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Türkan Şoray

Türkan Şoray

Birthday: 1945-06-28 | Place of Birth: İstanbul, Türkiye

Türkan Şoray (born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. Having appeared in more than 222 films, Şoray has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide. She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress at the 1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for the movie Acı Hayat (Bitter Life). On 12 March 2010, Şoray was chosen as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in Turkey, about which she said: "I think there is nothing that cannot be done with love. If we combine power with love, we can overcome many problems".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
everything is a shame.

as    Mine

2017
100 Muhteşem Yıl

as    Self

2016
Innocence of Memories

as    Actress

2009
Golden Girls

as    İnci

2006
Hayatımın Kadınısın

as    Asuman Karaca

2001
Sweet Life

as    Sevinç Yıldırım

1998
Second Spring

as    Hanım Meriç

1994
Basilisk

as    Şahmaran

1991
Violet Bay

as    Neriman

1990
Berdel

as    Hanım

1990
It Was Cold and Raining

as    Leyla

1988
Ada

as    Eser

1987
Wife as Gramophone

as    Cemile

1987
My Dreams, My Love, and You

as    Derya Altınay

1985
Blind Man's Bluff

as    Meral

1985
One Woman One Life

as    Nuran

1982
Seni Kalbime Gömdüm

as    Eylül

1982
Mine

as    Mine

1981
To Crush The Serpent

as    Esme

1979
Hazal

as    Hazal

1978
My Love, My Sorrow

as    Mehmene Banu

1978
Sultan

as    Sultan

1978
Sweet Nigar

as    Tatli Nigar

1977
1977
Baraj

as    Aysel