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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.- 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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Hakan Kurtas was born on 7 September 1988 in Izmir, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Body (2011), Crash (2018) and Full Moon (2017).- Can Yaman was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. Can's father Güven and mother Güldem divorced when he was five years old. From an early age, his grandmothers were actively involved in his upbringing and care due to his parents' financial difficulties, which were also the reason why his education was mostly covered by scholarships. Can attended Bilfen College during primary and middle school and then studied at the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul, where he graduated with the highest grade since the school was established. In 2012, he graduated from Yeditepe University Law School and started working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he met his future law firm partners. When he was 24, he worked in mergers and acquisitions and wrote articles for the tax section of Dünya newspaper. While he worked in the field of corporate law, he realized that the office life was not for him. During one of his summer holidays, Can traveled to Bodrum, where he met his managers and began his acting career. His first job in show business was the role of an unfaithful husband in the music video of the song "Porselen Dusler" by Gulnur Gokce. Although his first role in a TV series was in Affairs of the Heart (2014), his breakthrough acting role was in Full Moon (2017), which made him internationally well known. The international success of the TV series, in which he starred, led him to continue his career in Italy. In addition to his work as an actor, he is the face of various Italian and Turkish brands and dedicates his time to the charity association Can Yaman for Children.
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Kerem Bursin was born on June 4th, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey. Bursin spent his childhood on the move and was raised internationally living in 7 different countries. After years of living an expat life him and his family settled in Sugar Land, Texas. While in high school in Texas, he developed an interest in acting. In a play he did his senior year he was recognized and won many awards including the best actor of the state of Texas. Bursin later attended Emerson College in Boston, where he majored in Marketing Communications with a focus on Public Relations. However constantly taking roles acting in numerous student films and plays, he gained attention on campus as an actor. He began to focus his studies on acting and finished his last semester of College in Los Angeles, which led him to stay there.
Bursin's first role on television, was Roger Corman's Sharktopus (2010) then again in 2012 starred in another one of Corman's pictures: Palace of the Damned (2013). After spending a few years in Los Angeles, Bursin decided to move temporarily to his home town Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after his move he started to pursue his ambition in acting again. After a couple of months his career in Turkey would take off, landing the lead role in director Altan Dönmez and D-Production's TV show Waiting for the Sun (2013) which would become a hit phenomenon in Turkey as well as surrounding countries. The Turkish audience would meet Bursin for the first time at his portrayal of Kerem Sayer, an 18 year old high school rebel. In a short amount of time Bursin won the crowd over, the role landing him several awards, commercial deals and recognition throughout regions across Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.
After shooting 56 episodes and calling it a series finale for Waiting for the Sun (2013), Bursin soon was approached by one of Turkey's famous and important directors Çagan Irmak to be in his film Whisper If I Forget (2014) which Bursin would accept the role, Erhan, a young bass player with a passion for music taking place in 70's Istanbul. Bursin's small but pivotal role in the film gained him more recognition and awards.
Continuing his career climb Bursin was offered to be the face of Turkey most popular denim brand MAVI which he currently still is.
For his next season on TV, Bursin and director Altan Dönmez re-joined the producers at D-Porductions for a different kind of show, one that would spring a lot of curiosity and hype, the Turkish remake of the famous Italian mafia TV-Series Il Ristretto D'Honore. Matter of Respect (2014) had a lot of critics skeptical whether or not Bursin would be able to pull off the role of a late twenties Turkish bad boy who would get sucked into the life of the Turkish mafia where revenge would drive him to reach the top of the mafia tree. Leaving critics surprised and again gaining the appreciation of the audience the show became a hit.- Actor
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Metin Akdulger is Turkish actor. He was born on April 10, 1988, in Bursa, Turkey. His family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki and Skopje. Also, Other part of his family is Yugoslav immigrants. He studied International Relations at Koc University, Istanbul. Since his study life, he had a great interest in acting. During his academic life, he made many short films with the cooperation of his friends. Initially, he started his career in theatre, but Turkish drama series Medcezir (Tides) became the reason for his worldwide recognition in which he played the role of Orkun Civanoglu. However, people saw him into a transformed look in Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem (Magnificent Century: Kosem) where he played the role of Murad IV. He received high appreciation because of his excellent acting in Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem (Magnificent Century: Kosem) as well. He studied on Craft Acting Studio and attended to Cag Caliskur Acting Workshops. What's more, he took part in Susan Batson Studio Workshop in 2016. In 2018, he acted in a solo theater play called "Baldan Karanlik" which is about a puppy's dramatic consequences. And also in Sahsiyet (Tv series), that has been rated in Top 30 Tv Shows at IMDb.- Hande Erçel is a distinguished actress known for her roles in 'The Daughters of the Sun' (2015), 'Hayat: Love Without Words' (2016), 'Halka' (2019), Love Is in the Air (2020) and 'Another Love' (2023).
Raised in Turkey, Hande pursued her education at the 'Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.' Discovered for her talents, she made her debut with minor roles in series like 'Calikusu,' 'Tatar Ramazan,' and 'Cilgin Dershane Universitede.' Her breakthrough came with the leading role of Selin Yilmaz in the youth series 'Günesin Kizlari.'
In addition to her acting career, Hande won the title of 'Miss Turkey' in 2012, signaling her early success in the modeling industry. This multifaceted talent has continued to make significant contributions to the entertainment world, with a diverse range of roles in various genres. - Gülcan Arslan was born on 1 May 1986 in Sakarya, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Thank You, Next (2024), Back Streets (2006) and Ekip 1: Nizama Adanmis Ruhlar (2012).
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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 immigrated from Bulgaria. He has a younger brother named Atalay,who is with 8 years younger than Çagatay.After graduating from high school Halkali Trade Vocational High School, Çagatay Ulusoy first began studying at the Istanbul University's Department of Garden Design and Landscaping. As a student, he started working as a model,at the age of 19 years. He did swimming,sports and drawing,first in pencil,then in oil.He played basketball for 7 years and wanted to become a coach.The guitar is one of the instruments that fascinated him from childhood.At the age 16 years in summer vacation,he has worked as a waiter in Bodrum. He plays to guitar,piano and drums. He loves music,nature,the sport. In 2010,in the short film Paranoia (2010) directed by Ozgur Ozer, Çagatay Ulusoy has interpreted a paranoid person.Also in 2010, Çagatay Ulusoy participated as a dancer in the series Recep Ivedik 3 (2010) . Çagatay Ulusoy started his acting career after winning the Best Model competition in Turkey,in 15 October 2010.On the night of winning the competition,he was proposed to play the lead role, along with the actress Hazal Kaya,in the Turkish series Adini Feriha Koydum (2011-2012) ,in the role Emir Sarrafoglu. He has started to take acting lessons from Ayla Algan before winning The Best Model,and later,during the series Feriha (original title it is Adini Feriha Koydum),he has started to take acting lessons with the actors Vahide Perçin and Altan Gördum to the Art School Academy 35 and a half. The Feriha series has started on January 14, 2011 and ended with the end of season 2, on June 29, 2012. After the end of season 2,the series Feriha has continued, with season 3 with the name Emir in Yolu ,but unfortunately,this series did not have a high rating and it was abruptly stopped. In season 3 from Feriha, Gizem Karaca was the co-starring of Çagatay Ulusoy . Between season 1 and 2 of the Feriha series,Çagatay Ulusoy has participated in his first movie project Anadolu Kartallari (2011) .He has interpreted the role of Lieutenant Ahmet Onur. The film was directed by Ömer Vargi. The premiere has took place on October 28, 2011. From September 13, 2013,until June 12, 2015,Çagatay Ulusoy has filmed the second series of his career,called Medcezir (2013-2015) along with co-starring actress Serenay Sarikaya. Yaman (original title it is Medcezir) was a remake of the English television series The O.C. Yaman was directed by Ali Bilgin. On December 25, 2015,he has released his second movie project, called Delibal (2015) .He has playing alongside the actress Leyla Lydia Tugutlu,the role of Baris Ayaz,playing the character of a student at Architecture who suffers from bipolarity.The film Delibal was directed by Ali Bilgin. For this role,he has learned to play at drums and he took lessons from Serkan Ayman. Also, the song Mutlu Sonsuz that he has performed vocally was in first place in the top 10 of the most listened songs in Turkey during that period.The song Mutlu Sonsuz was written for Delibal movie by Sezen Aksu and the music has belonged to Sezen Aksu and Ozan Bayrasa . In 2016, while he was in Los Angeles,he directed a short movie,called Home.It's a movie about homeless people. Çagatay Ulusoy has made an advertisement photo shoot for Colin's (Jeans Brand) in April 2016, with Taylor Hill,who is known for her work as a Victoria's Secret model. Another project of him, Içerde (2016-2017) series, started on September 19, 2016, and ended on 19 June 2017. Ulusoy played the lead role,in the TV series Intrusul with the actor Aras Bulut Iynemli! Intrusul (original title it is Içerde) was based on the American film The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese. Çagatay Ulusoy has personified in this series, the role of Sarp Yilmaz, a police officer who has infiltrated into the mafia. The Intrusul series was directed by Uluç Bayraktar. Beginning in fall of 2017, he takes acting lessons with Acting Coach Lori Lively, improves his professional performance and takes linguistics lessons, accent (for language English). In March 7,2018, Çagatay Ulusoy has began filming for the series The Protector (2018-) . Çagatay Ulusoy has personified the roles of Hakan Demir,the last Protector of Istanbul,and Harun Akinci the First Protector of Istanbul, Hakan's ancestor. The Protector, it was the first original Turkish Netflix series released on Netflix platform on December 14, 2018! The directors,were Can Evrenol, Umut Aral and Gönenç Uyaniki. The Protector has reached more than 10 million viewers for season 1, on Netflix.The series The Protector gave to Çagatay an international recognition when he won ,,Man of the Year GQ 2019", in Middle East in Abu Dhabi, on 7 October 2019,Ulusoy Is GQ's Television Star Of The Year. Throughout his acting career he won numerous "Best Actor" such Golden Butterfly TV Awards (2015).In 2014 he was chosen Best Stylish Actor in "Turkey Elle Style Awards".Also ,he won "Best Actor" awards from many Universities from Turkey, with many of his projects. In all these years since launching as an actor, he has continued to support charitable foundations in Turkey (Losev Foundation for children with leukemia) and most recently in Georgia, in Tbilisi! In 2018, he signed an agreement with one of the most prestigious talent agencies, United Talent Agency from Los Angeles. In the first Turkish original Netflix series The Protector, Çagatay Ulusoy played a double role, namely: Istanbul's First Protector, named Harun Akinci and Istanbul's Last Protector named Hakan Demir! For the role of Harun in The Protector interpreted by Çagatay Ulusoy, Netflix ordered a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds Museum. On 11.03.2020, Çagatay Ulusoy at the "Madame Tussauds" Wax Figure Museum in Istanbul, where the wax statue of Harun's character is on display. On March 11, the Turkish branch of the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum presented the statue of the first Protector of Istanbul Harun, played by Çagatay Ulusoy in the Netflix series, The Protector. On September 7, 2020, Çagatay Ulusoy finished filming the third movie Paper Lives (2021) of his acting career, produced by OGM Pictures! Çagatay Ulusoy plays the lead role in the film Paper Lives (2021) and plays the role of a father who earns his living by collecting garbage. Can Ulkay is the director and the screenplay belongs to Ercan Mehmet Erdem. On September 8, 2020, Netflix Turkey announced the release of this movie, Paper Lives (2021) on the Netflix platform. Also in September 2020, Çagatay Ulusoy appeared as a guest actor in episode 3 of Call My Manager (2020) directed by Ay Yapim and directed by Ali Bilgin. He plays the actor Çagatay Ulusoy. On January 16, 2021, Çagatay Ulusoy begins filming for the series Yesilçam (2021) for Blu TV, in the lead role, where he plays a film producer from the golden age of Turkish cinema of the 1960s, named Semih Ates. The series is produced by Eastern Sunrise ( ES Film), directed by Cagan Irmak, and the scenario of the series by Levent Cantek and Volkan Sumbul. Çagatay Ulusoy debuted in December 2019-January 2020 as a screenwriter and director with the short film Birdie, with which he participated in various festivals. On March 12, the film Paper Lives was released on Netflix, where Çagatay Ulusoy is the main actor who plays Mehmet, but also the Creative Producer of this film. In 2023, the actor Çagatay Ulusoy appears in the lead role as Peyami Dokumaci, in the series The Tailor (original title: Terzi), alongside the actors: Salih Bademci as Dimitri, Sifanur Gül as Esvet, Olgun Simsek as Mustafa. Series Writing Credits: Gülseren Budayicioglu, Onur Güvenatam, Rana Mamatlioglu and Bekir Baran Sitki. The series is produced by Onur Güvenatam and OGM Pictures and was directed by Cem Karci. The series premiered on 2 May 2023 on Netflix. The Tailor (Terzi) contains 3 seasons, which were in the top 10 Netflix series at each release and the top 10 non-English series. The final season was released on the Netflix platform on November 3, 2023. The Tailor achieved tremendous success. On January 18, 2024, Çagatay Ulusoy appears in the series Kübra, launched on the Netflix platform, with the character Gokhan Sahinoglu, alongside the actors: Aslihan Malbora, Ahsen Eroglu, Aytek Sayan, etc. The series was directed by brothers Durul Taylan and Yagmur Taylan. The series contains 2 seasons. The first season has 8 episodes. Starting from January 19, 2024, he appears in the series Gaddar, produced by Ay Yapim and broadcast by FoxTv Turkey. He will play the character of Daghan. Alongside him, the following actors will perform: Sümeyye Aydogan, Onur Saylak, Ugur Yildiran, Aytek Sayan, etc. The director of the series is Sinan Ozturk.- 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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Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Tcheky Karyo grew up in Paris. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, where he played numerous classical roles. He next joined the National Theatre of Strasbourg, where he starred in contemporary theatre as well as in such classical works as "Tartuffe", "Macbeth" and "Othello." He is one of France's most popular actors. Nominated for a Cesar Award for his starring role in La balance (1982), Karyo received the prestigious Jean Gabin Prize in 1986 in recognition of his talent.- Actor
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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 Pristina. His professional career started with modeling in 2002. After modeling career, his acting career began with the TV Series "Gumus" (2005) by the leading role "Mehmet". "Gumus" is known as first Turkish TV series which was sold to Middle East. He had guest role in fantasy series Acemi Cadi (2006) of Turkish adaptation "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" with Merve Bolugur for second time.
Afterwards Kivanc Tatlitug has gained large fan base abroad predominantly in Middle East, Balkans, North Africa and Turkic Republics. He was invited by many Film Festivals like Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Muscat, Doha Tribeca (as a Guest of Honor) and won many honorary awards.
Right after "Gumus" he continued his acting career in leading roles as Halil in the series "Menekse ile Halil", as Muzaffer in the movie "Amerikalilar Karadeniz'de", as Behlül in the TV series "Ask-i Memnu", as a guest star Sekiz in the TV series "Ezel", as Kuzey in the TV series "Kuzey Guney", as Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu in the movie "Kelebegin Ruyasi", as Kurt Seyit in the TV series "Kurt Seyit ve Shura" , Cesur in the TV series "Cesur ve Guzel", Ali in the movie "Hadi Be Oglum" and as Saruhan in the movie "Organize Isler Sazan Sarmali" and as Kadir Adali in the Tv series called " Carpisma ".
Throughout his acting career he won numerous "Best Actor" awards such as 36th Golden Butterfly TV Awards (2009), 17th Sadri Alisik Theatre and Cinema Awards (2012), 39th Butterfly TV Awards (2012), 18th Golden Lens Award (2012), Siyad-Turkish Film Critics Association Best Actor Award (2014),
"Creators of Their Own Miracles Award" in 44.Golden Butterfly Awards (2017) and "The Male Brand Award" presented by Marketing Turkey in 2018.
Recently, Kivanc Tatlitug was awarded as "Best Actor in Comedy " in 19th Sadri Alisik Theater and Cinema Awards (2019).
Furthermore, Kivanc Tatlitug also won "Best Actor" awards from many Universities, Educational and Public Institutions internationally.
Off-screen, Kivanc Tatlitug is the youngest Unicef Goodwill Ambassador ever in the world and continues working for children.- Demet Özdemir is a Turkish actress and dancer. She is best known for as the character Aylin in the popular fantasy series Sana Bir Sir Verecegim alongside Su Burcu Yazgi Coskun, Ekin Koc, Burak Can, Berk Cankat, Sumeyra Koc, Ipek Bagriacik. It is about love of electric girl Aylin and invisible boy Tilki. Aylin and Tilki never touch and kiss each other.
She joined as the character of "Ayla" on historical series Kurt Seyit ve Sura. She played in romantic comedies "Cilek Kokusu", "No:309", "Erkenci Kus" respectively.
She played in the surreal comedy film "Tut Sözünü" and dance-comedy film "Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun" and romantic comedy film "Ask Taktikleri".
She played in dramas "Dogdugun Ev Kaderindir", "Dunyayla Benim Aramda", "Adim Farah" respectively. - Producer
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan is a Turkish filmmaker whose introspective and visually stunning films have garnered international acclaim. His career trajectory, marked by a shift from engineering to filmmaking, is a testament to his dedication to artistic expression and exploration of the human condition.
Ceylan's early interest in image and visual arts was nurtured during his studies at Bogaziçi University. His involvement in the photography club and exposure to cinema through film classes and screenings at the Film Society ignited his passion for filmmaking. After graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering and completing his military service, Ceylan chose to pursue his cinematic dreams, studying film at Mimar Sinan University while working as a professional photographer.
Ceylan's first foray into filmmaking was as an actor in a short film directed by his friend Mehmet Eryilmaz. He soon transitioned behind the camera, directing his debut short film, "Koza" (1995), which made history as the first Turkish short film selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. This early success set the stage for his "provincial trilogy": "Kasaba" (1997), "Mayis Sikintisi" (1999), and "Uzak" (2002). In these films, Ceylan took on multiple roles, showcasing his meticulous attention to detail and his ability to craft deeply personal and evocative stories. "Uzak" (2002) won the Grand Prix and Best Actor awards at Cannes, catapulting Ceylan to international recognition.
Ceylan's subsequent films continued to explore the complexities of human relationships and the nuances of emotional landscapes. "Iklimler" (2006) won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes, while "Uç Maymun" (2008) earned him the Best Director award. His masterpiece "Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da" (2011) won the Grand Prix at Cannes, solidifying his reputation as a filmmaker of exceptional talent. "Kis Uykusu" (2014), his seventh feature film, garnered the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes, further cementing his position as a leading figure in world cinema.
In recent years, Ceylan has continued to challenge himself with ambitious projects. His 2023 film "Kuru Otlar Ustüne" ("About Dry Grasses") is a visually stunning and emotionally charged drama that explores themes of isolation, disillusionment, and the search for meaning in life. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Actress award for Merve Dizdar.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's films are characterized by their slow pace, meticulous attention to detail, and exploration of complex emotional states. His visual style, often inspired by his background in photography, creates a sense of atmosphere and mood that draws viewers into the world of his characters. Ceylan's unflinching portrayal of human relationships, combined with his poetic visual language, have earned him a dedicated following and a place among the most respected filmmakers of our time.- Actor
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Mert Yazicioglu was born in Istanbul. He studied Business at Aydin University. While he was studying, he took interest in acting and started his education at 3 M.O.T.A Umit Cirak Modern Acting Techniques Workshop. He began his TV carrier with the TV series ''Kayip Sehir'' in 2012 and gained recognition with his character in ''Karagul'' and ''Umuda Kelepce Vurulmaz''. Later on, he took part in the TV series ''Mehmed: Bir Cihan Fatihi'', as well as ''Bir Litre Gozyasi'' which will be featured soon. While climbing the ladder of success, he did not limit his filmography with TV shows. Recently, he starred in the grand film ''iyi Oyun''.- 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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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. - Director
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Known for his creative stage direction, Elia Kazan was born Elias Kazantzoglou on September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey). Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors, he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations, resulting in nine wins. He directed a string of successful films, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), and East of Eden (1955). During his career, he won two Oscars as Best Director and received an Honorary Oscar, won three Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
His films were concerned with personal or social issues of special concern to him. Kazan writes, "I don't move unless I have some empathy with the basic theme." His first such "issue" film was Gentleman's Agreement (1947), with Gregory Peck, which dealt with anti-Semitism in America. It received 8 Oscar nominations and three wins, including Kazan's first for Best Director. It was followed by Pinky (1949), one of the first films in mainstream Hollywood to address racial prejudice against black people. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), an adaptation of the stage play which he had also directed, received 12 Oscar nominations, winning four, and was Marlon Brando's breakthrough role. In 1954, he directed On the Waterfront (1954), a film about union corruption on the New York harbor waterfront. In 1955, he directed John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1955), which introduced James Dean to movie audiences.
A turning point in Kazan's career came with his testimony as a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952 at the time of the Hollywood blacklist, which brought him strong negative reactions from many liberal friends and colleagues. His testimony helped end the careers of former acting colleagues Morris Carnovsky and Art Smith, along with ending the work of playwright Clifford Odets. Kazan later justified his act by saying he took "only the more tolerable of two alternatives that were either way painful and wrong." Nearly a half-century later, his anti-Communist testimony continued to cause controversy. When Kazan was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1999, dozens of actors chose not to applaud as 250 demonstrators picketed the event.
Kazan influenced the films of the 1950s and 1960s with his provocative, issue-driven subjects. Director Stanley Kubrick called him, "without question, the best director we have in America, and capable of performing miracles with the actors he uses." On September 28, 2003, Elia Kazan died at age 94 of natural causes at his apartment in Manhattan, New York City. Martin Scorsese co-directed the documentary film A Letter to Elia (2010) as a personal tribute to Kazan.- Kaan Urgancioglu is from Izmir, Turkey. He attended Private Turkish College Secondary School and American College. After graduating high school, he moved to Istanbul in 2000 and studied at the Finance Department of Marmara University. Kaan Urgancioglu is best known for playing Emir Kozcuoglu in Kara Sevda (Endless Love), one of the most successful Turkish series internationally and first Turkish series to win the International Emmy Award for "Best Telenovela", along with two other international awards. He also participated in the Netflix original series Ask 101 (Love 101). In 2021, he began starring in Yargi (Family Secrets) as state prosecutor Ilgaz Kaya. Yargi became the second Turkish series to win the International Emmy Award for "Best Telenovela". He also took part in the movie "Operation Fortune", directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham and Hugh Grant.
- Afra Saraçoglu was born in Balikesir-Edremit, Turkey. She completed her primary and high school studies in Antalya. She started her literature education in Eskisehir University and in 2016, she intimidate her education to start her first acting career in a Turkish movie "Ikinci Sans". In 2017, she started a role in a Turkish TV series called "Fazilet Hanim Kizlari" which is still currently on TVs, as the character called "Ece".
In 2018, Continuing her career climb Saraçoglu was offered to be the face of sportswear brand Hummel. - Actress
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Zeynep Tugçe Bayat born in Mersin on February 8, 1990. Through generations of her family is nomad Turks in Taurus Mountains. Her surname "Bayat" is the one of 12 Oguz tribes .
She completed primary and secondary education in Mersin. After high school, she graduated from studied Law at Marmara University in Istanbul and later from theatre department of Anadolu University State Conservatory. During her university education, she worked behind the scenes in private theaters, which led to her even winning an award for one of her plays called Closer. She went to Spain to study acting at a higher level after a period of internship. Bayat's first professional acting experience was in a television series Beyaz Gelincik at the age of sixteen. Since then she continue acting in television series.
She is known for her role as "Targun Hatun" in Kurulus: Osman and series Afili Ask, Teskilat, Baba, Cilek Kokusu. Also, She wrote and played in short series Dunyayi Kurtaran Kadin.- Derya Pinar Ak was born on 7 August 2003 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for My Name Is Farah (2023), Hükümsüz (2021) and 3391 Kilometres (2024).
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Miray Naz Daner is a Turkish actress. She began her career at the age of nine as child actor.
Since the age of nine, she played 121 episodes as "Gonca" grandchild of Metin Akpinar who cited as one of the best actor of Turkish cinema in Papatyam. She played Sabiha Gökçen who was the world's first female fighter pilot and Turkish pilot, foster child of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in her first movie Dersimiz Atatürk with Halit Ergenç and played in Çinar Agaci film, starring an ensemble cast. She played as "Doll Nergis" her first role in an episode of popular fantastic series Bez Bebek, "Young Zeynep" in an episode of hit comedy series 1 Kadin 1 Erkek. She also played in theatre "Sürç-i Lisan Etti-isek Affola" and commercials. At the age of thirteen, she played her first lead role "Duygu" in Zil Çalinca which first Turkish series of Disney Channel, version of As The Bell Rings and played herself in Zil Çalinca Avi short movie. She played with Cihan Simsek for the fifth time in Merhaba Hayat adaptation of Private Practice and Medcezir which is an adaptation of The O.C. series. She played in Arkadasim Max film, starring a dog named Max. At the age of seventeen, she played "Hilal" in Vatanim Sensin about Turkish War of Independence and won a Golden Butterfly Award. She played in Hürkus movie based life of aviator Vecihi Hürkus.
She left music department of fine arts high school due to absences. At the age of twenty four, she graduated from high school by distance education. Her paternal relatives are actors Aras Bulut Iynemli (cousin), Orçun Iynemli (cousin), Cengiz Daner (uncle), Ilhan Daner (grandfather's brother). She has an older sister, fashion designer Ipek Nur Daner. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, Her grandfather (maternal) is Turkish origin who immigrated from Greece to Turkey.- Actor
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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, Icerde (English: Inside) and Cukur (English: The Pit).
He has an older brother, actor Orcun Iynemli and an older sister, television host and singer Yesim Iynemli. Other relatives who are actors are Miray Daner (cousin), Cengiz Daner (uncle) and Ilhan Daner (great uncle).
After playing a role in 2-3 commercials, he got a role in the drama series Oyle Bir Gecer Zaman ki in 2010. This drama gained international success and Iynemli received a reward as well. Before this he had also worked in the drama Back Street, but he took a hiatus after the first part as he had to complete his education of aircraft engineering. He won OSS (SAT exam in Turkey) as one of first 100 students. He continued his studies at the Istanbul Technical University. In 2011, while he was 20 he received the Antalya Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2013 he appeared in the Azerbaijani-Turkish movie Mahmut and Meryem, based on a novel by Elcin Efendiyev. He played a disabled boy in Tamam miyiz? and portrayed Sehzade Bayezid on Muhtesem Yuzyil in the same year.
In 2015, Iynemli was selected to play the main male character in the series Maral: En Guzel Hikayem together with the actress Hazal Kaya. In 2016-17, he played the role of Umut Yilmaz / Mert Karadag in Icerde. In 2017, he began playing the role of Yamac Kocovali in Cukur.
In 2019, Iynemli portrayed a mentally ill father who was wrongly imprisoned for murder in 7. Kogustaki Mucize, which broke viewing records in Turkey within a short period. After the movie was broadcast on Netflix, it was well received by audience in France and Latin America.
In addition to his acting career, Iynemli has appeared in many advertising films and is the face of numerous brands.