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Erkan Kolcak Köstendil, is a Turkish actor, writer, director, and singer. His uncle is actor Bülent Sakrak. Born and raised in Bursa, a large city located in northwestern Anatolia, Kostendil was considering and working towards becoming a goalkeeper until his path crossed with two seasoned actors who made such an impression on him that he decided to study theater at the prestigious Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts. Kostendil later went on to write, direct, and act in plays and short films. He wrote and starred in the play 'Karsi Cinsle Tanisma Sanati' and was in another play named 'Aut', for which he was chosen 'Actor of the Year'. This play also earned him a 'Young Actor Special' award. Kostendil always kept busy as he wrote and directed the first Turkish Facebook Series, 'Mukadderat'. He gained widespread industry recognition as well as many awards with his short film, 'Vakit'. Kostendil then went on to write and direct a medium-length film which was shot in Istanbul and Amsterdam. Making a successful transition into TV acting, Kostendil has appeared in numerous popular shows and has claimed his place within the acting world by capitalizing on his unique character interpretations. He first appeared on 'Kurtlar Vadisi' in 2005. Kostendil got his first big break with the 2009 production, 'Sakarya Firat' in which he played a low-ranking soldier, and portrayed the character with utmost authenticity. In the following years he appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. In 2014, he portrayed the character 'Karlos Nevizade', on the hit TV show, 'Ulan Istanbul'. This character became a phenomenon among the Turkish TV audience, and gained Kostendil huge fame and recognition all around Turkey. It was on this show that he and one of his co-stars, Sebnem Bozoklu, performed a song he had written named 'Yanarim Yanarim' in one of the episodes. This performance got millions of views on Youtube. After a couple more successful projects, Kostendil appeared in the internationally aired historical drama, 'Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem', successfully portraying 'Shahin Khan Girai', the last Khan of Crimea. His last appearance was on the TV show, 'Familya'.

Bensu Soral is a Turkish actress. She studied at Inegöl Anatolian High School in Bursa. She is still studying graphic at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts. She started acting career by the support of her sister Hande Soral who is an actress. For the first time she appeared on television screen with Yol Ayrimi TV series. She played the character of Melek on Içerde TV series.

Awards; 2015 - 42. Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards (Pantene Star Shines)

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 Soral (born 2 February 1987) is a Turkish actress. Originally from Bursa, she completed her primary, secondary, and post-secondary education there, graduating from the Department of Psychology at the Bilgi University in Istanbul.

Her career as an actress began when she appeared as a guest actor, in 2008, for a part on a comedy series. This eventually led to offers of other roles from the show's producer when the program ended. She is a lead actress in Season 5 of Dirilis: Ertugrul alongside Engin Altan Düzyatan, who stars in the series' namesake leading role.

Gonca Vuslateri was born in Bursa Turkey on 2th September, 1986.

At the age of 9, she started to take drama lessons until age 17, and then she started her education at Müjdat Gezen Art Center for 4 years.

She started her first professional performance at the stage with the play "Artiz Mektebi" and continued with different plays such as "Bana Mastikayi Calsana", "Punk Rock", "Vur Yagmala Yeniden" and "Kabin".

She continued her career by acting the films "Bornova Bornova", "Kaybedenler Kulübü", "Bizans Oyunlari" and "Dügüm Salonu". She also starred in many Tv series such as "Aliye", "Canim Ailem", "Küçük Sirlar", "Yalan Dünya" and "Anne". She has been considered worthy for many awards for her role "Vasfiye" in the Tv series "Yalan Dünya".

Furthermore, she is performing the role of "Masa" in the theater play "Marti-The Seagull" staged by Pürtelas Theatre and written by Anton Chekhov.

And lastly, she played the role of "Derin" in "Tehlikeli Karim" Tv series.

Gonca Vuslateri is also writing in the daily newspaper Hürriyet, her columns is named "Giris Katin Bir Alti" .Every Thursday she makes a radio programme with same name on NTVRadio.

Also, the child's tale "Kirmizi Baslikli Kiz Uzayda" that she wrote, screened at April 8, 2018.

Lastly she starred in the movie "Hedefim Sensin" as the character called "Leyla".

Berkun Oya was born on 3 March 1977 in Bursa, Turkey. He is a writer and producer, known for Ethos (2020), Happy New Year London (2007) and Gorgeous (2022). He has been married to Funda Eryigit since 2023. They have one child.

Olgun Simsek (born 1971), Turkish actor

Olgun Simsek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.

Simsek acted in the play Otogargara (1995) with Demet Akbag and Yilmaz Erdogan. He had a small parts in the films Tersine Dünya (1994) in 1993 and Loves with Gravity (1995) in 1995 . In 1998, he acted in the film Karisik Pizza (1998) for which he won the Most Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.

Simsek also had appearances in television series such as Sihirli Ceket (1996), 7 Numara (2000), Besik Kertmesi (2002), Eskiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz (2015), and Alacakaranlik (2003). In 2004, he starred in the film Toss-Up (2004) directed by Ugur Yücel where he played a disabled soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and the Siyad awards. He is starring in a Turkish comedy show "Almost Famous (2012)".

Kaan Miraç Sezen was born on September 6th, 2002 in Bursa, Turkey. His family immigrated from Balkan, Ottoman Empire. He started studying at the Department of Performing Arts at Bilkent University and then transferred to the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University. He received her first acting education at the October Art Atoll. She performs in theater plays within the Istanbul City Theaters. In Istanbul City theaters, she performs on stage in the play Ay Carmela. Kaan Mirac Sezen brings to life the character of Ali, a handsome and intelligent college student, in the series Tozluyaka, which is being broadcast on FOX screens.

Meral Çetinkaya was born on 5 March 1945 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for In Darkness (2009), Hazal (1979) and Vizontele (2001).

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.

Serif Sezer is a Turkish actress. She is also known for her roles in Turkish cult films like Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey / Everything About Mustafa and Babam ve Oglum / My Father and My Son. She was born in 1946 in Mudanya and she has Rumelian, Georgian and Laz roots.

Hande Ataizi was born on 2 September 1973 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Mum Kokulu Kadinlar (1996), Ruhsar (1998) and Alya (2023). She was previously married to Benjamin Harvey.

Vildan Atasever is a Turkish film, TV and theatrical actress. She was born in Bursa, Turkey. She started acting at the age of fifteen. Her first major part was in the sitcom Kadin Isterse where she played Hülya Avsar's daughter. She played Handan in the film Iki Genç Kiz (Two Young Girls), also as Hülya Avsar's daughter, and won 2005 the Golden Orange award for best actress in the leading role. In 2006, she was nominated again for her performance in Destiny (2006 film), which won the Golden Orange for Best film and Won Ankara Film Festival for Best Actress. She also played the role of Hümasah Sultan in Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem, a sequel of the 2011 television period drama Muhtesem Yüzyil.

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 his first screen appearance, alongside Kemal Sunal, in Davaci (1986) directed by Zeki Ökten before graduating in 1990.

From 1991 to 1992 he performed with the Bakirkoy Municipal Theatre. He had his first major roles in the television series Mahallenin Muhtarlari (1992) and Yalanci (1993) for TRT. He had a minor appearance in Sokaktaki Adam (1995), directed by Biket Ilhan, and a featured role in the short Bana Old and Wise'i Çal (1998), directed by Çagan Irmak before achieving success with On Board (1998), directed by Serdar Akar, for which he won best actor awards at film festivals in Antalya and Ankara as well as the Orhan Anzac Award.

A series of film a television roles followed, including appearances in Vizontele (2001), directed by Yilmaz Erdohan and Ömer Faruk Sorak, and Istanbul Tales (2005), directed by Ümit Ünal et al. Appearances in Destiny (2006), directed by Zeki Demirkubuz, and The Edge of Heaven (2006), directed by Fatih Akin were followed by, what Rekin Teksoy describes as, a "convincing performance" in Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2007), directed by Özer Kiziltan, for which he won best actor awards at film festivals in Antalya and Nuremberg as well as the Asia Pacific Screen Award.

Ata Demirer born July 6, 1972 in Bursa, Turkey is a Turkish filmmaker and stand-up comedian famous, Demirer, who demonstrated a talent for music at an early age, studied at Bursa Boy's High School before transferring in his final year and graduating with hon ours from Çelebi Mehmet High School. After leaving school he found work, with the help of his brothers, as a night club pianist. In 1991, he moved to Istanbul after being accepted on a music course at the Turkish State Conservatory at Istanbul Technical University.

Sibel Tasçioglu was born on 28 July 1976 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Ebb and Tide (2013), Champion (2018) and Ekmek Teknesi (2002).

Ipek Erdem was born on 16 March 1984 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Kuzgun (2019).

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 series Yabanci Damat, which is famous both in Turkey and Greece.

The artist regained his popularity in Turkey in 2007 with the series named Elveda Rumeli (Farewell Rumelia), portraying a Turkish peasant living during the turmoil times of 19th century in Balkans region, near Monastir, with his family, when Ottoman Empire started to lose territory and fall back.

He is married to Güzin Özyagcilar, also a theater actress.

Halil Ergün was born on 8 September 1946 in Iznik, Bursa, Turkey. He is an actor and writer, known for Yaprak Dökümü (2006), Böcek (1995) and Mum Kokulu Kadinlar (1996).

Serdar Yegin was born on 12 January 1980 in Bursa, Turkey. He is an actor, known for The Shadow Team (2021), Kiliç Günü (2010) and Ay Büyürken Uyuyamam (2011).

Altough he had always wanted to be an actor, first he graduated from "English teaching" department, but his desire for going to an acting school had never lost its flame. Later on, he won the Anatolian University Consevatuary, so his dreams came true. In his last year of conservatory, he went to Warsaw as an exchange student and attended classes in Alexander Zelwerowicz Acting School. After he came back to Turkey in 2007 he auditioned for DOT's new production "Mercury Fur" , he was chosen for the role "Naz" and since then he has been working with DOT in productions like "Shoot/ Get Treasure/ Repeat" and "Mandrel". He has been given and nominated many stage awards for his performances. His first film experience was "Baska Dilde Ask/ Love In Another Language", a film which was critically acclaimed and a box-office wonder, and his performance as Kamuran, a young man who can't go out of his house after a wild attack, helped him to get attentions. His second film is "The Monsters' Dinner", a chaotic thriller. It was shot in English, and will be ready for the festivals at the end of 2010. His screen debut was "Sinif / The Class" where he played a young man who was killed by his best friend accidentally, and later on haunted him, he also appeared in "Karamel" as a trouble son of a middle-class family, and in "Kalp Agrisi / The Heart Pain" as an easy-going and honest interior designer. However, he got the public attention when he accepted to play the gay character in the TV Series "Mukemmel Cift/ The Perfect Couple". He had been presenting a show for children then, and he was fired because of his role. He also makes translations and writes plays.

Ergul Miray Sahin was born on 23 December 1989 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Vuslat (2019), Dayi: Bir Adamin Hikayesi 2 (2025) and Ates Kuslari (2023).

Ceyda Düvenci was born on 16 April 1977 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998), Enes Batur: Imagination or Reality? (2018) and Dragon Trap (2010). She was previously married to Kaan Girgin.

Burcu graduated from Anadolu University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Economy Department in 2000.

In 2002, she was being a correspondent and news reporter in Channel D News; editor and news reporter in Radio D and Radio Foreks; host in "Bi Dünya Tasarim" program during 3 seasons in the channel TRT Türk TV.

Burcu Kara got an acting training by Sahika Tekand.

Her professional acting career that began in 2003, she starred in the Tv series "Haziran Gecesi", "Elveda Derken", "Ipsiz Recep", "Kirli Beyaz", "Maskeli Balo", "Yillar Sonra", "Tozlu Yollar", "Milat" ; in the long feature films "O Simdi Mahkum", "Dünyayi Kurtaran Adamin Oglu", "Romantik Komedi", "Romantik Komedi 2" and theatre plays "Güllü", "Tatli Çarsamba", "Eglenceli Cinayetler Kumpanyasi".

Lastly, she played the role of "Advocate Nihan" in the Tv series "Kördügüm" .

Ahmet Atalay was born in 1979 in Bursa, Turkey. He is an editor and director, known for The Cure (2020).