From 1985 onwards, he became a lecturer at Marmara University. He decided to try his hand at politics and became a member of parliament for the Anavatan Partisi (Motherland Party), between the years 1999 and 2002. - Actor
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Ayhan Isik was born on 5 May 1929 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Örgüt (1976), Cingöz Recai (1969) and Kanun Namina (1952). He died on 16 June 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Mehmet Ali Erbil was born on 8 February 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Çarkifelek (1975), Hirsiz Var! (2005) and Keloglan vs. the Black Prince (2006). He has been married to Tugba Coskun since 30 April 2005. They have one child. He was previously married to Sedef Altuntas, Nergis Kumbasar and Muhsine Sehnaz Kamiloglu.- Zafer Ergin was born on 30 August 1942 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for The Valley of the Wolves (2003), Back Streets (2006) and Act of Vengeance (2010). He is married to Binnaz Ergin.
- Born on July 5 in Istanbul, Tuba majored in Costume & Design at the Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts from where she graduated in the year of 2004. This year also brought along her first acting gig as she starred in the successful TV show, 'Cemberimde Gül Oya', portraying the character of 'Zarife'. This was her first acting experience and a strong start to a successful acting career. The following year she was awarded 'Best Actress' in the 'Republic of Serbia and Montenegro International TV Festival' for her portrayal of 'Gülizar', in the TV movie, 'Gülizar'.
In 2005, Tuba starred in the TV series; 'Ihlamurlar Altinda', in which she gave life to the character 'Filiz'. This show became enormously successful not only in Turkey, but in many Middle Eastern countries. Between 2007 and 2009, Tuba portrayed the leading character of 'Asiye' in the hit TV show, 'Asi. 'Asi' was later nominated 'Best Soap Opera' at the '51 Monte Carlo Television Festival'. She went on to act in a number of highly successful TV shows such as; 'Gonülcelen', '20 Minutes', 'Black Money Love', and currently, 'The Brave and the Beautiful'. The movies she starred in are; 'Sinav' (Omer Faruk Sorak), 'My Father and My Son' (Cagan Irmak), 'Ask Your Heart' (Yusuf Kurcenli), 'Memories of the Wind' (Ozcan Alper), 'Tight Dress' (Hiner Saleem). Movies Tuba is in that are currently in post-production are; 'More' (Onur Saylak) and 'Istanbul Red' (Ferzan Ozpetek) . Her authentic and captivating performances in all of her movies and TV shows have earned Tuba her unique place in the acting world as well as allowing her to reach out to large masses of viewers all over the world, especially in Turkey and the Middle Eastern Region.
With her performance as 'Melek', in '20 Minutes' (2013), Tuba was nominated 'Best Actress' at the '42 International Emmy Awards', which makes her the first ever 'EMMY' nominee to come out of Turkey. Tuba has also won the 'Best Actress Award' at the '14th International Giuseppe Sciacca Awards' held in Vatican City.
Tuba is also a 'UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador' who works as an advocate for Children's Rights. - Actor
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Erdal Tosun was born on 9 April 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and composer, known for G.O.R.A. (2004), Magic Carpet Ride (2005) and Vizontele (2001). He died on 30 November 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Raif Özkan Ugur (born October 17, 1953 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan and an actor.
He was born as the 5th child of his family. He graduated Resat Nuri Güntekin Primary School where he met and started playing mandolin. Afterwards, while he was studying in Fenerbahçe High School, he formed a band called Atomikler and covered popular songs of the time.
He started his career as a musician in the Serif Yüzbasioglu Orchestra as a bass guitarist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in the duo "Kaygisizlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock music with Baris Manço in his band Kurtalan Ekspres, in "TER" of Erkin Koray, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaslar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaslar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet "Ipucu" led by the MFÖ trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Galip Boransu and Cengiz Teoman. He is now playing in the group MFÖ (the three letters stand for the names of the three members: Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, Özkan Ugur). While playing the bass guitar in MFÖ, he performs incredibly difficult vocals with his tenor timbre. He released "Aynada" ("In The Mirror" in Turkish) single from DMC in 2016.
He was also a judge in O Ses Türkiye (2011) (Turkish version of The Voice).
In first of his professional years, he tried to make a bass guitar. The bass guitar he is using is a Fender Jazz Bass which was given by Baris Manço. Also he had a fretless guitar which he makes the maintenance and repair himself every month. One of his interview he talk about value of his bass guitar : " I spent my life with it. I will never sell it even they give me billions of dollars."- Actor
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Ilker Ayrik was born on 16 October 1979 in Balikesir, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Stuck with You! (2015), A.R.O.G (2008) and Ben Bilmem Esim Bilir (2012).- Murat Akkoyunlu was born on 20 May 1973 in Bursa, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Rus Gelin (2003), Güldür Güldür Show (2013) and Alef (2020).
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Acar was born and raised in Germany and later moved to Turkey with his family. Following the 1999 Izmit earthquake, the family moved to Karasu.
His family are of Georgian descent and originally lived in Batumi. Acar is one of the founders of Moda Sahnesi, a cultural center in Istanbul.
He started his career in 1999 by appearing in theatre plays and received his education at Dokuz Eylül University. He rose to prominence through his roles in the series Kursun Yarasi, Avrupa Yakasi and Akasya Duragi. In 2013, he starred in the TV series Bebek Isi as Murat.
In Kertenkele, he portrayed three different characters simultaneously. He was first married in 2007 but the marriage dissolved in 2009. In July 2016, he married actress Eda Özerkan with whom he has a daughter.- Actress
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Born in Salzgitter, Germany, upon completing her academic education, actress Sebnem Donmez began her professional career, at a young age, in 1990. Her introduction to TV was an immediate success and there was great demand for her both as a personality and presenter. Her obvious talent and enthusiasm made her one of the most sought after names for big budget TV and live TV broadcast events.
Between 1990 and 1998 Sebnem's star continued to rise as she took on leading roles in some of Turkeys most highly rated TV series; during that time she also became the advertising face for a number of local and international brands.
In 2000, during the rapid rise of Turkish film making, Sebnem won leading movie roles in; 'A Guide To Make Money' (2002) ; 'Runaway Mummy' (20003) and Turkish blockbusters 'Where's Feruze' (2004) and 'Killing the Shadow' (2005).
In addition, to her success at a national level Sebnem became one of those rare Turkish actresses to cross over to Hollywood, when in 2005 she won a role in the Columbia TriStar film 'The Net 2.0' which was shot in istanbul and directed by Charles Winkler.
Well-known as one of the hardest working actresses in Turkey, Sebnem Donmez strives to improve her art and professionalism and to this end has attended numerous local and international advanced acting seminars and workshops.
Sebnem's great personality and talent as an actress has endeared her to all in Turkey, but it is her ability to connect with the youth of today that has made her the 'face' of the 'new generation' here in Turkey.
Fluent in English, Sebnem is now looking to expand her horizons to include more roles both in world cinema and Hollywood itself.- Uraz Kaygilaroglu was born on 30 June 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for The Ambassador's Daughter (2019), Same Thing (2019) and Ege'nin Hamsisi (2018). He was previously married to Melis Isiten.
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He won a scholarship for the Theatre department of Bilkent University Faculty of Music and Performing Arts in 1994. In 1998 he graduated from this school as a high honor student. His first professional acting experience was in 1998, in Ariel Doffman's play "Widows" directed by Rutkay Aziz in Ankara Art Theater. During 1999 - 2000 season, he worked in Diyarbakir State Theater. At the same time, he tutored stage and acting classes in Diyarbakir City Theatre and directed the play "Peace Island" at the same institution. In 2002, he was appointed to Erzurum State Theatre in order to complete his compulsory service. Upon receiving his Master's Degree in Master of Art in Theatre Directing Programme from Hacettepe University State Conservatory ,he began teaching as a lecturer in the Faculty of Fine Arts Theatre Department in Erzurum Ataturk University in 2005. In 2008, he resigned from his position at the State Theatre and started working in Istanbul. He worked in theaters such as Dot and BKM. In 2009 - 2010 season he became an actor of Istanbul City Theaters with the play "Dress Rehearsal for a Suicide". The play was staged as a sellout for 3 seasons and brought the actor his nomination for Year's Most Successful Musical/Comedy Actor in 14th Afife Theater Awards. In 2012 he founded a production company called "Cats & Dogs (Soho Istanbul)". In 2014, he portrayed "Imam Hamdi" in the Palme d'Or winning film "Winter Sleep" directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 47th SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Awards with the same performance.
Following his dreams since college, Serhat Kiliç, has finally founded an art school, "SCHOOL Serhat Kiliç", in 2014 providing training programs for acting, writing, dancing and singing.- Cansu Dere born on October 14, 1980 in Ankara is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. After graduation from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, she made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. Between 2006-2008 she had a leading role as 'Sila' in the Sila series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan Imirzalioglu, in the film "the Last Ottoman Yandim Ali". In 2009, she acted in 'black comedy' Aci Ask. In 2011, she played the lead protagonist 'Eysan' in the TV series Ezel. She is now getting ready for her new project with.
- Hüseyin Avni Danyal was born on 12 April 1962 in Trabzon, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Persona (2018), Love Likes Coincidences (2011) and Eksik Sayfalar (2013).
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Meriç Aral was born in Istanbul. After completing her education at Bilgi University Faculty of Law, she was trained at Craft Acting Workshop. She worked briefly as a film assistant. She performed her first experience on the string Sultan (2012) and started to study acting. After the role of 'Hale' in Ebb and Tide (2013), she acted in various film and television productions. Then she played in the film Whisper If I Forget (2014), directed by Çagan Irmak. In the following period, she appeared in the series Yüksek Sosyete (2016) and The Oath (2017).- Actor
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Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Ushan Çakir is an award-winning actor known for his work in Film, Television, and Theatre. He has been graduated from the most acclaimed acting school in Turkey; Istanbul State Conservatory, later finishing his studies with an MB degree at Istanbul Bilgi University, Cakir has attended many acting workshops, including Contemporary Acting with Zisan Ugurlu in New York Ellen Stewart Theatre (La MaMa) and Poor Theatre of Jerzy Grotowski with Thomas Richards.
He has acted in ten different plays with various theatre companies in Istanbul including, Some Explicit Polaroids, Some Voices, Pitchwork Disney, The Waters Edge, and he was awarded for every one of them several times by the most prestigious theatre awards and institutions of Turkey; Sadri Alisik Theatre Awards, Afife Jale Theatre Awards, New Theatre Magazine, Theatre Critics' Association Awards.
Çakir has made his debut in Film with My Grandfather's People of Cagan Irmak which was a great success in the box offices. His film career was quickly followed up with, a romantic tale: Long Story by Osman Sinav, an explicit comedy-noir: Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family by Onur Unlu and a co-production of Turkey and Ukraine: Sense of Sex (Lubi Mene) by Bahadir Er and Maryna Gorbach which he won The Best Actor award at the 20. International Odessa Film Festival.
He has also acted in numerous television and digital platform series including 20 Minutes, Kurt Seyit and Sura, Magnificent Century: Kosem, and A Little Murder, Call My Agent!, Rise of Empires: Ottoman.- Actor
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Turgay Tanülkü was born on 18 July 1953 in Usak, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015), The Edge of Heaven (2007) and The Valley of the Wolves (2003).- Actor
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Graduated from Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Design, Department of Music and Performing Arts. Plays zither and oud (Traditional Turkish instruments), guitar and violin. Plays all type of percussion instruments. Skills: Basketball, volleyball, handball, soccer. He's been playing music for over 16 years. He began acting in the series Babam Için (2011) by playing the neighborhood lad. Actually, there was always a desire to do acting, and that role was a chance for him. He appeared in the series Merhaba Hayat (2012) and Yol Ayrimi (2012). Also starred in the series Almost Famous (2012), Evli ve Öfkeli (2015), Ben Onu Çok Sevdim (2013), Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007). But he got the biggest fan base with the role of Fethi in the series The Oath (2017).- Actor
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Ragip Savas was born on 24 October 1966 in Izmit, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007), Neredesin Firuze (2004) and Ben Bu Cihana Sigmazam (2022). He has been married to Fadime Sezer since 25 September 2005.- Actor
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Ertan Saban is actor and screenwriter. He was born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He is of Turkish descent. (Turkish minority lives in Macedonia). He has dual Macedonian and Turkish citizenship. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Macedonia, Theater. For many years he went on stage with his brother Erman Saban at various plays in Macedonian Turkish Theater. He came to Turkey and started acting. He played in hit period series "Elveda Rumeli". Ertan Saban took part in a TV series titled "Mutlu Ol Yeter" with Ali Atay. He played Gölge character in Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu TV series. He played and wrote in film "Limonata". He received the Best Actor Award at the 4th Kaunos Golden Lion Film Festival with the film "Baska Semtin Çocuklari (2008)". The famous Turkish rock band also played in Malt's Deprem music video.- Selçuk Özer was born in 1954 in Erzincan, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007), Kis Düsleri (1993) and Takim: Vatan Sana Canim Feda (2011).
- Yildirim Memisoglu was born on 1 February 1964 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Günah Keçisi (2011), Hayatimin Kadinisin (2006) and Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007).
- Hakan Vanli was born on 1 March 1963 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Turks in Space (2006), Iki Aile (2006) and Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare (2018).
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Kaan Girgin was born on 17 September 1967 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi (1994), Miras (2008) and Dabbe (2006). He was previously married to Ceyda Düvenci.- Actor
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Tamer Yigit was born on 1 January 1942 in Balikesir, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Sehitler (1975), Yasamak Güzel Sey (1977) and Beyaz Kus (1977). He has been married to Bayrak, Rukiye since 1973. They have three children.- Baris Falay was born on 9 April 1972 in Edremit, Balikesir, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Ezel (2009), Ebb and Tide (2013) and Kuzenlerim (2002). He has been married to Esra Ronabar since 7 July 2006. They have one child.
- Salih Kalyon was born in 1946 in Agri, Turkey. He is an actor, known for The Water Diviner (2014), Magic Carpet Ride (2005) and Vizontele (2001).
- Cahit Gök was born on 7 October 1981 in Bingöl, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Hunting Season (2010), Coming Soon (2014) and Ezel (2009).
- Sedef Avci was born in Istanbul (1982). She was graduated from Kocaeli University (Department of Labor Economics).
In 1997 she won the Elite Model Look first price and entered Gaye Sökmen Agency.
As an actress she starred in Tv series such as "Böyle Mi Olacakti", "Yanik Koza", "Menekse ile Halil", "Yaprak Dökümü", "Ezel", "Umut Yolculari", "Mazi Kalbimde Yaradir", "Esir Sehrin Gözyaslari", "Boynu Bükükler", "Bedel", "Son Destan", "Evlat Kokusu", "Çember" and also "Askin 5 Hali" Tv movie. In addition Sedef Avci featured movies such as "Hayattan Korkma", "Romantik Komedi Ask Tadinda", "Romantik Komedi Bekarliga Veda" and "Ask Olsun".
She was the face of many national and international brands' campaigns.
Sedef Avci was also on stage in a theater play of Birol Güven's "Yatak Odasi Diyaloglari" in 2013.
Lastly, she played the role of "Leyla Hatun" in the Tv series "Mehmed Bir Cihan Fatihi" . - Actor
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Murat Serezli was born on 3 October 1969 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Hunting Season (2010), The Mountain II (2016) and Ask Olsun (2015). He has been married to Olcay Peker since 1 August 2009. They have two children. He was previously married to Handan Güçyilmaz.- Asiye Nur Fettahoglu is a Turkish actress. She was credited for a number of years by her married name "Nur Aysan", but after divorcing, she went back to her birth surname. Fettahoglu was born in 1980 to Fatma and Sinan Fettahoglu as one of their five children, in Duisburg, Germany. Her education was at Besiktas Lisesi and then she went to Halic University and graduated with a degree in Fashion Design. She worked for a while as a television anchor for financial news for the Sky Turk channel.
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Gunsur was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was a lecturer and his father, Teoman, was an industrial engineer who graduated from the Middle East Technical University and worked in a nuber of different sectors. His older sister Zeynep Gunsur Yuceil, who is a choreographer of modern ballet, is also a lecturer.
He began his acting career at the age of seven in various commercials. At the age of 14, he appeared in Okan Uysaler's Past Spring Mimoses with actors such as Rutkay Aziz, Filiz Akin and Musfik Kenter. After graduating from the Italian High School, he entered the Marmara University Communication Faculty and graduated with honors. Gunsur gave concerts with a music group and ran a restaurant for four years. With a friend's help, he auditioned for a role in the movie Hamam. After the trial shot, he was accepted for the role and the film was directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. After this film, he decided to turn to acting.
Gunsur got married on 17 July 2006 to the Italian documentalist Caterina Mongio, whom he met in 2004. They have 3 children.- Vildan Pelin Karahan is a Turkish actress.
Pelin Karahan was born in Ankara, Turkey, to Bayram Ali Karahan and Nural Koçyigit. Her maternal grandmother is an Albanian immigrant. Karahan attended Ari College Elementary School, and completed middle school partly at Ankara Gaziosmanpasa Primary School, partly at Ödemis Primary School. She graduated from the Lyceum of Sokollu Mehmet Pasa and then from the School of Tourism Enterprises at Anadolu University.
At the start of her career, Karahan featured in Coca-Cola Light and Carrefour advertisements. She played the role of Asli Zeybek in the teen drama television series Daydreaming (2007), broadcast on Turkish TV channel Kanal D from 2007 to 2011.
In 2012, she was signed up to appear in the popular TV series The Magnificent Century (2011) as Mihrimah Sultan, which is about the life of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
She is host of "Bir Evde" animal programming and "Nefis Tarifler" cooking programming.
Pelin was married to fitness instructor Erdinç Bekiroglu from 2011 until 2013. On 24 June 2014, she married Bedri Güntay. She gave birth to their son, Ali Demir, in December 2014. A second son named Can Eyüp was born in March 2017. - Hilal Nebahat Çehre is a Turkish actress, singer and model.
She was elected Miss Türkiye in 1960 and represented Turkey in the World Beauty Contest. He played very different characters in many films since 1961. Between 1964 and 1968, he starred opposite Yilmaz Güney in 13 films. He worked as a singer between 1970 and 1991. His song "Büklüm Büklüm", composed by Sezen Aksu, became popular. He became known again for his roles in television series in the 2000s.
Çehre, the only daughter of a family of four children, is of Laz origin on her mother's side and Georgian origin on her father's side. He lost his father at a young age, and his family immigrated to Istanbul when he was five years old. He started his education at Mimarsinan Primary School in Istanbul. She dropped out of her secondary education in Fatih. She studied at the Evening Girls' Art School for five years. After graduating from this school, she worked as a secretary in a knitting factory.
In 1959, she was chosen first in the Turkey Beauty Contest organized by the Journalists Association and became Miss Turkey 1960.
She represented Turkey at the Miss World Contest held in London.
She worked as a photo model and model for a while.
She first appeared on stage as an actor in the Children's Department of the Istanbul City Theater in 1961. In the same year, he started his acting career with the movie Wild Gülüm, directed by Ümit Utku. In 1962, she starred in the movie Aci Hayat, directed by Metin Erksan. In 1964, she starred in Osman Seden's Unforgiving Woman, Memduh Ün's "Dag Basini Duman Almis", and Nuri Akinci's Kamali Zeybek. When she was not chosen as the Beauty Queen in Turkey in 1965, she was sent to the USA to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe Contest held in Miami.
She starred in 13 films between 1964 and 1968 with Yilmaz Güney, with whom she shared the leading role for the first time in Kamali Zeybek. The couple got married on January 30, 1967. Pire Nuri and Seyyit Han - The Bride of the Land were the last films they starred in together. They divorced in 1968.
Çehre moved away from cinema during the sex movie craze that started in Turkish cinema in the 1970s, and after studying for two years, she worked as a singer. She received support from Zeki Müren in her stage life.
After being engaged for six years, she married national basketball player Yavuz Demir in 1976. This marriage ended in divorce in 1979. Çehre, who moved away from the stage while she was married, did decoration and fashion-related work. After her divorce, she returned to stage life and continued singing until 1991. Her song Büklüm Büklüm, composed by Sezen Aksu, became popular.
Çehre started acting again in 2004, appearing in the television series Haziran Gecesi. She became famous with the character Firdevs Yöreoglu, whom she played in the TV series "Ask-i Memnu", adapted from Halit Ziya Usakligil's novel of the same name.
42nd Golden Orange Film Festival Lifetime Honorary Award (2005), 11th International Eskisehir Film Festival Honorary Award (2009) and 18th Golden Boll Film Festival Lifetime Honorary Award (2011), Cinema Writers Association (SiYAD) Awards 2014 Honorary Award The award was awarded with the 34th Istanbul Film Festival Honorary Award (2015). - Gürbey Ileri was born on 13 February 1988 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Kaderimin Yazildigi Gün (2014), Arka Siradakiler (2007) and Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014).
- Merve Bolugur is a Turkish actress and model. Her mother is Yugoslav immigrant. She is well known for her roles in Acemi Cadi, Küçük Sirlar, Kuzey Güney and Muhtesem Yüzyil. Istanbul born player Merve Bolugur is originally from Karabük. She married Murat Dalkiliç in 2015 but marriage ended in 2017. Merve Bolugur has previously starred in several films, playing in commercials. She studied at Müjdat Gezen Art Center Theater Department. The television series published in 2006 - 2007 played a leading role by playing a witch named Aysegül in Acemi Cadi and became famous on this count. Then, she played a character named Eylül on Ask Yeniden TV series. In 2009, she continued her acting by playing the character Hayal Isfendiyar in the Ash and Fire series published on Star TV. As of May 2012, she was the advertising face of the Rexona brand.
- Engin Ozturk is Turkish actor. He was born on 28 September 1986 in Eskisehir. His family is Turkish minority in Balkans, after Ottoman Empire collapsed . His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Bulgaria. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. Öztürk played volleyball for 8 years. After graduating from Eskisehir Fatih Anatolian High School.
His father was in the Turkish army. He chose his father's profession and entered the Izmir Air Astsubay Vocational High School. He graduated in 2005. But he gave up being a soldier. Then he graduated theatre department of Hacettepe University.
He left the TSK (Turkish Armed Forces) in 2006 due to his incompatibility with military service and came to Ankara and completed his education in Hacettepe University State Conservatory the department of theater in 2012. He was a bartender in bar of actor, Erdal Besikcioglu. In 2010 Öztürk debuted as Selim Yasaran in the TV series Fatmagül'ün Sucu Ne?. He played in hit series Behzat C. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi. In 2013, he played in the international historical drama called Muhtesem Yüzyil as Selim II. - Actress
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Ezgi Eyüboglu is a Turkish actress and model. She is most prominently known for playing the character of Aybüke Hatun in the popular series The Magnificent Century (2011). She is famous for Kalbim Seni Seçti (2011) in a career that spans 2006-present. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
After graduating from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory with first enter the examination Ezgi Eyüboglu continued her education, two years later by switching the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, she studied at the school of classical ballet. she continued her education at Yeditepe University . In this process, various agencies, institutions and organizations stepped into professional life. Modeling for various fashion shows and events since 2007.
Eyüboglu also involved in some of the video clips, television shows at different times took on different roles. In 2012 she takes a role in a series called Sudan Bikmis Baliklar (2012), taking on the character of Zeynep.- Actor
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Seçkin Özdemir was born in Istanbul on August 25, 1981. His mother is of Turkish descent, from Xanthi, Greece. Turkish minority live in Xanthi, Komotini. His mother was born in Greece and immigrated to Turkey. His father is from Sinop. After completing primary and secondary school education in Istanbul, Seçkin went on to attend college at Kocaeli University for a degree in Economics. He is most known for ATV's Turkish series (Al Yazmalim) as Ilyas Avci. as a DJ Seçkin has performed at many major clubs in Antalya, Istanbul and Bodrum. He played in few commercials including adds for Ülker, Binboa Vodka & Coca-Cola. In 2008, Seçkin played the character of John in ATVs serious "Wild Rose".- Actress
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Born in Germany, Irem Helvacioglu received her acting education at Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Her grandfather is Albanian from Thessaloniki. Behzat C. She appeared in front of the audience for the first time in an Ankara Police TV series. Later, she starred in the TV series Magnificent Century / Muhtesem Yuzyil, Kurtlar Vadisi Ambush / Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, Günesin Kizlari. In 2016, she played the character of Pelin Su in the TV series No: 309. Between 2018-2019, he played the character of Nefes in the TV series Sen Anlat Karadeniz. In 2021, she played the character of Ayliz in the TV series Seni Cok Bekledim. Again, in 2021, she plays the character of Psychologist Ipek in the TV series Bas Belasi.- Actor
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Kerim Sarp Apak is a Turkish TV, film and theater actor. At the age of 5, he moved to Bursa with his family and grew up there. He received his high school education at Bursa High School for Boys.
While he was planning to study business administration at that time, his theater life started when he received an application form for the talent exams. In 2004, after graduating from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Acting, he went to Istanbul with the support of his teacher Baris Erdenk.
He made a successful acting performance in the play Agir Roman at the Sadri Alisik Theater.
At the end of that year, he joined the BKM Group, which also included Yilmaz Erdogan, and had the opportunity to play a small role in the movie Organize Isler.
He also starred in the TV series Anadolu Kaplani, En Son Babalar Duyar.
He acted in the children's play Sizinkiler, Dünya Kac Bucak and went on tour in Turkey with this play.
The talented actor, who also performed stand-up shows in a venue with a small stage called "Mutfak" next to BKM, caught his real fame with his role as Tanriverdi in Avrupa Yakasi.
After his mimics and movements were highly appreciated, he played the role of "Emrecan" in the play "Op Babanin Elini" at Gazanfer Ozcan - Gönül Ulkü Theater.
In 2007, with the song "Askinla Yandim", which he wrote and composed himself, he managed to enter the list of many rock music listeners.
He starred in Mahsun Kirnizigül's Beyaz Melek, Günesi Gördüm and Murat Saracoglu's O... Cocuklari.
He left Kavak Yelleri for a short time but later returned again. After the end of Kavak Yelleri, he played the character of Emir Danisman in Gülse Birsel's new sitcom series Yalan Dünya. The series finalized in its 4th season.- He played in romantic comedy "Ayrilsak da Beraberiz" for 490 episodes. He is best known for hit sitcom series "Avrupa Yakasi", "Yahsi Cazibe". With Ebru Cundebeyoglu, he played in popular series "Yalanci Romantik" and theatre for many times. He played in "Hababam Sinifi: Uc Bucuk" sequel of cult film series and "Bizans Oyunlari"(2016) which remake of period comedy 'Kahpe Bizans'(2000) and "Aykut Eniste 2". He is playing in historical series "Kurulus Osman". He also works in theatre.
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Doga Rutkay was born on 30 October 1978 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress and writer, known for Güldür Güldür Show (2013), Gen (2006) and Bir Ihtimal Daha Var (2007). She has been married to Kerimcan Kamal since 2014.- Actor
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Göksel Arsoy was born on 15 March 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Akasyalar açarken (1962), Cici Can (1963) and Canin cehenneme (1965).- Nevra Serezli was born on 9 August 1944 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Kocan Kadar Konus (2015), Senin Hikayen (2013) and Zübük (1980). She was previously married to Metin Serezli.
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Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked at Arena, Gen-Ar and Ulvi Uraz Theatre. With some friends, he founded the Devekusu Kabare Theatre (Ostrich Cabaret Theatre).
From 1973, he started acting in films and gained fame as a comedian paired with Metin Akpinar like Salak Milyoner, Bes Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin, Köyden Indim Sehire, Güler misin Aglar misin, Nerden Çikti Bu Velet, Nereye Bakiyor Bu Adamlar, Hasip ile Nasip and Güle Güle. In 1977, he also took up directing and went on to direct films such as Aslan Bacanak, Sivri Akillilar, Caferin Çilesi, Petrol Krallari, Doktor, Köse Kapmaca, Vay Basimiza Gelenler and Elveda Dostum.
Alasya died on 8 May 2015 in the hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for liver disease. He was 72. He was laid to rest in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Levent Mosque.- Ceyda Ates (born 14 September 1987) is a Turkish actress.
Ceyda Ates was born on 14 September 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey. She began acting at the age of five. She won a child beauty contest organized by Nese Erberk. At age ten, she played in projects "Gurbet Kadini", "Ask Oyunu", "Hayat Bilgisi". She took acting lessons at the Baris Manço Cultural Centre. She also played Esra in the film Çilgin Dersane. She presented the show 'Dizi Magazin' on Cine5. She acted as Pelin in the series 'Doludizgin Yillar'. In 2010, she played the role of Leyla in the TV series "Kavak Yelleri" on Kanal D, and then she acted as Hande in Adini Feriha Koydum. - Actress
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Bensu Soral is a Turkish actress. She studied at Inegöl Anatolian High School in Bursa. She is still studying graphic at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts. She started acting career by the support of her sister Hande Soral who is an actress. For the first time she appeared on television screen with Yol Ayrimi TV series. She played the character of Melek on Içerde TV series.
Awards; 2015 - 42. Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards (Pantene Star Shines)- Actor
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Okan Çabalar was born on 11 August 1980 in Izmir, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Money Trap (2019), Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and Almost Famous (2012).- Actor
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Ipek, who was born and raised in Ankara; He first started acting in high school when his literature teacher offered him to play in a theater show. While he was in high school, he continued to attend courses and professional training. He went to the theater courses of Altindag Municipality. He worked at Anadolu Art Center Children's Theater and Rainbow Actors.
He decided to join the band after watching a play by Maksim Gorki staged by Ankara Art Theater (AST) in 1990. He joined AST in 1991 and took part in many of the ensemble's plays. He graduated from Bilkent University, Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Department of Theater.- Ekin Türkmen was born on 22 August 1984 in Izmir, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Küçük Kadinlar (2008), Aci Hayat (2005) and Money Trap (2019).
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Ali Sarp Levendoglu (25 December 1981, Ankara) is a Turkish actor and director.
He started acting at the age of six. After graduating from Saint Benoit High School, she studied Visual Communication Design at Istanbul Bilgi University and graduated from the acting department of Istanbul Kultur University.
Being the nephew of director Mustafa Altioklar, he made his first acting studies in his projects. He acted in the TV series Lise Lise Defteri, Cinaralti, Emret Komutanim, Zeliha's Eyes, and in the movies O Simdi Asker and Emret Komtanim Sah Mat.
He also directed the TV series Emret Komutanim and Gece Gündüz. He also played the role of Haydar Bozkurt in the Savasci series. He plays Romanian Diogenes in the TV series Alparslan: The Great Seljuk, which started in November 2021.
He was playing a role in the Kucuk Aga series, which made the final.- Yildiray Sahinler was born on 7 February 1966 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019), Insider (2016) and On Board (1998).
- Gözde Kansu was born on 23 August 1980 in Izmir, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Insider (2016), Alone (2008) and Queen of the Night (2016).
- Dilan Çiçek Deniz is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Turkey 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. She is known for her role as Sena Koçovali in Çukur TV show.
She was born in Sivas. Her parents are teachers. Her mother is Hale Temizyürek and her father is Orhan Deniz. She got three years of theater education from her high school. At the age of 15 she wrote a poem book named I taught sun is my mother in Turkish language. When she was 17 she joined the theater competition of her school and won an action prize. She started with tourism major in Ege university. But she soon changed her major to literature.
Dilan participated in 2014 Elidor Miss Turkey beauty competition and won the 2. place. In 2015 Miss universe that took place in Miami she represented Turkey. In 2015 she acted as 'Ebru' character in "Tatli Küçük Yalancilar". In that TV show She acted with Bensu Soral, Sükrü Özyildiz, Alperen Duymaz, Beste Kökdemir, Büsra Develi, Burak Deniz.
In 2015 she also acted as 'Elif' in "Günesin Kizlari" TV show with Hande Erçel and Tolga Saritas.
Dilan was crowned as Miss Universe Turkey. At the same pageant with three other winners of Miss Turkey 2014. Dilan and three queens who were crowned as Miss World Turkey as the official winner of the pageant, Miss Earth Turkey as the third place and the last place as Miss International Turkey. The Miss Turkey pageant for 2014 was held at the Star TV Studios in Istanbul on May 27. - Actor
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Erkan Kolcak Köstendil, is a Turkish actor, writer, director, and singer. His uncle is actor Bülent Sakrak. Born and raised in Bursa, a large city located in northwestern Anatolia, Kostendil was considering and working towards becoming a goalkeeper until his path crossed with two seasoned actors who made such an impression on him that he decided to study theater at the prestigious Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts. Kostendil later went on to write, direct, and act in plays and short films. He wrote and starred in the play 'Karsi Cinsle Tanisma Sanati' and was in another play named 'Aut', for which he was chosen 'Actor of the Year'. This play also earned him a 'Young Actor Special' award. Kostendil always kept busy as he wrote and directed the first Turkish Facebook Series, 'Mukadderat'. He gained widespread industry recognition as well as many awards with his short film, 'Vakit'. Kostendil then went on to write and direct a medium-length film which was shot in Istanbul and Amsterdam. Making a successful transition into TV acting, Kostendil has appeared in numerous popular shows and has claimed his place within the acting world by capitalizing on his unique character interpretations. He first appeared on 'Kurtlar Vadisi' in 2005. Kostendil got his first big break with the 2009 production, 'Sakarya Firat' in which he played a low-ranking soldier, and portrayed the character with utmost authenticity. In the following years he appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. In 2014, he portrayed the character 'Karlos Nevizade', on the hit TV show, 'Ulan Istanbul'. This character became a phenomenon among the Turkish TV audience, and gained Kostendil huge fame and recognition all around Turkey. It was on this show that he and one of his co-stars, Sebnem Bozoklu, performed a song he had written named 'Yanarim Yanarim' in one of the episodes. This performance got millions of views on Youtube. After a couple more successful projects, Kostendil appeared in the internationally aired historical drama, 'Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem', successfully portraying 'Shahin Khan Girai', the last Khan of Crimea. His last appearance was on the TV show, 'Familya'.- Deniz Baysal (born 5 April 1991) is a Turkish actress.
In 2009 she started to study foreign trade at Manisa Celal Bayar University. From the age of 10 she began to study acting at Izmir Karsiyaka Municipal Theater. She also worked as a theater actor for 10 years and started acting with the encouragement and support of the theater teacher. - Actor
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Yavuz Bingöl was born on 7 October 1964 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Three Monkeys (2008), Aci Hayat (2005) and 72. Kogus (2011). He has been married to Öykü Gürman since 4 August 2015.- Actor
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Murat Ünalmis was born on 23 April 1981 in Kayseri, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Bitter Lands (2018), Günesi Gördüm (2009) and Wings of the Night (2009). He was previously married to Birce Akalay.- Begüm Birgören was born on 20 September 1982 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Kendime Iyi Bak (2014), Karayilan (2007) and Tozluyaka (2022).
- Meral Zeren was born in 1950 in Sanliurfa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Öfkenin Bedeli (1975), Magrur Kadin / Çiçek (1983) and Kara Orkun (1973).
- Turgut Tunçalp was born on 12th May 1976 in Sakarya, Turkey. Graduated from Özel Drama Tiyatro. Throughout his acting career, he starred in the Tv series; "Ayva Sari Nar Kirmizi", "Ask Mahkumu", "Sifre", "Emret Komutanim", "Ümit Milli", "Korkusuzlar", "Iki Yabanci", "Çilgin Kanal", "Sakarya Firat", "Yildiz Masali", "Kesanli Ali Destani", "Merhamet", "Kaçak", "Dirilis- Ertugrul", "Rüzgarin Kalbi", "Vatanim Sensin", "Rüya".
The long feature films he played are "Pars Kiraz Operasyonu", "Çanakkale 1915", "Kogus Akademisi", "Delisin Deli", "Daha" and "Askin Gören Gözlere Ihtiyaci Yoktur".
He played the role of "Kasim" in the Tv series "Çukur" as a guest star. The last movie he co-starred "Müslüm" will be at the movie theaters in autumn 2018. - Actor
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Safak Sezer (born 10 October 1970 in Erzincan) is a Turkish actor who usually appears in comedic roles.
His stage debut came in Haldun Taner's play Esegin Gölgesi at Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu (Ankara People's Theatre). He acted in several other plays at the same venue as well as at Ankara Ekin Tiyatrosu (Ankara Crop Theatre).
In cinema, he initially appeared in supporting roles in several movies. His breakthrough came with Kolpaçino (2009) in which he starred.
Sezer rose once again to public's attention in 2013 when he publicly knelt in front of Turkey's Prime Minister and apologized for his earlier participation in protest demonstrations. Turkish newspapers reported, with accompanying photographs, on July 22nd, 2013 that at a Ramadan dinner hosted by the ruling AKP party on the previous evening, Sezer went to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's table and went down on his knees in front of Erdogan and apologized for his participation in a street demonstration protesting a police crackdown ordered by the government on environmentalists in Istanbul in the previous weeks.- Actor
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Kerem Alisik (born 5 June 1960) is a Turkish actor and television presenters. He is the only son of famous actors of Turkish cinema Sadri Alisik and Çolpan Ilhan. Between 1988-1992, he was married to actress Sibel Turnagöl. He has appeared in many Turkish series and movies. He is known for his directorship and production of Savas Ay and the film The Belly Dancer (Dansöz). Most recently he has appeared on the TV series Ben Onu Çok Sevdim.
He first started his acting career in 1990 when he appeared as Bahadir Tok Shout in Aci Kader. He gained further recognition in 1997 when he landed a recurring role in the mini series Oyun Bitti.- Actress
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Seda Sayan was born on 4 January 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Imparator (1984), Üç Kardestiler (1981) and Sensizlige Alisacagim (1985). She was previously married to Onur San, Gökhan Sükür, Tuncay Kiratli, Soner Yapcacik, Sinan Engin and Ridvan Kiliç.- Ipek Tuzcuoglu was born on 11 November 1971 in Izmir, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Dark Spells (2004), Sapphire (2023) and Dürüye'nin Gügümleri (2010). She was previously married to Hazim Körmükcü.
- Ece Uslu was born on 9 September 1974 in Izmir, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Vezir Parmagi (2017), Kara Melek (1997) and Klaus (2019).
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Gökçe Bahadir is a Turkish film and television actress. She is best known for her performance as Leyla Tekin in hit series Yaprak Dökümü based on classic novel of Resat Nuri Güntekin, as Yeliz in hit series "Hayat Bilgisi", Kayip Sehir, Ufak Tefek Cinayetler, Aramizda Kalsin, Adi Efsane, Dedemin Insanlari and other roles. She divorced Ali Sunal in 2013.
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1 - 2012 Bilkent University - Best Supporting Actress - Dedemin Insanlari - Won
2 - 2013 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School - Best Actress - Aramizda Kalsin - Won
3 - 2014 Ayakli Gazete - Best Comedy Series Supporting Actress - Aramizda Kalsin - Won- Actor
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Ali Sunal was born on 22 September 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Güldür Güldür Show (2013), Propaganda (1999) and Hava Muhalefeti (2023).- Mine Tugay was born in Konya. In 2002 graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory-Theater Department.
She received her Master Degree (Advanced Acting) in 2005 from Bahçesehir University.
Her professional debut as an actress was a theatre play with Masal Gerçek Theater.
From 2002 on she performed with the Semaver Kumpanya Theater in theater plays such as "Mem u Zin","Simurg /Kuslar Meclisi","Onikinci Gece". After that performed with the Theater Dot in the plays,"Çok Uzak", "Karatavuk", "Vur/Yagmala/Yeniden".
Mine Tugay received the " Most Successful Actress" and "Best Actress" awards in Afife Jale Awards
Theatre Awards and 8.Lions Theatre Awards respectively with her role as Una in the theatre play named "Karatavuk".
Mine Tugay also starred in the short films "10,9,8" ,"Yoldaki Kedi","Felix und Scorpion" and got the award of
"Best Actress" in the Sinepark Short Film Festival with her performance in the short film "Yoldaki Kedi"
On the silver screen, she starred in the tv series "Aliye" as Defne, in "Benden Baba Olmaz" as Sevil,
In the Tv series "Behzat Ç." as Suna Komiser, in "Oyle Bir Geçer zaman ki" as Bahar, in "Medcezir " as Ender and in "Paramparça" she played the character called Asuman. - Selin Demiratar (born 20 March 1983) is a Turkish actress.
Selin Demiratar was born in 1983 in Istanbul. She first explored acting at the Antalya Municipal Theatre.
In 1999, she won the Miss Globe Turkey beauty pageant and finished in third place at Miss Globe World. After moving to Istanbul, she started her professional acting career with a role in the series 90-60-90. She became popular in Turkey following her appearance in Aci Hayat. She acted alongside Serenay Sarikaya in the crime drama TV show Adanali. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Sinem Kobal is a Turkish television and film actress.
Kobal's father was a civil engineer. Both of her parents are from Hemsin, Rize. She has a brother named Kerem. At the age of four years, Sinem Kobal began her ballet training and continued for eight years. Kobal was a successful student and played volleyball, winning second prize in a competition. In addition, she won the first prize in a step aerobics competition. She received her high school diploma from the Royal Academy. She later studied Art Management and Performing Arts at Beykent University.
She started her acting career in the sitcom Dadi (2001) as Dilara Giritli. She has starred in many films and television series such as Okul (2004), Ayakta Kal (2009), Selena (2006), Lise Defteri (2003), Turks in Space (2006), Nefes Nefese (2005) and Moms and Mothers (2015). She starred in Romantik Komedi (2010), released in February 2010. She has appeared in many television commercials in Turkey, including Gencturkcell and Bingo.
Kobal began dating Turkish footballer Arda Turan, who was playing for Galatasaray S.K. at that time and the Turkish national team as a left winger, in August 2009. They got engaged in January 2010 and split up in late 2013. On May 14, 2016, she married actor Kenan Imirzalioglu.- Engin Altan Duzyatan was born on 26 July 1979 in Izmir. His great-grandparents are Turkish immigrants from Yugoslavia and Albanian immigrants from Pristina. He graduated from 9 Eylul University, Performing Arts - Acting Department. After his graduation, he started his acting career in Istanbul in 2001. He is one of the Highest Paid actor of Turkey. He also finished his Master's Programme in Bahcesehir University- Advanced Acting Techniques.
He acted in the TV Shows; Kocum Benim (Orcun), Hurrem Sultan (Sehzade Beyazid), Muhurlu Guller (Engin), Azize (Efe), Sil Bastan (Cihan), Kizlar Yurdu (Ozgur), Sevgili Dunurum (Murat), Cesaretin Var mi Aska (Tamer), Bir Bulut Olsam (Serdar Batur), Kapali Carsi (Firat Isik), Son (Halil), Yol Ayrimi (Gazeteci Murat), Cinayet (Yilmaz Seyhan) ve Ciragan Baskini (Poldi). He had the leading role in the Tv Show called Dirilis Ertugrul, as Ertugrul Gazi.
He also acted in Motion Pictures: Kalbin Zamani, Beyza'nin Kadinlari, Cennet, Romantik Komedi, New York'ta Bes Minare, Bir Avuc Deniz, Anadolu Kartallari, Bu Son Olsun, Romantik Komedi 2, Bu Iste Bir Yalnizlik Var, Ve Panayir Koyden Gider.
He won the Best Actor Award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards with his performance in the motion picture Bir Avuc Deniz.
He acted in Anne Karenina theatre play with Kenter Tiyatrosu and Kurklu Merkur theatre play with DOT and he directed Dar Ayakkabi ile Yasamak play at Diyarbakir National Theater.
And he also was the anchor of TV Show called Canli Para, which was aired live. - Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Soundtrack
Cemal Hünal is a Turkish actor.
He studied at Saint Benoit French High School and went on to study theatre and acting at Santa Monica College, UCLA and London Film School.
In late 2010s, he acted in Romantic Comedy, and also in Çagan Irmak's films Ulak and Issiz Adam.- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Mahsun Kirmizigul, who was born into a large family, completed primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakir. He came to Istanbul with great hopes from city where he was born and raised. His big dream was to be an artist. On the one hand, while struggling with the difficult conditions of Istanbul alone; On the other hand, he made 6 albums at the age of being a child, but he could not achieve what he desired.
The artist, who did not lose hope, had decided to study conservatory then he graduated from Istanbul University, State Conservatory Singing Department. Following his music education, Mahsun Kirmizigul, released "Alem Buysa" album in the year of 1993, almost turn upside-down the list in the music world and he became famous.
Mahsun Kirmizigul, who was born into a large family, completed primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakir. He came to Istanbul with great hopes from city where he was born and raised. His big dream was to be an artist. On the one hand, while struggling with the difficult conditions of Istanbul alone; On the other hand, he made 6 albums at the age of being a child, but he could not achieve what he desired.
The artist, who did not lose hope, had decided to study conservatory then he graduated from Istanbul University, State Conservatory Singing Department. Following his music education, Mahsun Kirmizigul, released "Alem Buysa" album in the year of 1993, almost turn upside-down the list in the music world and he became famous.
The artist, who made all the difference to the music world, generated his own music style in the 90's. As one of Turkey's best voices, Mahsun Kirmizigul, who dragged millions after him, achieved an unequalled success in the music world. The artist reached a total of 16 million sales charts with 7 albums, 1 maxi single and 1 single released in 11 years. The artist, who gave hundreds of concerts on 5 continents, was the most well-known musician in the Middle East, the Caucasus and the Balkans apart from Turkey. The famous musician took a radical decision in the mid-2000s and took a break from music and dedicated himself to explaining the problems of his country and making communal films.
His movies have been watched approximately by 20 million people in domestic and foreign cinemas, for 16 years of giving break music. He produced 6 films that are expressed as among the masterpiece of Turkish cinema. When the artist was getting financial gain far so much in the peak of his success as a musician, he took his interest in his country's issues, which were ignored, and produced proposition films.
The artist, who was passionately attached to the cinema in his childhood; got a big break with Beyaz Melek, the first movie that he wrote, directed, starred in and composed music for. While Beyaz Melek became the "most-watched movie" among domestic and foreign films released in Turkey in 2007; It won the 'Best Film' and 'Best Director awards at the 41st Houston Film Festival.
Mahsun Kirmizigul, with his second movie 'I Saw the Sun' in 2009; boldly displayed a 25-year-old unsolvable social problem. The film, which had a great impact at home and abroad, was Turkey's Oscar nominee. "I Saw the Sun", which was the "Most Watched Movie of the Year" in the drama category in Turkey the year it was in the vision, received two awards at the same time in the "Best Performance" and "Best Cinematography" categories at the Singapore International Film Festival.
"Five Minarets in New York", the first script of which he wrote in 1998 and developed in 11 years, took its place on the big screen as Mahsun Kirmizigul's third feature film. Focusing on the blood feud of two Kurdish characters from Bitlis, the movie became Turkey's most-watched drama in the year it was released. "Mucize", which he wrote as the 4. film is inspired by a real story, win great recognition and it once again broke the record at the box office and became Turkey's most-watched drama film in the drama category in the year it was released.
The 5. film of the artist, who tried to tell the story of a dishonest Judge, who was corrupt in the Ottoman period, defrauded people by exploiting religion, in a funny language in the film "Vezir Parmagi", was banned by the Governorships in 36 locations. The film, which does not contain a single word of profanity, was limited to the age of 18 by the Ministry of Culture, and outdoor advertisements of the film were banned. While the posters of the movie were torn from the billboards, the world of cinema fell into silence. Unions and cinema professional associations could not even make a single statement for the censored and banned film "Vezir Parmagi". Despite all the blocking, censorship and defamation, the movie was watched by approximately 800,000 people.
The artist, continuing his cinema passion, produced "Mucize" as the 6. film and "Mucize Ask 2" as a sequel. The sequel "Mucize Ask 2" made it to the top again, with over 2 million box offices in theatres.
Mahsun Kirmizigul took part as a director, screenwriter and actor in 6 movies that he transferred to the movie screen; broke new ground by making the soundtracks of his films and went down in the history of Turkish cinema. Artist; With his 6 films, he became the filmmaker who does well at the box office in the last 40 years in the drama category in Turkey.
The legendary artist, who received hundreds of awards in music and cinema, started to work on albums again in 2019. He returned to the music world, where he took a break for 16 years, in the first seconds of 2022. The artist, who put out the first album of the new year to be released in the world, so to speak left his mark in 2022 by adding innovation and movement to the music world.
Mahsun Kirmizigul, who appeared in front of his fans with the album "Hos Geldin" consisting of 17 songs, at a time when artists did not dare to make an album, also exhibit his difference.
He made the premiere of the album on New Year's Eve on a TV channel before social media and digital platforms. At the gala night, millions of fans of the artist were watching him on the screens. The artist, who made a great difference in the music world, broke new ground again by making the whole album of Dollbey Atmos a new generation sound extension. The artist has made a place for himself in "World Global" on digital platforms. Returning to music with new experimental work, the artist gave a place, Turkish Pop, Fusion, Edm, Progressive House, Anatolian Rock, Latin, Trap, Alternative, Authentic Music, Ragatoon, Acoustic, Turkish Folk Music and Arabesque music genres in his album.- Actor
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Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Egilmez comedies to follow. Soon after, he developed an enduring screen partnership with the actor and director, Zeki Alasya, the two gaining popularity as a pair of comic dimwits. It was only in the 1990s that Akpinar, by now an experienced actor, broke away and decided to go his own way in film, theatre and television alike.- Burak Deniz (born February 17, 1991) is a Turkish actor. He studied art history department of Canakkale 18 Mart University.
He starred in series Ask Laftan Anlamaz with Hande Ercel. He played in Bizim Hikaye, which Turkish adaptation by Shameless with Hazal Kaya. With Dilan Cicek Deniz, He played in Tatli Kucuk Yalancilar, which Turkish adaptation "Pretty little liars" and surreal series "Yarim Kalan Asklar" and film "Kal". He played in popular crime series "Marasli" with Alina Boz. With Serenay Sarikaya, He played in fantasy series Sahmaran and "Medcezir" adaptation of the The O.C.
His first role is youth series Kolej Gunlugu. He played in supporting roles in popular series Sultan, Boyle Bitmesin, Kacak , Gecenin Kralicesi, Le Fate Ignoranti. He get noticed in crime series Kacak.
He stated that he looks like Kadir Inanir in film "Kara Gozlum". - Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Bülent Emrah Parlak was born on 8 May 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Magic Carpet Ride (2005), The Valley of the Wolves (2003) and Weasel (2020). He has been married to Burcu Gönder since 2015.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Onur Atilla was born on 18 May 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Güldür Güldür Show (2013), Hareket Sekiz (2019) and My Step Dad: The Hippie (2018). He has been married to Sinem Ayyildiz since 2014.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Özgürcan Cevik was born on 24 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Sevkat Yerimdar (2017), Sevkat Yerimdar (2013) and Sevkat Yerimdar 2: Bizde Sakat Çok (2016).- Basak Parlak was born on 3 November 1989 in Tekirdag, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Sevkat Yerimdar (2017), Kadinlara Mahsus (2023) and Sevkat Yerimdar (2013).
- After completing his primary and secondary education in Izmir, he entered Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration and graduated here. Then he studied Radio, Television and Cinema Department of Social Sciences Institute of the same university.
Erdogan lived in the United States for a short time, then returned to Turkey for the TV series Yabanci Damat. He has acted and presented in various television channels until today; has acted in movies.
In 2008, he hosted the Popstar Turkey program with names such as Huysuz Virjin and Ibrahim Tatlises together with Osmantan Erkir. - Started studying Tourism Management in 1991 at the Mediterranean University (Turkey) and after three years realized that he'd rather pursue a career in acting, changed his perspectives accordingly to study acting at the Hacettepe State University. He later on graduated with a Master's degree in acting from the Mimar Sinan University. Afterwards, Okur joined "Dostlar Tiyatrosu" in 1999 and in 2000 the Istanbul State Theatre. In 2002, he became a permanent cast of the Diyarbakir State Theatre, where he started giving lectures in the youth theatre program in Diyarbakir as well. He is married and has one child.
- Ipek Karapinar was born on 20 March 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Orphan Flowers (2015), Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) and Köprü (2006).
- Kürsat Alniaçik was born in 1962 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Yalniz Kurt (2022), Sicak Saatler (1998) and Kayip (2013).
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- Additional Crew
Orhan Biyikli was born on 26 October 1985 in Kocaeli, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Ekip 1: Nizama Adanmis Ruhlar (2012), Kollama (2008) and Hop Dedik (2011).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Mert Kiliç was born on 20 April 1978 in Amasya, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Komutan (2022), Asla Unutma (2005) and Sungurlar (2014).- Burak Hakki was born on 23 May 1972 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Dudaktan Kalbe (2007), I Gefyra (2022) and La pasión turca (2024). He was previously married to Sema Simsek.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Daughter of singer Leman Sam, Sevval Sam is one of the well-known faces of Turkish high-society, but not as an actress. Her mother being a famous singer, and her ex-husband being a famous national football player of Besiktas JK. She is also renowned for her striking physical features most notably her dark hair and ice-blue eyes.