Best Turkish Actors
by kamalis75 | created - 11 Dec 2014 | updated - 12 Jan 2022 | Public
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. 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. ...
3. Serhat Mustafa Kiliç
Actor | Kis Uykusu
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...
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. Melisa Sözen
Actress | Kis Uykusu
Melisa Sözen is a Turkish actress, best known for her performance in Palme D'or winning Winter Sleep (2014).
Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including The Magnificient Century (2011), Subat (2012) and 7YUZ (2017). Melisa attracted ...
6. Meltem Cumbul
Actress | Gegen die Wand
Meltem Cumbul's career consists of twenty-two feature films including Berlin's Golden Bear Winner "Head On" and "Lovelorn" which got her Best Actress Award from Palm Springs International Film Festival "Six Long Running TV Serials including the highest rated local drama to date "Yilan Hikayesi" and...
7. 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 ...
8. Aydemir Akbas
Writer | Günah
Aydemir Akbas was born on December 29, 1935 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Günah (1983), Seyyar Kamil (1987) and Bakimsiz Tarzan (1989).
9. 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 ...
10. 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 ...
11. Bergüzar Korel
Actress | Vatanim Sensin
Berguzar Korel, born in 1982 in Istanbul, graduated from the Theatre Department of Mimar Sinan State Conservatory. She acted in many plays and short films during her school life including the play Kuvayi Milliye at State Theatre. She went on to act in high profile projects, namely "1001 Nights", "...
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. Musa Uzunlar
Actor | Poyraz Karayel
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 ...
14. Hatice Aslan
Actress | Üç Maymun
Hatice Aslan was born on February 20, 1962 in Sivas, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Three Monkeys (2008), Body (2011) and Samanyolu (2009).
15. Cihat Tamer
Actor | 20 Dakika
Cihat Tamer was born on February 24, 1943 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for 20 Dakika (2013), The Miracle (2015) and Günesi Gördüm (2009).
16. 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).
17. Numan Acar
Actor | Homeland
Numan Acar is passionate actor and storyteller. He was born in Kozoglu, Kelkit District, and grow up in Erzincan in Turkey. He emigrated to Germany where he become a civil engineer. After completion of his studies he started an acting career. Numan had his international breakthrough as "Haissam ...
18. 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...
19. Sevket Çoruh
Actor | Insaat
Sevket Çoruh was born in Istanbul in 1973 and graduated from the Drama Department of the Müjdat Gezen College of Fine Arts. He began acting for the stage in 1989, since when he has performed in several productions. A newcomer to cinema, his screen debut came in 2003, when he starred as one of the ...
20. Settar Tanriögen
Actor | Vavien
Theater, film and TV series actor. Graduated from Hacettepe University Archeology and Art History Department. The actor , who has worked in many jobs since her primary school years, has worked as a shoe shiner, tea maker and waitress. His interest in theater started in 1980. He took part in a play...
21. Reha Özcan
Actor | Suskunlar
He graduated in Drama from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in 1987. He started his professional career in the same year at the Trabzon National Theatre.
For the 1990-1991 season he was appointed to the Istanbul National Theatre, before accepting a position at the Antalya National Theatre in 1992...
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