Seyrettiğim Türk Aktrisler

Bedia Ener was born on 15 June 1954 in Usak, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Wings of Love (2016), Hear Me (2022) and Derya & Deniz (2002). She was married to Çetin Öztep. She died on 14 January 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Betül Arim was born on 16 July 1954 in Çemiskezek, Tunceli, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Vizontele (2001), Nisan Yagmuru (2001) and Ehmedê Xanî'den: Mem û Zîn (1991).

Gülsen Bubikoglu is a Turkish actress, one of the leading ladies of Turkish cinema in the 1970s and into the early 1980s. She studied at Fatih Kiz Lisesi and was a fashion model for a time. Her first leading role was in Yaban in 1973. She and Tarik Akan formed one of the most recognized couples on the screen in the Turkish film history having acted in many romantic comedies together. She starred in many films of famous director Türker Inanoglu, whom she married later.

Baykal, who was born on August 5, 1954 in Istanbul and started theater at the age of 17, was appreciated by portraying an 85-year-old woman in his first play. He is a graduate of Ankara State Conservatory. He worked in Ankara State Theaters General Directorate for a long time. He was admired for his performance in Cennet Mahallesi. He has mostly appeared in television series. The first feature film starring Melek Baykal was the movie Kaçma Birader. Since the beginning of 2012, she has presented her self-titled women's program on Star TV and has appeared in important roles in various TV series.

Müjde Ar (born Kâmile Suat Ebrem, 21 June 1954 in Istanbul) is a Turkish film actress.

She is the oldest daughter of the dramaturge and song writer Aysel Gürel. She left school at the age of 20, while she was doing a German Language and Literature M.A. at the Istanbul University. At the age of 21, she married TV director Samim Deger and started to work as a model before taking part in Turkish B movies. After making about 100 B films & family comedy films between early 70s and early 1980s, her breakthrough came with the 1984 Yavuz Turgul film Fahriye Abla (Sister Fahriye). Fahriye Abla was the screen adaptation of Ahmed Muhip Dranas' poem of the same name.

Her portrayal of modern, sensual, independent, rebel woman in her films after Fahriye Abla won the hearts of Turkish film-goers. It was considered a revolution in the relatively conservative mainstream Turkish cinema at that time, when females played mostly second fiddle roles. Mujde Ar then became the cult object of women cinema and the lead of many films by renowned Turkish directors Atif Yilmaz, Halit Refig, Basar Sabuncu, Ertem Egilmez. Her filmography includes Dul Bir Kadin (Widow), Daginik Yatak (Messy Bed), Ahhh Belinda, Adi Vasfiye (Her Name Was Vasfiye), Asiye Nasil Kurtulur (Who Can Save Asiye?), Asilacak Kadin (Woman to Be Hanged), Teyzem (Auntie), Karsilasma (Encounter), Agir Roman (Heavy Fiction).

Müjde Ar has received several major Turkish cinema awards, such as the Golden Orange in Antalya Film Festival and the Turkish Cinema Critics Association Best Actress Award. She has recently come into the public spotlight. Müjde Ar was the opening night presenter of Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival in May 2005. She was reported recently to be working on a new film project to act along with Turkish pop music diva Sezen Aksu. This project seems to be frozen for the time being, however.

Through the late 1970s, she was the girlfriend of director Ertem Egilmez. In 1980, she started her relationship with composer Atilla Özdemiroglu that would last until 1995. Müjde Ar married politician Ercan Karakas in 2005.

Nükhet Duru was born on 19 May 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Dagdan Inme (1974), Kader Baglayinca (1976) and Dirilis (1974).

She is of Albanian origin on her mother's side and Dagestan origin on her father's side. She completed her education at Bursa Anatolian Girls' High School.

She started her career in cinema with Erden Kiral's Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde (On Fertile Soils) and won the "Best Actress" award twice at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. To date, she has appeared in more than forty films and television series. Her first international work was the film Ayna in 1984. This film won the Oscar Award for "Best Foreign Language Film" in 1991. Umuda Yolculuk (1990), Dunkle Schatten der Angst (1993) and Yara (1998) followed.

She married Bülent Kayabas for the first time in 1981. She later married Sarp Kuray, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for being the leader of the armed leftist organisation 16 June Movement. Sürer, who is closely interested in women's rights, is also known for her political stance. In 2007, she participated in the 1 May celebrations in Istanbul and was detained by the police but was released one day later.

Sürer played the character of "Neriman Kozcuoglu" in the TV series Asi, which was broadcast on Kanal D between 2007-2009.

In 2021, Surer returned to the cinema with the film Sen, Ben Lenin and continued his TV acting career with the 2023 TV series Aile.

Serra Yilmaz is well known for her work as an actor and a director in Turkish and Italian theater, film, and television. Yilmaz's film career took off in 1983 with the film Sekerpare, and in 2002 she won Best Actress at the 21st Istanbul International Film Festival for her leading role in 9, a film directed by Ümit Ünal.

Yilmaz first came to the Gardner Museum in March 2006. She spent time in the archives looking at Isabella Stewart Gardner's travel journals and reading letters between Gardner and Sarah Bernhardt, Adelaide Grillo, and Lady Gregory. In the spring of 2008, she returned to perform Apples from the Sky, four intimately staged readings in the galleries in conjunction with the exhibition Luxury for Export: Exchange Between India and Portugal around 1600. Yilmaz selected writings that explored exchange and movement between cultures ranging from the 15th-century Greek historian Kritovoulos, to Marguerite Yourcenar and Orhan Pamuk. In addition to the readings, Yilmaz told Turkish fairy tales to all ages during a Day of Discovery focusing on Luxury for Export. She dedicated an evening program in the Tapestry Room to Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who was assassinated in 2007 by Turkish nationalists. Yilmaz paired a reading of Dink's final article that advocated for tolerance and forgiveness with Armenian and Turkish tales in the same spirit.

Serra Yilmaz's awards include Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Harem Suare (Haren Soirée) at the Antalya Film Festival, and Best Supporting Actress for Facing Windows at the Flaiano Film Festival. She has appeared in the internationally-acclaimed films Le Fate Ignorante (The Ignorant Fairies, 2000), La Finestra di Fronte (Facing Windows, 2002), Saturno Contro (Saturn in Opposition, 2007), and Un Giorno Perfetto (A Perfect Day, 2008), all directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Recent films include Red Istanbul (2017) and La Prima Pietra (The First Stone, 2018).

Yilmaz is also a translator who speaks Turkish, French, Italian, and English. In 2006, she was the official interpreter for Pope Benedict XVI on his trip to Turkey. She travels extensively, working in Italy, France, and Turkey. She resides in Paris and Florence and has been awarded French citizenship.

Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, songwriter and producer who has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ("Little Sparrow").

Sezen Aksu's influence on Turkish pop and world music has continued since her debut in 1975, and has been reinforced by her patronage of and collaboration with many other musicians, including Sertab Erener, Sebnem Ferah, Askin Nur Yengi, Hande Yener, and Levent Yüksel. Her work with Tarkan resulted in continental hits like "Simarik" and "Sikidim" and her collaboration with Goran Bregovic widened her international audience.

Sezen Aksu was born in Sarayköy, Denizli, Turkey. Her family moved to Bergama when she was three years old and she spent her childhood and early youth there. Aksu's parents discouraged her singing because they wanted her to have a steady profession as a doctor or engineer. She used to wait until they left the house and sing on the family's balcony. After finishing high school, she began studying at the local agricultural institute, but left college to concentrate on music.

Along with her close friend Ajda Pekkan, Aksu is credited with laying the foundations of Turkish pop music in the 1970s. Her sound has also spread across the Balkans and Greece. Aksu has also toured in Europe and the U.S to critical appraise. She has championed a variety of causes, including support for constitutional reform, minority rights, women's rights, the environment, and educational reform in Turkey. She has a son with Sinan Özer, named Mithat Can, who is also a lead vocalist of Pist'on band.

In the 80's, Aksu had a relationship with producer Onno Tunç that was both romantic and professional. As a couple they put their signatures to works that broke new ground in Turkish pop music, such as Sen Aglama, Git, Sezen Aksu'88 and Sezen Aksu Söylüyor. Her music matured in the 90's, when she co-produced her best selling album to-date Gülümse with Tunç. The A-1 track from the album called Hadi Bakalim was a hit in Turkey and Europe, and was published as a single in Germany. It was to be later rediscovered in Europop by singer Loona as Rhythm of the Night. She also began to produce albums for her vocalists, notably producing Askin Nur Yengi's debut album Sevgiliye (To a Lover) again with Tunç. She was to repeat her success with artists Sertap Erener and Levent Yüksel also.

In 2005, she was featured in Fatih Akin's documentary film "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul" with a performance of the song "Istanbul Hatirasi", Aksu has recently been re-releasing all her old classics digitally remastered and with specially designed new sleeves.

In 2008, Aksu released her album called Deniz Yildizi through Starfish Records. And in 2009 she released her latest album Yürüyorum Düs Bahçelerinde. The album contains new original songs as well as some older songs which were composed by Sezen Aksu for other singers, most notably Çakkidi, Kibir, Yok Ki.

Ahu Tugba was born on 13 August 1955 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Bir Ask Bin Günah (1989), Gece (1989) and Suçumuz Kadin Olmak (1989). She was married to Timmy Alejtanij, Pascal Levaseur, Osman Soyer, Süha Kutlu , Mustafa Ulusoy, Nafiz Kavi, Mete Has and Enis Karaduman. She died on 1 September 2024 in Miami, Florida, USA.

She graduated from Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department, the artist started cinema with the movie 'Saat Sabahin Dokuzu' which was shot in 1987. Meral Oguz who attracted attention due to the love scenes with Lale Mansur in the movie Dreams Traveler in 1992, took a break from her working life in 1995 due to the cortisone treatment she received. After starring in a movie again in 2002 and winning a Golden Orange with this film, she continued her artistic life by appearing on the stage with Heavy Romanad in 2004 in the staff of Sadri Alisik Theater.

Nilgun Kasapbasoglu is an Turkish actress. She was born on January 27, 1955 in Stambul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Cesaretin var mi aska, Veda , Papatyam etc...Nilgun is also known for her voice, and this is the reason that we can hear her in many movies. For her Turkish beauty she participated in many photo shoots.

Pembe Mutlu was born in 1955. She is an actress, known for Abbas in Flower (1982), Yasamak (1988) and Bloody Nigar (1981).

Perihan Savas made her stage debut at the age of 5 in the Children's Department of the Istanbul City Theater and took part in many theater plays. She started her acting career in the movies at the age of 16 and starred in about 120 movies and played the lead role in many of these productions. She became quite popular in TV series. In addition to receiving many awards as the Best Actress, she also received Lifetime Honors. Since Yesilçam, she has been one of the most successful and respected artists of Turkey with her own character and with the projects she has taken part in by working without interruption in her theater, cinema and television career.

Aysenil Samlioglu was born on 20 March 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Road to the Moon (2018), Something Useful (2017) and Siren's Call (2018).

Lale Mansur was born in 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for The Encounter (2003), O da Beni Seviyor (2001) and Düs Gezginleri (1992). She is married to Cem Mansur. She was previously married to Atilla Özdemiroglu.

Oya Basar was born on 11 February 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress and producer, known for Olacak O Kadar (1986), Meleklerin Aski (2018) and Son (2002). She was previously married to Levent Kirca.

Aysegül Aldinç was born on 28 September 1957 in Turkey. She is an actress, known for Gerilla (1998), Güle Güle (2000) and Kahpe Bizans (1999).

Derya Baykal was born on 1 February 1957 in Ankara, Turkey. She is an actress and director, known for Kadin Isterse (2004), Askin Dünkü Çocuklari (2025) and Yeter Anne (2002). She was previously married to Ferhan Sensoy, Orhan Ertanhan and Levent Baykal.

Born in Ankara in 1958, Füsun Demirel left her home shores in 1976 to spend the next four years in Italy. Mastering Italian in the first year, she then trained as an actress at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. Her professional stage career was launched in 1980 at the Collective Theatre in Berlin under the direction of Vasif Gören, and on return to Turkey in 1982, she worked for the Dostlar, Devekusu and Dormen theatres. While continuing to act for the stage, she branched into cinema in 1984. She has since performed in over 25 feature film productions, as well as a handful of TV dramas. Besides acting, she has translated several plays from Italian into Turkish, among them works by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. The translated works are published by her own publishing house.

Oya Aydogan was born on 10 February 1957 in Erzincan, Turkey. She was an actress, known for The Cat Misses (2013), Happy Days (1978) and Kan Damlalari (1987). She was married to Latif Demirbag and Haluk Ulusoy. She died on 15 May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ülkü Duru was born on 20 April 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Coming Soon (2014), Happy New Year London (2007) and The Bandit (1996). She has been married to Istar Gökseven since 1993.

She trained at The State Conservatory in Turkey and worked at The Turkish State Theater until she formed her own theater company in 1999. In 1989 she played "Evita" in the world famous musical. Since then she appeared in many stage productions, made nearly 20 films in Turkey playing the lead and won numerous awards as "best actress" in theater and films. Including "Berlin Golden Band" award for "Farewel To False Paradise" which she filmed in Germany. She performed in many theater plays such as "Othello" (Shakspeare), "The Seagull" (Cehov), "Balcony" (Genet), "Separation" (T. Kempinski). She won Avni Dilligil Theater Special Award in 1986 with "The Seagull" and won Ankara Art Institution Award in 1998 with "Balcony".

Aysenur Yazici is known for Boss Wants a Happy Ending (2014), Come on My Son (2018) and Benden Ne Olur (2022).

Lilay Huser was born in 1958 in Turkey. She is an actress, known for Notruf Hafenkante (2007), Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) and Macho Man (2015).