The Best Turkish Actors
by huelo | created - 07 Jan 2013 | updated - 14 Jun 2021 | PublicEn iyi türk aktorler
1. Sener Sen
Actor | Kabadayi
Early in his career, he mainly acted in comedy movies with Kemal Sunal such as "Hababam Sinifi", "Tosun Pasa", "Davaro" etc. Later, he had roles in movies criticizing Turkish society for its moral weaknesses as in "Milyarder", " Çiplak Vatandas" and the ones that reflected the contemporary social ...
2. Kenan Imirzalioglu
Actor | Cingöz Recai
Kenan Imirzalioglu was born in Ankara at June 18th, 1974. Imirzalioglu finished elementary school in Ankara, when he was 12. He went to middle school and high school at Ankara. Then he moved to Istanbul for his University education. He graduated from Yildiz Technical University. He has a Bachelor ...
3. Kadir Inanir
Actor | Medcezir Manzaralari
Kadir Inanir was born on April 15, 1949 in Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Medcezir Manzaralari (1989), Yilanlarin Öcü (1985) and Ah Gardasim (1991).
4. Haluk Bilginer
Actor | Kis Uykusu
Haluk Bilginer is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders (1985) during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played...
5. Kemal Sunal
Actor | Saban Oglu Saban
Born in 1944 Istanbul, Turkey. Graduated from Vefa High School, Fatih, Istanbul. Sunal acted in many popular films, although he began his artistic career in the theater. His first play was called, "Unwilling Doctor" and he later worked at the Devekusu Kabare Theatre with Ulvi Uraz. Although Sunal ...
6. Çetin Tekindor
Actor | Babam ve Oglum
Çetin Tekindor is considered to be one of Turkey's best actors and most respected artists today. He was born in Sivas, Turkey in 1945. He graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1970, and his stage career started with the play "Murat IV". He is one of the most impressive performers in Turkish ...
7. Altan Erkekli
Actor | Vizontele
Altan Erkekli is a Turkish actor. He is known for his roles in numerous stage productions, films, and television series.
Erkekli began his acting career in the early 1980s. He has since appeared in a wide range of roles, from comedic to dramatic. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ...
8. Erkan Can
Actor | Gemide
Erkan Can began acting in 1974 at the age of 16 with the local Bursa State Theater and took acting classes at the Industrial Vocational High School. From 1982 to 1984 he undertook his compulsory military service. In 1985 he entered the theatre department of the Istanbul State Conservatory and made ...
9. Tuncel Kurtiz
Actor | Auf der anderen Seite
Tuncel Kurtiz was born in 1936, Izmit-Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul University, English Language and Literature and started acting in 1956 with Dormen Theatre. With the movie 'Suru', he reached the peak of his acting career. Kurtiz received many awards in Turkey and also abroad. He also known ...
10. Tarik Akan
Actor | Pehlivan
Tarik Akan's real name is Tarik Üregül and he was born in Istanbul in 1949 and grew up in the other parts of Turkey because of his father's job. His father was a colonel. Before he started his acting career he worked as a lifeguard on the beaches, rented boats to people... He also went on going to ...
11. Fikret Kuskan
Actor | Babam ve Oglum
He was born in 1965, Kuskan was graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory. Right after his graduation, he starred in various Film and TV projects. Along with tie International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Istanbul/ Ankara Film Festivals. He was awarded for his Outstanding ...
12. Erdal Besikçioglu
Actor | Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm
Erdal Besikcioglu was born on January 5, 1970 in Ankara. He is the nephew of Genclerbirligi Sports Club President Ilhan Cavcav. His father was a manager at Vakiflar Bankasi. Due to his father's appointments, he started primary school in Ankara, then continued in Kayseri and Izmir. He completed high...
13. Aras Bulut Iynemli
Actor | Çukur
Aras Bulut Iynemli is a Turkish actor. Iynemli has won numerous accolades for his acting since the beginning of his career. He is best known for his performances in the television series Oyle Bir Gecer Zaman ki (English: As Time Goes by), Muhtesem Yuzyil (English: Magnificent Century), Maral, ...
14. Yilmaz Erdogan
Actor | The Water Diviner
He spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. His family is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University and joined the On Duty Theater Staff (Turkish: Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu) managed by Ferhan Sensoy. ...
15. Kivanç Tatlitug
Actor | Kelebegin Rüyasi
Kivanc Tatlitug was born on October 27, 1983 in Adana, Turkey.
Graduated from Istanbul Kultur University Communication Designs-Multimedia and Cinema. His mother is from Edirne, Turkey. His paternal grandmother is Bosnian immigrant from Sarajevo. His paternal grandfather is Albanian immigrant from ...
16. Yilmaz Güney
Writer | Yol
Güney and his work were almost entirely unknown outside of his homeland Turkey until his 1981 escape from imprisonment in Turkey and his "discovery" the following year at the Cannes Film Festival for his autobiographical screenplay for Yol (1982), the festival's grand prize winner. Born in 1937 in ...
17. Münir Özkul
Actor | Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor
He was born and grew up in Istanbul. He started his career at Bakirkoy Community Center Theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre and Istanbul City Theatre. He also worked in small play houses with today's famous actors and actresses. He made his place in the theatre ...
18. Nejat Isler
Actor | Kaybedenler Kulübü
Born in Istanbul in 1972, Nejat Isler graduated from Mimar Sinan State Conservatory's Theater Deparment in 1995. He made his first professional TV debut in 1994 in the TV series "Gurur". He continued his professional acting career and took leading roles in a number of TV series and movies. In 2008 ...
19. Sevket Altug
Actor | Süper Baba
Sevket Altug was born on March 13, 1943 in Balikesir, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Süper Baba (1993), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976).
20. Erdal Besikçioglu
Actor | Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm
Erdal Besikcioglu was born on January 5, 1970 in Ankara. He is the nephew of Genclerbirligi Sports Club President Ilhan Cavcav. His father was a manager at Vakiflar Bankasi. Due to his father's appointments, he started primary school in Ankara, then continued in Kayseri and Izmir. He completed high...
21. Cengiz Bozkurt
Actor | Kaybedenler Kulübü
Cengiz Bozkurt was born on December 24, 1965 in Turkey. He is an actor and casting director, known for Losers' Club (2011), Coming Soon (2014) and Leyla and Mecnun (2011).
22. Halit Ergenç
Actor | Vatanim Sensin
Halit Ergenç (born 30 April 1970) is a Turkish actor.
Halit Ergenç was born as the son of Yesilçam-era actor Sait Ergenç on 30 April 1970 in Istanbul. He completed his secondary education at Besiktas Atatürk High School in 1989 and entered Istanbul Technical University to study Marine Engineering. ...
23. Sadri Alisik
Actor | Afacan Küçük Serseri
Sadri Alisik, born Mehmet Sadrettin Alisik, was a stage and movie actor. Also, he was one of the best comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan Ilhan.
He was a prolific actor. His movies that depicted poor, uneducated people of the society, who were happy and believed in love, the most were ...
24. Müjdat Gezen
Actor | Girgiriye
Müjdat Gezen was born on October 29, 1943 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Girgiriye (1981), Bizim Sokak (1982) and Homoti (1987).
25. Ayhan Isik
Actor | Örgüt
Ayhan Isik was born on May 5, 1929 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Örgüt (1976), Cingöz Recai (1969) and Kanun Namina (1952). He died on June 16, 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey.
26. Halit Akçatepe
Actor | Süt Kardesler
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....
27. Olgun Simsek
Actor | Yazi Tura
Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actor
Olgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.
Simsek ...
28. Engin Günaydin
Actor | Yeralti
Engin Günaydin (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian.
Günaydin was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar Sinan University from where he graduated in theatre.
In 1997, he had a ...
29. Zafer Algöz
Actor | Ali Baba ve 7 Cüceler
Starting his education at Bursa State Theater in 1975, Algöz graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in Theater Department in 1985. He started his acting career on stage, and for a long time he was an official member of the State Theater Association of Istanbul. His acting career in theater led ...
30. Çaglar Çorumlu
Actor | Pek Yakinda
Çaglar Çorumlu was born on December 4, 1977 in Amasya, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Coming Soon (2014), Arif V 216 (2018) and Güldür Güldür Show (2013). He has been married to Gaye Çorumlu since 2012.
31. Oktay Kaynarca
Actor | Ben Bu Cihana Sigmazam
Oktay Kaynarca is a Turkish actor. He is better known for his role in the popular TV series, The Valley of the Wolves (2003) (Valley of the Wolves). He is one of the main characters in the series. His role name is "Hizir Çakirbeyli", or "Çakir".
In Turkey, Oktay Kaynarca is more recognized with his ...
32. Kartal Tibet
Director | Sabaniye
Kartal Tibet was born on March 27, 1939 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Sabaniye (1984), Tarkan (1969) and Turks in Space (2006). He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
33. Ediz Hun
Actor | Arif V 216
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...
34. Erol Tas
Actor | Yilmayan Seytan
Erol Tas was born on February 28, 1928 in Karaköse, Erzurum, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Yilmayan Seytan (1972), Diyet (1974) and Ince Cumali (1967). He died on November 8, 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey.
35. Peker Açikalin
Actor | Kolay Para
Peker Açikalin was born on March 1, 1963 in Kars, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Kolay Para (2002), Avrupa Yakasi (2004) and Türkler Çildirmis Olmali (2009). He was previously married to Melek Taskin, Ünsal, Niran and Nilüfer Açikalin.
36. Cihan Ünal
Actor | Kalbimdeki Düsman
He graduated from Ankara National Conservatory, Theatre Arts in 1969. He started to work at Ankara National Theatre in 1983 where he also worked as a diction, scene studies and stage instructor. He continued his teaching career at Istanbul Mimar Sinan University between 1987 till 2000.
Since 1969 he...
37. Güven Kiraç
Actor | Gegen die Wand
Güven Kiraç was born on March 16, 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Head-On (2004), The Crossing (2010) and Lovelorn (2005).
38. Murat Yildirim
Actor | Suskunlar
Murat Yildirim was born on April 13, 1979 in Konya, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Suskunlar (2012), Crimean (2014) and Queen of the Night (2016). He has been married to Iman Albani since December 25, 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Burçin Terzioglu.
39. Burak Özçivit
Actor | Kara Sevda
Burak Ozcivit was born in Istanbul on December 24, 1984. He has a BA degree and he is graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2003, he was elected the Top Model of Turkey and he began working with Model Agencies. In 2005, he was chosen the second best model of the world and he ...
40. Yigit Özsener
Actor | Ezel
Yigit Özsener is a Turkish actor of screen and stage, born in Izmir, April 6, 1972. He completed his undergraduate studies in BS in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering at Yildiz Technical University and his MBA at Koc University, Istanbul. His acting career started on theatre stage when ...
41. Metin Akpinar
Director | Nese-i Muhabbet
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 ...
42. Zeki Alasya
Actor | Sivri Akillilar
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...
43. Ilker Aksum
Actor | Yedinci Kogustaki Mucize
Ilker Aksum is a Turkish film and television actor, born on 23 May, 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is well known for his role in the film "Yabanci Damat" (2004), "Our Grand Despair" (2011), "Kucuk Kiyamet" (2006) and "Vavien" (2009).
Ilker Aksum did his schooling at Etimesgut Seker Elementary School. ...
44. Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Actor | Familya
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 ...
45. Erkan Petekkaya
Actor | Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki
Erkan Petekkaya (born 11 December 1970) is a Turkish actor. He has starred in several television drama series including Beyaz Gelincik (White Poppies) (2005-07), Sessiz Firtina (Silent Storm) (2007-08) Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki ("As Time Goes By") (2010-12), Dila Hanim (2012-14) and Paramparça (...
46. Serkan Keskin
Actor | Itirazim Var
Keskin started his acting journey when he enrolled for theater classes in 1997, at the 'City of Izmit Theater Company', which was founded under Isil Kasapoglu's leadership. Alongside his studies as an actor, Keskin took on various roles in plays produced by the 'City of Izmit Theater Company', ...
47. Onur Saylak
Director | Daha
Arif Onur Saylak (born 12 May 1977, Ankara) is a Turkish actor and director. He is also a lecturer at Kadir Has University in the field of film and drama.
He was born in Ankara. He studied at the Middle East Technical University, Department of Physics.
He left the university and tried his luck in ...
48. Ufuk Bayraktar
Actor | Kümes
Ufuk Bayraktar was born in 12.09.1981 in Istanbul. Right after his high school graduation, he started running the coffee shop which belongs to his father, at the province of Cihangir Firuzaga. He met with director Zeki Demirkubuz there and he started acting. He has been an actor since 2005. "Kümes"...
49. Ugur Yücel
Director | Yazi Tura
Ugur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul Belediye Konservatuari Tiyatro Bölüm). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre...
50. Cüneyt Arkin
Actor | Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
Fahrettin Cüreklibatir, better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkin, is a Turkish film actor, director, and producer. Having starred in somewhere around 250 movies and also TV series, he is widely considered as one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films shown abroad credited ...
51. Erdal Özyagcilar
Actor | Aile Arasinda
Özyagcilar was born in Bursa. He started his acting career in 1967, with the movie "Ölüm Tarlasi" (Field of Death). He is a theater artist as well as a screen actor, who had roles in many plays, movies and TV series. He also appeared in TV commercials.
Özyagcilar is a popular character in the TV ...
52. Mert Firat
Actor | Kelebegin Rüyasi
Firat is of Turkish, Circassian and Arab descent. His father is singer Nihat Firat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took acting classes in Ankara University. Firat graduated from the theatre department of Ankara ...
53. Timuçin Esen
Actor | Müslüm
Timuçin Esen (born 14 August 1973) is a Turkish actor.
Timuçin Esen was born on 14 August 1973 in Adana to lawyer parents. After studying at TED Ankara College, he went to study theatre at Ankara University state conservatory and ultimately graduated from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. He then...
54. Engin Akyürek
Actor | Kara Para Ask
He was born and raised in Ankara . He graduated from Ankara University Department of History.
His first TV series was Yabanci Damat. It is first Turkish series exported to Greece. Yabanci damat is first important success for Turkish series export. It's about love of a Greek man and a Turkish woman. ...
55. Engin Hepileri
Actor | Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun
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 ...
56. Okan Yalabik
Actor | Av Mevsimi
Okan Yalabik (born 13 December 1978) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory and master of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2001.
Yalabik was born in 1978 in Istanbul as the second child of his family ...
57. Ilyas Salman
Actor | Sis ve Gece
He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydin.
Salman was born in Arguvan, Malatya. His family originate from the Asar neighborhood in Arguvan. He was accepted as a Kurd because of the Kurdish typologies he had played for many ...
58. Firat Tanis
Actor | Kulüp
In 1998 he was graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department. Between 1998 - 2001 he acted in the plays for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters such as Peace of Aristophanes, Romeo and Juliet of William Shakespeare, Woytzeck of Georg Büchner and Herkes Ayni ...
59. Öner Erkan
Actor | Bornova Bornova
Born on January 4, 1980 in Izmir, Oner Erkan took his first step into acting with the theater course he started at the age of 15. In 2002, he graduated from Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Theater. Afterwards, he completed his master's degree at Bahcesehir University. ...
60. Riza Kocaoglu
Actor | Çukur
Riza Kocaoglu (born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish actor. Born and raised in Izmir. His family is Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki and part of his family is from Erivan, Kars. Her sister is actress, Gözde Kocaoglu. He is a graduate of the theater department at Dokuz Eylül University ...
61. Engin Altan Düzyatan
Actor | Dirilis: Ertugrul
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 ...
62. Mehmet Günsür
Actor | Ask Tesadüfleri Sever
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 ...
63. Çagatay Ulusoy
Actor | The Protector
Çagatay Ulusoy is a Turkish actor and model .He was born on 23 September 1990 in ,Istanbul-Bakirköy,Turkey.He grew up in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul.His mother's name is Refiye Ulusoy and she is of Bosnian descent, and his father name is Aylin Ulusoy and he is of Turkish descent who ...
64. Mehmet Aslantug
Actor | Sicak Saatler
Mehmet Aslantug was born on September 25, 1961 in Samsun, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Sicak Saatler (1998), Yalanci (1994) and Askin Ikinci Yarisi (2010). He has been married to Arzum Onan since August 1, 1996. They have one child.
65. Bugra Gülsoy
Actor | Mahalle
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 ...
66. Baris Arduç
Actor | Kiralik Ask
Turkish television and film actor. He is also a Goodwill Ambassador by Life Without Cancer Society in Turkey. Arduç was born in Switzerland on 9 October 1987 to a family of Albanian immigrants. At age of 8 years old, Arduç together with his family moved to Istanbul, Turkey. He has an older brother ...
67. Baris Falay
Actor | Ezel
Baris Falay was born on April 9, 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 July 7, 2006. They have one child.
68. Ismail Hacioglu
Actor | Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ismail Hacioglu was born on November 30, 1985 in Fatih, Istanbul, as the first child of his family. He has box office records and awards. His father is Mehmet Hacioglu, a former Fenerbahce football player. He has a sister named actress Kardelen Hacioglu. He started making money by dubbing when he ...
69. Rasim Öztekin
Actor | G.O.R.A.
Rasim Öztekin was born on January 14, 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for G.O.R.A. (2004), Genis Aile (2009) and Kabadayi (2007). He was married to Esra Kazancibasi. He died on March 8, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
70. Sarp Apak
Actor | Ölümlü Dünya
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 ...
71. Sarp Akkaya
Actor | Yedinci Kogustaki Mucize
Sarp Akkaya is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor, born on 13 May, 1980 in Istanbul, Turkey. He began acting at the age of twelve along with his twin brother Kaya Akkaya. Their older sister Esra Akkaya is also an actress. Their AKKAdemi theatre opened in 2010. Sarp Akkaya and Kaya Akkaya ...
72. Salih Kalyon
Actor | The Water Diviner
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).
73. Necip Memili
Actor | Karakomik Filmler: Kaçamak
Necip Memili was born on May 27, 1980 in Adana, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Karakomik Filmler: Kaçamak (2019), The Pit (2016) and Kaçma Birader (2016).
74. Ercan Kesal
Actor | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Ercan Kesal was born on September 12, 1959 in Avanos, Nevsehir, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), You Know Him (2020) and The Pit (2016). He has been married to Nazan Kesal since 2005.
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