The Best Turkish Actors
by ilyaskutlugs | created - 13 Oct 2014 | updated - 18 Mar 2021 | PublicEn iyi Türk Aktörler
1. Haluk Bilginer
Actor | Kis Uykusu
Haluk Bilginer is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders (1985) during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played...
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2. Sener Sen
Actor | Kabadayi
Early in his career, he mainly acted in comedy movies with Kemal Sunal such as "Hababam Sinifi", "Tosun Pasa", "Davaro" etc. Later, he had roles in movies criticizing Turkish society for its moral weaknesses as in "Milyarder", " Çiplak Vatandas" and the ones that reflected the contemporary social ...
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3. Kemal Sunal
Actor | Saban Oglu Saban
Born in 1944 Istanbul, Turkey. Graduated from Vefa High School, Fatih, Istanbul. Sunal acted in many popular films, although he began his artistic career in the theater. His first play was called, "Unwilling Doctor" and he later worked at the Devekusu Kabare Theatre with Ulvi Uraz. Although Sunal ...
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4. Erol Tas
Actor | Yilmayan Seytan
Erol Tas was born on February 28, 1928 in Karaköse, Erzurum, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Yilmayan Seytan (1972), Diyet (1974) and Ince Cumali (1967). He died on November 8, 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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5. Münir Özkul
Actor | Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor
He was born and grew up in Istanbul. He started his career at Bakirkoy Community Center Theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre and Istanbul City Theatre. He also worked in small play houses with today's famous actors and actresses. He made his place in the theatre ...
6. Tuncel Kurtiz
Actor | Auf der anderen Seite
Tuncel Kurtiz was born in 1936, Izmit-Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul University, English Language and Literature and started acting in 1956 with Dormen Theatre. With the movie 'Suru', he reached the peak of his acting career. Kurtiz received many awards in Turkey and also abroad. He also known ...
7. Altan Erkekli
Actor | Vizontele
Altan Erkekli is a Turkish actor. He is known for his roles in numerous stage productions, films, and television series.
Erkekli began his acting career in the early 1980s. He has since appeared in a wide range of roles, from comedic to dramatic. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ...
8. Çetin Tekindor
Actor | Babam ve Oglum
Çetin Tekindor is considered to be one of Turkey's best actors and most respected artists today. He was born in Sivas, Turkey in 1945. He graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1970, and his stage career started with the play "Murat IV". He is one of the most impressive performers in Turkish ...
9. Nejat Isler
Actor | Kaybedenler Kulübü
Born in Istanbul in 1972, Nejat Isler graduated from Mimar Sinan State Conservatory's Theater Deparment in 1995. He made his first professional TV debut in 1994 in the TV series "Gurur". He continued his professional acting career and took leading roles in a number of TV series and movies. In 2008 ...
10. Fikret Kuskan
Actor | Babam ve Oglum
He was born in 1965, Kuskan was graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory. Right after his graduation, he starred in various Film and TV projects. Along with tie International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Istanbul/ Ankara Film Festivals. He was awarded for his Outstanding ...
11. Yilmaz Erdogan
Actor | The Water Diviner
He spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. His family is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University and joined the On Duty Theater Staff (Turkish: Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu) managed by Ferhan Sensoy. ...
12. Cem Yilmaz
Actor | G.O.R.A.
While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of Bogazici University, he started drawing comics for the Turkish humor magazine Leman. In August 1995 he did his first stand-up comedy show in "Leman Culture Center" performing with no serious career intentions as a comedian. However...
13. Özkan Ugur
Actor | G.O.R.A.
Raif Özkan Ugur (born October 17, 1953 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan and an actor.
He was born as the 5th child of his family. He graduated Resat Nuri Güntekin Primary School where he met and started playing mandolin. Afterwards, while he was ...
14. Zafer Algöz
Actor | Ali Baba ve 7 Cüceler
Starting his education at Bursa State Theater in 1975, Algöz graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in Theater Department in 1985. He started his acting career on stage, and for a long time he was an official member of the State Theater Association of Istanbul. His acting career in theater led ...
15. Mert Firat
Actor | Kelebegin Rüyasi
Firat is of Turkish, Circassian and Arab descent. His father is singer Nihat Firat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took acting classes in Ankara University. Firat graduated from the theatre department of Ankara ...
16. Güven Kiraç
Actor | Gegen die Wand
Güven Kiraç was born on March 16, 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Head-On (2004), The Crossing (2010) and Lovelorn (2005).
17. Kivanç Tatlitug
Actor | Kelebegin Rüyasi
Kivanc Tatlitug was born on October 27, 1983 in Adana, Turkey.
Graduated from Istanbul Kultur University Communication Designs-Multimedia and Cinema. His mother is from Edirne, Turkey. His paternal grandmother is Bosnian immigrant from Sarajevo. His paternal grandfather is Albanian immigrant from ...
18. Ilyas Salman
Actor | Sis ve Gece
He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydin.
Salman was born in Arguvan, Malatya. His family originate from the Asar neighborhood in Arguvan. He was accepted as a Kurd because of the Kurdish typologies he had played for many ...
19. Tarik Akan
Actor | Pehlivan
Tarik Akan's real name is Tarik Üregül and he was born in Istanbul in 1949 and grew up in the other parts of Turkey because of his father's job. His father was a colonel. Before he started his acting career he worked as a lifeguard on the beaches, rented boats to people... He also went on going to ...
20. Cüneyt Arkin
Actor | Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
Fahrettin Cüreklibatir, better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkin, is a Turkish film actor, director, and producer. Having starred in somewhere around 250 movies and also TV series, he is widely considered as one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films shown abroad credited ...
21. Metin Akpinar
Director | Nese-i Muhabbet
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's ...
22. Müsfik Kenter
Actor | Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen
Müsfik Kenter was born on September 8, 1932 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for My Dreams, My Love and You (1987), Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982) and Bozuk düzen (1966). He was married to Gülsün Kamu and Kadriye Kenter. He died on August 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
23. Sadri Alisik
Actor | Afacan Küçük Serseri
Sadri Alisik, born Mehmet Sadrettin Alisik, was a stage and movie actor. Also, he was one of the best comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan Ilhan.
He was a prolific actor. His movies that depicted poor, uneducated people of the society, who were happy and believed in love, the most were ...
24. Ugur Yücel
Director | Yazi Tura
Ugur Yücel is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (Istanbul Belediye Konservatuari Tiyatro Bölüm). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre...
25. Zeki Alasya
Actor | Sivri Akillilar
Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked...
26. Nejat Uygur
Writer | Hanedan
Nejat Uygur was a Turkish actor and comedian. Nejat Uygur was born as the second of three children to an officer father and teacher mother. He acted on stage already in his school years. Uygur attended Academy of Fine Arts (today: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) to study sculpture, however, ...
27. Erol Günaydin
Actor | Güzel Bir Gün Için
Erol Günaydin was born on April 16, 1933 in Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Güzel Bir Gün Için (1965), Yilmayan Seytan (1972) and Cennet Mahallesi (2004). He was married to Günes Günaydin. He died on October 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
28. Erkan Can
Actor | Gemide
Erkan Can began acting in 1974 at the age of 16 with the local Bursa State Theater and took acting classes at the Industrial Vocational High School. From 1982 to 1984 he undertook his compulsory military service. In 1985 he entered the theatre department of the Istanbul State Conservatory and made ...
29. Kadir Inanir
Actor | Medcezir Manzaralari
Kadir Inanir was born on April 15, 1949 in Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Medcezir Manzaralari (1989), Yilanlarin Öcü (1985) and Ah Gardasim (1991).
30. Fikret Hakan
Actor | Sürgünden Geliyorum / Intikamci
Born in Balikesir in 1934, Fikret Hakan began his artistic career in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a regular contributor to literary magazines. He performed his first screen role in 1953 in the film Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), and quickly progressed to become one of the ...
31. Kenan Imirzalioglu
Actor | Cingöz Recai
Kenan Imirzalioglu was born in Ankara at June 18th, 1974. Imirzalioglu finished elementary school in Ankara, when he was 12. He went to middle school and high school at Ankara. Then he moved to Istanbul for his University education. He graduated from Yildiz Technical University. He has a Bachelor ...
32. Müjdat Gezen
Actor | Girgiriye
Müjdat Gezen was born on October 29, 1943 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Girgiriye (1981), Bizim Sokak (1982) and Homoti (1987).
33. Ayhan Isik
Actor | Örgüt
Ayhan Isik was born on May 5, 1929 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Örgüt (1976), Cingöz Recai (1969) and Kanun Namina (1952). He died on June 16, 1979 in Istanbul, Turkey.
34. Öztürk Serengil
Actor | Keloglan
Öztürk Serengil was born on May 2, 1930 in Artvin, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Keloglan (1965), Cengiz Han'in hazineleri (1962) and Bir garip adam (1965). He died on January 11, 1999 in Istanbul, Turkey.
35. Çagatay Ulusoy
Actor | The Protector
Çagatay Ulusoy is a Turkish actor and model .He was born on 23 September 1990 in ,Istanbul-Bakirköy,Turkey.He grew up in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul.His mother's name is Refiye Ulusoy and she is of Bosnian descent, and his father name is Aylin Ulusoy and he is of Turkish descent who ...
36. Halit Akçatepe
Actor | Süt Kardesler
Halit Akcatepe was a Turkish actor. Akcatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of Sitki Akcatepe. In 1943, he made his debut in the film "Dertli Pinar" at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akcatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School....
37. Hulusi Kentmen
Actor | Oyun Bitti
Hulusi Kentmen was born on January 20, 1912 in Tirnovo, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Oyun Bitti (1972), Dad, Make Me Marry (1975) and Ali Baba ve Kirk Haramiler (1971). He died on December 20, 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey.
38. Halit Ergenç
Actor | Vatanim Sensin
Halit Ergenç (born 30 April 1970) is a Turkish actor.
Halit Ergenç was born as the son of Yesilçam-era actor Sait Ergenç on 30 April 1970 in Istanbul. He completed his secondary education at Besiktas Atatürk High School in 1989 and entered Istanbul Technical University to study Marine Engineering. ...
39. Engin Altan Düzyatan
Actor | Dirilis: Ertugrul
Engin Altan Duzyatan was born on 26 July 1979 in Izmir. His great-grandparents are Turkish immigrants from Yugoslavia and Albanian immigrants from Pristina. He graduated from 9 Eylul University, Performing Arts - Acting Department. After his graduation, he started his acting career in Istanbul in ...
40. Aras Bulut Iynemli
Actor | Çukur
Aras Bulut Iynemli is a Turkish actor. Iynemli has won numerous accolades for his acting since the beginning of his career. He is best known for his performances in the television series Oyle Bir Gecer Zaman ki (English: As Time Goes by), Muhtesem Yuzyil (English: Magnificent Century), Maral, ...
41. Erdal Özyagcilar
Actor | Aile Arasinda
Özyagcilar was born in Bursa. He started his acting career in 1967, with the movie "Ölüm Tarlasi" (Field of Death). He is a theater artist as well as a screen actor, who had roles in many plays, movies and TV series. He also appeared in TV commercials.
Özyagcilar is a popular character in the TV ...
42. Hüseyin Peyda
Director | Onu Kötü Vurdular
Hüseyin Peyda was born in 1919 in Sanliurfa, Turkey. He was an actor and director, known for Onu Kötü Vurdular (1977), Bu nasil ask (1953) and Cibil (1977). He died on July 31, 1990 in Istanbul, Turkey.
43. Cezmi Baskin
Actor | Vizontele
Cezmi Baskin was born on March 11, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Vizontele (2001), G.O.R.A. (2004) and Beynelmilel (2006).
44. Firat Tanis
Actor | Kulüp
In 1998 he was graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theater Department. Between 1998 - 2001 he acted in the plays for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters such as Peace of Aristophanes, Romeo and Juliet of William Shakespeare, Woytzeck of Georg Büchner and Herkes Ayni ...
45. Salih Kalyon
Actor | The Water Diviner
Salih Kalyon was born in 1946 in Agri, Turkey. He is an actor, known for The Water Diviner (2014), Magic Carpet Ride (2005) and Vizontele (2001).
46. Ahmet Kural
Actor | Dügün Dernek
Ahmet Kural is a Turkish Actor. He was born on November 10, 1982 in Kütahya, where his father served as the police chief. He is originally from Ankara. He started to his studies attending high school theater and changed eleven schools in twelve years because of his fathers recurring new assignment ...
47. Ozan Güven
Actor | G.O.R.A.
Ozan Güven (born 19 May 1975) is a Turkish film, TV series and theatre actor.
His family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Bulgaria. He was born in Germany and lived there until he was 9 years old. He can speak Turkish, German, English. He studied acting at the Izmir Municipal Conservatory ...
48. Cansel Elcin
Actor | Börü 2039
Cansel Elcin was born on September 20, 1971 in Tire, Izmir, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Wolf 2039 (2021), Gönülçelen (2010) and Hatirla Sevgili (2006). He has been married to Zeynep Tugçe Bayat since 2020. He was previously married to Pinar Apaydin.
49. Birol Ünel
Actor | Gegen die Wand
Birol Ünel was born on August 18, 1961 in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Head-On (2004), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Soul Kitchen (2009). He died on September 3, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
50. Ugur Polat
Actor | Sis ve Gece
Ugur Polat was born on August 7, 1956 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Sis ve Gece (2007), Anadolu Leopari (2021) and Bütün Kapilar Kapaliydi (1990).
51. Ali Sen
Actor | Süt Kardesler
Ali Sen was born in 1918 in Adana, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Süt Kardesler (1976), Turkish the Wizard of Oz (1971) and Erkekçe (1983). He died on December 15, 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey.
52. Ahmet Tarik Tekçe
Actor | Daglari Bekleyen Kiz
Ahmet Tarik Tekçe was born on December 15, 1920 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. He was an actor, known for Daglari Bekleyen Kiz (1955), Güzeller resmigeçidi (1960) and Iki çalgicinin seyahati (1963). He died on October 4, 1964 in Ankara, Turkey.
53. Mehmet Emin Toprak
Actor | Uzak
Mehmet Emin Toprak was born on September 11, 1974 in Yenice, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Distant (2002), The Small Town (1997) and Clouds of May (1999). He died on December 2, 2002 in Çan, Çanakkale, Turkey.
54. Reha Yurdakul
Actor | Supermen Dönüyor
Reha Yurdakul was born on April 1, 1926 in Balikesir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Supermen Dönüyor (1979), Kanli sevda (1960) and Murada erecegiz (1958). He died on December 27, 1988 in Istanbul, Turkey.
55. Süheyl Egriboz
Actor | Akrep Yuvasi
Süheyl Egriboz was born on May 16, 1928 in Gönen, Balikesir, Turkey. He was an actor and production manager, known for Akrep Yuvasi (1977), Kaçis (1985) and Soysuzlar (1975). He died on January 9, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey.
56. Bilal Inci
Actor | 11 Uhr 20
Bilal Inci was born on September 29, 1936 in Kozan, Adana, Turkey. He was an actor and art director, known for 11 Uhr 20 (1970), Bir Türk'e Gönül Verdim (1969) and Sira Sende Fistik (1971). He died on October 13, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey.
57. Peker Açikalin
Actor | Kolay Para
Peker Açikalin was born on March 1, 1963 in Kars, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Kolay Para (2002), Avrupa Yakasi (2004) and Türkler Çildirmis Olmali (2009). He was previously married to Melek Taskin, Ünsal, Niran and Nilüfer Açikalin.
58. Nuri Alço
Actor | Bizim Batman
Nuri Alço was born on April 26, 1951 in Eskisehir, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Bizim Batman, Yasamak (1988) and Kavgamiz (1990).
59. Coskun Gögen
Actor | G.O.R.A.
Coskun Gögen was born on June 14, 1945 in Samatya, Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for G.O.R.A. (2004), Land of Doom (1986) and Bizim Batman.
60. Ahmet Kural
Actor | Dügün Dernek
Ahmet Kural is a Turkish Actor. He was born on November 10, 1982 in Kütahya, where his father served as the police chief. He is originally from Ankara. He started to his studies attending high school theater and changed eleven schools in twelve years because of his fathers recurring new assignment ...
61. Murat Cemcir
Actor | Ahlat Agaci
Born on November 30, 1976, Murat Cemcir is a Turkish actor with Georgian descent. He acted in supporting roles at films such as Underground/Yeralti (2012) and Takva (2006). Notable TV series he acted in include Uskudar'a Giderken and Ramazan Guzeldir.
He later filmed Calgi Cengi with Ahmet Kural and...
62. Burak Özçivit
Actor | Kurulus: Osman
Burak Ozcivit was born in Istanbul on December 24, 1984. He has a BA degree and he is graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2003, he was elected the Top Model of Turkey and he began working with Model Agencies. In 2005, he was chosen the second best model of the world and he ...
63. Sermiyan Midyat
Actor | Ay Lav Yu
Sermiyan Midyat was born on December 2, 1974 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Ay Lav Yu (2010), Bir Baba Hindu (2016) and Anali Ogullu (2014).
64. Murat Yildirim
Actor | Suskunlar
Murat Yildirim was born on April 13, 1979 in Konya, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Suskunlar (2012), Crimean (2014) and Queen of the Night (2016). He has been married to Iman Albani since December 25, 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Burçin Terzioglu.
65. Okan Yalabik
Actor | Av Mevsimi
Okan Yalabik (born 13 December 1978) is a Turkish actor. He graduated theater at Istanbul University State Conservatory and master of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2001.
Yalabik was born in 1978 in Istanbul as the second child of his family ...
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