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Serenay Sarikaya was born 1 July 1992 in Ankara, Turkey. She is a Turkish actress and model. Sarikaya started to study at Antalya Saime Salih Konca High School. But she moved to Istanbul. So, she graduated from theatre department of Fine Arts High School in Istanbul.
At the age of fourteen, she had minor roles in the movie "Saskin" (2006) and the film "Plajda" (2008). Her first leading role is in the fantasy child series Peri Masali (2008). With Kaan Urgancioglu, she played in series Limon Agaci (2008) and english short film "Hoscakal".
Her breakthrough role is "Sofia" in hit comedy crime series Adanali (2008-10). She came to international attention for her roles in series "Lale Devri", "Medcezir" Turkish remake of The O.C, "Fi" based on the novel and fantasy series "Sahmaran".
With Nejat Isler, she continued her movie career in franchise film series "Behzat C. Ankara Yaniyor" and "Ikimizin Yerine". Since 2019, Sarikaya performs in "Alice Müzikali", which a musical adaption based on the Alice in Wonderland. She received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including two Golden Butterfly Awards.
At the age of fifteen, she participated in a beauty competition and received a special award from the jury at the European Youth Beauty Competition. Later, Sarikaya became the first runner-up at Miss Turkey 2010. In addition to her acting career, Sarikaya has appeared in many advertising films and is the face of numerous brands. In 2014, she was chosen as the Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey.- Actor
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Boran Kuzum (born 1 October 1992) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory in 2015. His father, Bora Kuzum was deputy manager of Ankara State Theatre. His mother, Fatma Zehra, graduated from Fine Arts.
Until his graduation, he has performed major roles of various genres for the theater of conservatory. At the same year, he played a protester named pharmacist Suat in 6 episodes of period drama Analar ve Anneler alongside Okan Yalabik and the Mad Sultan Mustafa I in 10 episodes of period drama Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem. The following year, he played a Greek lieutenant named Leon in the period drama Vatanim Sensin, has won Golden Butterfly Award for Best Series. He played a thief named Cüneyt in Cingöz Recai based on classic novel series of Peyami Safa for the third time, movie directed by Onur Ünlü. He played "Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev" by Anton Chekhov in play Marti (The Seagull) that Istanbul Theater Festival's opening play and has won TEB Award, Üstün Akmen Theatre Award for Best Play and nominated Afife Jale Award.
He joined "The Protector" first Turkish series of Netflix.
In the beginning of 2020, the successful actor was talked about for a long period with his performance in the movie 'The Way We Are', which brought together the master actor Hümeyra and the important names of the young generation. In the last quarter of the year, he appeared in front of the audience as one of the leading actors of 'Respect', which is streaming on the popular digital platform BluTV and produced by Inter Media. Kuzum drew the attention with his character named Savas, an anti-hero who provides his own justice.
He appeared as a guest star in the adaptation of Netflix's world-wide known French series called 'Dix Pour Cent'. Later he played in 'Askin Kiyameti' movie produced by BKM. Recently, he took place in the film 'Treasure', which is in post production process and both movies will be on screen in 2022.
Boran Kuzum studied economy in Ankara Gazi University for one year. But he gave up to study economy.- Actor
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Ennis' first standout acting role was in 2006, as the temperamental janitor Zoltan in the Gemini Awards-winning Billable Hours - this role set a precedent in Esmer's career, as what was originally a one-off appearance was expanded to a recurring role because of the popularity of his take on it. His next major role came in 2009 in The Listener as Osman 'Oz' Bey, the best friend to telepathic paramedic Toby Logan (played by Craig Olejnik). Esmer was nominated once in 2010 for an ACTRA Award, and twice in 2010 and 2011 for Canadian Comedy Awards for this role. In the opposite seasons to shooting The Listener in Toronto, Esmer was shooting his role as Eddie, the failed actor and apartment manager, in The L.A. Complex.
Starting in 2014, Esmer had regular roles in You Me Her, Private Eyes, Red Oaks, and Blindspot, once again often shooting in opposite or even the same seasons. In Audience Network's polyamory comedy You Me Her, he played Dave Amari, best friend and neighbour of Jack Trekarsky, the 'Him' of the title. In Global Television Network/Ion Television's Private Eyes, he played Kurtis 'Maz' Mazhari, a Detective who helped main characters Matt Shade (played by Jason Priestley) and Angie Everett (played by Cindy Sampson) solve crimes. He would be nominated in 2019 for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for this latter role.
In Amazon Studios 1980's set comedy-drama Red Oaks, he played the Turkish lothario tennis instructor Nash. He said of the role, 'It's fun to play a character who is a pretty decent representation of my ethnicity...His ethnicity doesn't define the role, and he gets to be a full person aside from that, and in fact, because of that.' In NBC's Blindspot, Esmer again took a role that was an originally a one-off spot in season one, and went first to recurring then series regular in season four. His instinctive improvisational style and delivery made fan-favourite Rich Dotcom what show creator Martin Gero said was the character that defined the series. Esmer also had a memorable 3-episode arc as Emir Kaplan, the travel blogger who broke Stevie Budd's heart, in season five of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series Schitt's Creek.
Esmer currently stars in CTV's comedy Children Ruin Everything, a role for which he won the 2023 Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.
In film, Esmer has worked extensively in Canadian indie short and feature-length films. He started his film career in a bit part as Ronnie in the American film How to Deal in 2003. His breakout film role was in 2007's Young People Fucking, co-written by his longtime friend and later Blindspot show runner Martin Gero and other longtime friend Aaron Abrams. This film was notable not just for winning multiple Genie Awards and nearly sweeping the film category of the Canadian Comedy Awards, but also because of the furor around funding caused politically by its name and perceived content.
In 2014, Esmer starred in his first lead film role as Leonard Crane, a small-town newspaper reporter, in Big News from Grand Rock, a comedy-drama about the demise of small-town newspapers - on which he also served as an executive-producer. The same year, he played a supporting role as Sean in the romantic comedy Dirty Singles, for which he was nominated for an ACTRA Award, and won best male performance at the Canadian Comedy Awards. In 2015, he played a supporting role in sex comedy How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town, directed by Jeremy Lalonde, again serving as executive-producer. In 2016, he played a supporting role in Miss Sloane with Jessica Chastain. That same year, he played Moe, a flight crash investigator, in the television film Brace for Impact, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by Supporting Actor in a Drama at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. Also in 2018, he played the astrophysicist Charlie in Clara, a science-fiction film which won the Jury Prize at the Austin Film Festival. He can next be seen in Ally Pankiw's dramedy I Used To Be Funny, Mackenzie Munro's coming of age comedy Boot Camp, and Incendo's updated remake of The Amityville Curse.
Esmer has also undertaken several hosting duties in Canada - hosting, among others, the Gemini Awards (twice), the Canadian Screen Awards, and the ACTRA Awards, even virtually hosting the feature films section of the Directors Guild of Canada Awards in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also the co-host of Wipeout Canada alongside the legendary Jonathan Torrens, and currently hosts Roast Battle Canada on CTV Comedy. Esmer first came to prominence as a host on Toronto 1's variety series The Toronto Show in 2003.- 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. After increasing the number of his fans by this series he shot his first movie "Kader" in 2006. With "Cevat" role in this movie, he won the Modern Cinema Actors and Actresses Association (Casod) "Most Promising Actor", and Cinema Writers Association (Siyad) "Most Promising Actor" Awards in 2006.
His next project was TV Series "Karayilan" which was directed by Cem Akyoldas. This series was about the French occupation in Gaziantep and it had the second highest budget for TV Series in Turkey.
His first leading role was in TV Series "Bir Bulut Olsam",which was written by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inac. His character was "Mustafa Bulut" who gave the series its name.
In 2011, he played the male romantic lead Kerim in TV series "What is Fatmagul's Fault?" which was written by Vedat Türkali and directed by Hilal Saral, Hüseyin Tunç, and Ayhan Özen. His performance in this series brought him many awards and he became one of the most popular actors in Turkey. This role also made him one of the most recognized and loved Turkish actors in the Middle East and Latin America.
In 2014, he played a character named Tekin in a movie called "A Small September Affair" written and directed by Kerem Deren. In the same year, he came back to the TV screens with Omer character in "Black Money Love" TV series written by Eylem Canbolat and Sema Ergenekon and directed by Ahmet Katiksiz. With this role, he won the Best Actor Award in Seoul International Drama Awards and nominated for the Best Actor category at the International Emmy Awards in 2015. - 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.
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Alperen Duymaz was born on 3 November 1992 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Last Summer (2021), Direnis Karatay (2018) and Zemheri (2020). He has been married to Kübra Kelkit since 2020.- Actress
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Beren Saat (born on 26 February 1984) is a Turkish actress, best known for her leading roles as Yasemin Unsal in the ATV series Hatirla Sevgili (2006-2008), as Bihter Yöreoglu Ziyagil in the Kanal D series Ask-i Memnu (2008-2010), as Fatmagül Ketenci Ilgaz in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? (2010-2012), and as Derin Çelik/Yagmur Özden in the drama series Intikam (2013-2014), a spin-off from the television series Revenge.- Actress
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Esra Bilgic is the daughters of a mother from Yozgat and a father from Konya, born in Ankara in 1992. She took her first professional step into acting with her first project Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014) in 2014. With the popularity she gained with her role as Halime Hatun, Ertugrul Gazi's wife, she began to receive advertising offers from brands. In 2017, she married football player Gökhan Töre, with whom she had been in love for two years. The wedding witnesses of the couple were President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan. After receiving drama and voice training for six months in 2018, she started acting in the TV series Ramo (2020), shot in Adana, in 2019. In the same year, she ended her marriage with Gökhan Töre, which lasted two years. Bilgiç, who said that she has rules in acting and does not play roles that would disrupt the Turkish family structure, had her first movie experience in 2022 with the movie Adanis: Kutsal Kavga (2022). Bilgiç continues her career with roles she finds suitable for her criteria.- Actor
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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 of Mathematics degree.
In 1997, he attended Best Model of Turkey finals and he won the contest. Then he qualified for Best Model of the World contest. He also won the contest and achieved the title "Best Model of The World".
For the first time, a Turkish model won the title Best Model of The World. After winning the model contest, famous Turkish director Osman Sinav offered him a leading role as Yusuf Miroglu in the new TV serial Deli Yurek which was the first Turkish TV series exported internationally in 1999. The series broadcaster between 1999 - 2002. He also had The lead role for the movie version of the series 'Deli Yurek : Boomerang Cehennemi' in 2001).
He went to US for acting and language education after Deli Yurek projects. After his return he joined the cast of new TV series Alacakaranlik which was on TV screens in 2003 - 2005. In between, at 2004, he played a leading role at Yazi Tura movie which won 16 awards in different film festivals. Most impressing award of all was "The Best Actor" award at Adana Altin Koza Festival, one of the major movie award organization of Turkey.
Between 2005-2007, he enacted "Mehmet Kosovali" at white screen with the TV Series Aci Hayat. In 2006, He took the leading role in his third movie Son Osmanli Yandim Ali followed by Kabadayi in 2007 which was his fourth movie project between TV series projects.
In 2009, He started a new project at white screen with Ezel which was his carriers best and up swinging role. The series became The most popular and top rated series in Turkish television history between 2009 - 2011. Along with TV series, His successful career continued with Ejder Kapani 2010 and with Uzun Hikaye in 2012.
Karadayi (2012-2015), he started his careers 5th TV series with Mahir Kara role. After this series at 2017, he starred the movie of Cingoz Recai which is fallowed by another TV series Fatih . This was one of the most budgeted TV series of Turkish Television at which he gave life to the character of Fatih Sultan Mehmet who is one of the most important figures of Ottoman and Turkish history.
Recently, he is presenting the longest TV contest Kim Milyoner Olmak Ister. Also he joined the cast of TV series Alef for 8 episodes to be broadcaster at online TV platform Blu TV.- 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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Özcan Deniz was born on 19 May 1972 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Cute & Dangerous (2015), Öteki Taraf (2017) and Water and Fire (2013).- Ayten Gökçer was born on 26 January 1940 in Ankara, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Yedi Kocali Hürmüz (1980), Hosça Kal Güzin (2008) and Yilan Hikayesi (1999). She was married to Cüneyt Gökçer. She died on 14 May 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Sifanur Gül was born on 26 November 1997 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for As the Crow Flies (2022), Sevdim Seni Bir Kere (2019) and The Tailor (2023).
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Ebru Ceylan was born on 26 January 1976 in Ankara, Turkey. She is a writer and director, known for Winter Sleep (2014), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) and The Wild Pear Tree (2018). She has been married to Nuri Bilge Ceylan since 2003. They have two children.- Akin Akinözü is a Turkish actor who burst onto the world stage with his role as Miran in the hit Turkish TV series Hercai. He completed his studies in Los Angeles General Studies, UC Berkeley Applied Math and studied acting. In 2014, he started his career with Azrail feature film. In 2015, he appeared on television screens for the first time with the Spectacular Century series and then starred in Friends is Better. Akinözü is fluent in English, a pescatarian, and an avid sportsman with a particular fondness for boxing. He's been in a long-term relationship with Sandra Pestemalciyan and has a dog named Archie. Akinözü's fiery performance has earned him three notable awards: "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series" (24th Golden Lens Awards of the Magazine Journalists Association 2019), and "Best Series TV Couple," which he shares with Hercai co-star Ebru Sahin (Ayakli Gazete Ödülleri journalists 2020). He was also awarded the Spanish television station Nova Atresmedia's Premio Nova Mas's Best Male Actor in 2019 and Mister Nova 2019 .
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Kayalar is a graduate of the Graphics Department of Bilkent University in Ankara. She later worked as an assistant in the Department of Cinema and Television at Istanbul Bilgi University.
In 2003, Kayalar produced the series Alacakaranlik with Ugur Yücel and in 2004, she co-produced the film Toss-Up. In 2013, she was a regular in the series 20 Dakika, and the following year, she had a recurring role in the teen drama Medcezir.
The same year, she married Ali Bilgin, the show's director. In 2015, she appeared in the Bilgin-directed film Delibal.
In 2020, Kayalar gained prominence with the role of the psychiatrist Peri in the Netflix series Ethos.- Actor
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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 Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration, which is a completely different field.
Meanwhile, he started acting by joining the theater club of the university (Communication Faculty Theater Group). He took part in amateur theater plays. After that, he decided to continue the rest of his life as an actor and won the Bilkent University Theater Department. He was immediately accepted and focused entirely on acting. During his education at Bilkent University, he took part in several theater plays, including the "Getto" and "Üc Kurusluk Opera/Die Dreigroschenoper" plays at Ankara State Theatre, and Nazim Hikmet's "Herseye ragmen", at the Bilkent Theatre.
He played the character named "Cetin" in the TV series "Hisarbuselik".
He expanded his audience with the Code Name series. He also worked as a theater director at TED College. Due to her singing voice, she took part in the university choir and was interested in musical theater (Biedermann and Arsonists). He wrote lyrics for some theater plays. He presented a 13-episode youth program called Let's Go (2003), on TRT 2 television. He stepped into the world of cinema with the feature film "Sonbahar/Autumn", which was screened for the first time on 6 June 2008 within the scope of the 15. Altin Koza Film Festivali and also won the Best Film Award.
Later, he also took a role in the movie "Guz Sancisi". In 2009, she played the leading role in the movie "Denizden Gelen" directed by Nesli Cplgecen, which won the Yilmaz Güney Special Award.
He married Tuba Büyüküstün, an actress like himself, on July 28, 2011 in Paris, France.
He founded a company called B.i.t arts and entered the film industry. His wife Tuba Büyüküstün also acted in "Orman", her first short film experience.
Saylak, who will meet with cinema lovers in 2023 with the movie Boga Boga, worked with Hakan Günday in this movie as in his previous movie MORE.- 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.- 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.- Director
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In 2011 Ergüven was invited to attend the Cannes Film Festivals Atelier to help develop her project, The Kings. While there she met fellow director Alice Winocour who was there to develop her first feature film Augustine. After Ergüven was unable to find financing for her film Winocour suggested she write a more intimate piece leading the two to begin work on the script for Mustang.
Her debut film Mustang premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It later played in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards It was later shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ergüven was also nominated for multiple César Awards, winning the César Award for Best First Feature Film as well as the César Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Ergüven was the first person surprised by the film's overwhelmingly positive welcome. "During Cannes I was telling this joke: Tuesday we'll show the movie, Wednesday we'll talk to the press, Thursday we'll be old news. But that Thursday never came! We're still Wednesday and it's just getting more intense.", she says.- Actress
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Deniz Cakir was born on Ankara. She completed her theater education on Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory. Then, she moved to Istanbul and made her television debut with the television series Kadin Isterse (2004). she made another comedy series "Iste Benim" (2006) and "Iki arada ask" (2005). She made her breakthrough performance on the Kanal D drama "Yaprak Dokumu"(2006) as Ferhunde. She is also a voice actor.- Tolga Tekin was born on 19 March 1974 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Butterflies (2018), Rüzgarda Salinan Nilüfer (2016) and Behzat Ç. Ankara Yaniyor (2013). He was previously married to Zeynep Koltuk.
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Ömer Kavur was born on 18 June 1944 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and producer, known for Akrebin Yolculugu (1997), Karsilasma (2003) and Motherland Hotel (1987). He was married to Hümeyra. He died on 12 May 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Rojda Demirer (born 12 August 1980 in Ankara) is a Turkish theater, movie, television, and voice actress.
She was born in Ankara to a father of origin from Diyarbakir. She was born in Ankara to a father of origin from Diyarbakir. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent, from Raman tribe. (mix Assyrian people, Jewiishs people, Farsi, Armenian, Turkic people) Her cousin is actress, Belcim Bilgin. She and Belcim Bilgin played in Kordugum Her father died of cancer when Demirer was seven. She lived with her mother and elder sister Ruken. Rojda is the Kurdish language word for "sunrise". However, she can't speak Kurdish.
At the age of 8, she began performing in children's programmes at the state-owned TRT's Radio Ankara. Between 1997-2001, Demirer studied drama at the Turkish State Conservatory of Hacettepe University in Ankara. After graduation, she worked for the State Theater of Trabzon from 2003 to 2008.
She received the Ismail Cem Television Award, the "Best Supporting Actress in a TV-series for Youth" in 2010 for her role in the Show TV youth drama series Melekler Korusun. The serial is at present being re-run by the Fox TV Turkey.
Lately, she opened an upmarket home-made chocolate store in the Nisantasi quarter of Istanbul together with her sister Ruken Demirer, who is also an actress. - Actress
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Hazal Türesan was born on 20 July 1985 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Lohusa (2024), A Miracle (2019) and Berber.- 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. - Cenk Torun was born on 24 March 1974 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Esaret (2022), Yeter (2015) and N'apcaz Simdi? (2012).
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Taylan graduated in theatre from Hacettepe University State Conservatory. He is best known for his role as Iskender in the hit surreal comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun and other films.
Between 1989 and 1993, he worked at the Diyarbakir State Theatre. In 1993 and 1994, he worked with Roberto Ciulli at the Theatre an Der Ruhr in Germany. Taylan has since worked in many theatrical projects with Yücel Erten. He became General Secretary of the Devlet Tiyatrolari Sanatcilari Dernegi or DETIS (State Theatre Artists' Association) and served in the position until he resigned in 2006. In 2002, he won the Ismet Küntay award for Best Director for the play Misafir Sahneleyisi.- 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.- She was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1943. After graduating from Ted Ankara College, she left university for a career in cinema. She was formerly married to producer / director 'Türker Inanoglu (I)' and they had one child - Ýlker.
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Born in 1990 in Ankara and raised in Berlin, Almila Bagriacik played her first role in the award-winning drama Die Fremde (When We Leave) (2009). She has since appeared in numerous TV and film productions. Almila Bagriacik's first lead role in a film was in the feature film Hördur (2015), for which she was nominated for Best Actress 2015 by the German Film Critics Association. She played the lead role of Semiya Simsek in the second episode of Mitten in Deutschland: NSU (NSU: German History X), a 2016 three-part mini-series about the National Socialist Underground (NSU) murders produced by German TV network ARD. For her performance in NSU: German History X, she was named the Best Young Actor at the 2017 German Screen Actors Awards (DSP) and was also nominated in the Best Actress in a Mini-Series category. She was also nominated for Best Newcomer for the Bunte New Faces Award in 2016. In the highly praised and multi-award-winning TNT mini-series 4 Blocks (2017), Almila Bagriacik plays the female lead of Amara Hamady. The drama series was awarded by the German Television Academy in six categories. In addition, the series received the 2018 German Television Award in three categories as well as the 2018 Adolf Grimme Award and the 2018 Golden Camera for Best Series. A second series followed later that year and a third series is planned for 2019. Since 2017, Almila Bagriacik has played Commissioner Mila Sahin in the Kiel episodes of long-running police procedural Tatort. A recent project is her starring role in the international movie production Im Feuer / Friendly Fire (scheduled for release in 2019). In addition to her work for film and television, Almila Bagriacik can also be seen on stage. In the 2017-18 season, she played a leading role in the world premiere of "Träum writer" at the renowned Schauspielhaus Bochum.- Dogukan Güngör was born on 1 July 1996 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Cranberry Sorbet (2022), Color of Victory (2024) and Regardless (2023).
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Nilsu Berfin Aktas was born on 17 August 1998 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Yaz Sarkisi (2023), Kuzey Yildizi (2019) and Kolej. She has been married to Serdar Sertçelik since 2021.- 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 school at Izmir Private Turkish College and continued at Izmir Narlidere Mehmet Seyfi Eraltay High School. He finished high school in Ankara.
He entered Hacettepe University State Conservatory in 1989. During his conservatory education, he participated in workshops on creative drama with "William Guskill". He graduated in 1993 and started working at the State Theaters in the same year. During the 95-96 season, he served as the deputy director of the Diyarbakir State Theater. He continued his duty at the Ankara State Theatre.
He portrayed Governor Recep Yazicioglu between 2006 and 2008 in a series of films based on the novel of the same name written by writer Ayse Kulin and about the Baspinar Bridge, which Governor Recep Yazicioglu made great efforts to build during his Erzincan Governorship.
In 2014, Erdal Besikcioglu, Ibrahim Celikkol, Selen Soyder, Nehir Erdogan, Ismail Demirci and Yurdaer Okur played the leading roles in the TV series "Code Name Reaction / Kod Adi Reaksiyon".
He still continues his duty at Ankara State Theatre.
Erdal Besikcioglu has been married to his classmate from the conservatory, actress Elvin Besikcioglu, since 1991. He has a daughter named Derin and a son named Ömer. - Writer
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Sema Ergenekon was born on 9 April 1977 in Ankara, Turkey. She is a writer and producer, known for Karadayi (2012), Family Secrets (2021) and Zemheri (2020). She has been married to Ugur Aslan since 24 September 2005. They have three children.- Aybüke Pusat is an Turkish actress born in Ankara, Turkey in 1995. She started her career as ballet performer at the age of 10. She graduated from Hacettepe University Conservartory Classical Ballet Department. She had her acting debut in TV show Medcezir portraying the character of a dancer, Elif. She then continued her acting career in many succesful drama series such as O Hayat Benim, Söz, Her Yerde Sen and 50m2. Along with her acting career she also is known for her collabrations with global brands like Gilette Venus and Hummel. She continues her career working as an actor for free TV, cinema, digital platforms and TV commercials.
Pusat is also known for her active presence on social media as well. Having a large community of followers on Instagram she often shares her daily life and behind-the-scenes moments from her work. - Actress
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Ezgi Senler was born on 11 February 1993 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Bekle Beni Sevgilim (2023), Crossroads (2016) and Sevmek Yüzünden (2024).- Burak Dakak is a Turkish actor born in Ankara. He started his acting career at the age of 10. In 2008, he played the role of Servet in Dogruluk Ekseni. In 2009, he appeared as young Mert in Ezel. His other projects include Genis Aile, Benim Adim Gültepe, Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem, Umuda Kelepce Vurulmaz, and Dirilis: Ertugrul. He graduated from Bahçesehir University, Cinema and Theater Department. Between 2019 and 2021, he starred in the TV series Çukur.
- Asli Tandogan (born 2 April 1979) is a Turkish actress and professional harpist. Tandogan graduated from Hacettepe University Music Conservatory. First, she chose violin at conservatory for a year, then she chose harp. She later joined Antalya Symphony Orchestra. She founded "Bana Göz Kulak Ol" with Özge Özder. Her father and aunt are ballet dancers. She can play wing-chun, archery, diving, climbing, tennis, horse riding, ski.
Asli Tandogan is best known for starring as one of the main characters, Lamia, in the Turkish television series, Dudaktan Kalbe ("From the Lips to the Heart" ). She also co-starred in the movie Kabadayi as Karaca. - Berk Oktay was born on 28 October 1982 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Savasci (2017), Bir Küçük Gün Isigi (2022) and Back Streets (2006).
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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.- Actress
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Fadik Sevin Atasoy was born on 1 October 1975 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress and director, known for Zeynep'in Sekiz Günü (2007), O Simdi Mahkum (2005) and Muse 90401 (2021).- Ebru Özkan was born on 18 November 1978 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Broken Pieces (2014), Hekimoglu (2019) and Shahmaran (2023). She has been married to Ertan Saban since June 2016. They have one child.
- Hande Dogandemir (born 22 November 1985) is a Turkish actress, TV host and sociologist. She is best known for her role as Zeynep Yilmaz Sayer on Kanal D series Günesi Beklerken.
Dogandemir, is also known for her roles as "Sans" in the surreal comedy show Leyla ile Mecnun and Elem in Subat.
She graduated from Ankara University, Department of Sociology. In her senior year in university, she went to Lille, France with Erasmus programme. She speaks French and English fluently. Dogandemir began in production for communication sociology. She simultaneously worked as an actress, editor and host. She came to attention for her Browni Intense commercial with Nejat Isler.
Dogandemir is set to star in 'Bana Masal Anlatma', a film directed and written by Burak Aksak. The film will be released in 2015. Also it has been announced that she will star in an upcoming series, which has yet to be titled. - Ozan Dolunay was born on 2 May 1990 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Cruel Istanbul (2019), Lise Devriyesi (2017) and You Do You (2023).
- Sumru Yavrucuk was born on 24 September 1961 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Rosa, I Love You (1992), Are We OK? (2013) and Çiplak (1991). She has been married to Erdinç Ünlü since 16 August 2003.
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Berk Cankat (born Ankara), Turkish actor and graphic artist. Berk Cankat, originally from Circassian origin, was born in Ankara on 9 May 1984. Due to the occupation of his father, who is an architect and contractor, his childhood has passed in cities like Ankara, Eskisehir and Hatay. For this reason he studied primary school in Hatay and secondary school and high school in Ankara. He took part in the school theater during his secondary and high school years. As an amateur he earned his first theater experience with his role in the 1999 "Samata in the Light of the Moon" written by Haldun Taner. After completing his high school education, he graduated from Ankara Bilkent University - Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture - Graphic Design Department. After graduating from university, he came to Istanbul to work as a graphic artist with his close friend. After coming to Istanbul, he decided to become an actor. He studied acting in Academy 35.5 Art House and now he started his professional life as a theater. His first television work experience was won with "Sana Bir Sir Verecegim" TV series on FOX TV screens. After announcing his name with this series, he joined Medcezir TV series as a guest and gave life to the character "Cem". Beginning to broadcast on Star TV screens in the summer season of 2014, he played the character of "Cemal" in Güzel Köylü TV series. In 2017, "Yildizlar Sahidim" TV series, he played with Özge Gürel.- Actor
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Ugur Günes was born on 10 November 1987 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for A Few Days Before Sunset (2023), Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014) and Bitter Lands (2018).- Producer
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One of young auteurs of Turkish film, Alper Caglar directed his first feature when he was 28 years old. Caglar is a director known nationally for tackling polarizing topics and maverick genres. He writes and edits all of his films, as well as being the executive producer of his most recent ones.- Actor
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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 University and took his master's degree in Film and Drama from Kadir Has University. He founded the "Moda Theatre" and "Das Das" in Istanbul, and "Sanat Mahal" in Bursa. He has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2005 and has won many awards. In October 2017 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey chose Firat as a Goodwill Ambassador in Turkey.