Acting
Cansu Dere
Born October 14, 1980 · Ankara, Turkey (age 45)
Cansu Dere born on October 14, 1980 in Ankara is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. After graduation from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, she made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. Between 2006-2008 she had a leading role as 'Sıla' in the Sıla series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan İm…
Known For
Portuguese Love · 2026Portuguese Love
2026
MovieRomanceDrama
During a company event, Yasemin, the successful PR manager, learns that her fiancee Yaman has been unfaithful to her. She faces a cathartic choice: continue living a lie or leave everything behind. On an instinct, she jumps on the first plane she finds and ends up in Lisbon. However upon arrival, her suitcase is lost, her credit cards are blocked, and she has nowhere to stay. Drifting toward a small seaside town, a sweet surprise awaits Yasemin: she must share the rental stone house with the owner, José. What begins as a clash of opposites turns into love. As a perfectionist and meticulous person, Yasemin confronts her fears to rediscover what truly matters: new beginnings, and gaining back the self-confidence she once had.
Yahşi Batı · 2009Yahşi Batı
★ 6.92009
MovieComedyWestern
Aziz and Lemi must recover a diamond gifted by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to the U.S. President which has been stolen by bandits in the American wild west.
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz · 2025All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
★ 5.52025
MovieDocumentary
Tuncel Kurtiz is an international actor who has worked in various countries such as Turkey, Germany, and Sweden throughout his fifty-year career. He has starred in countless works in cinema, stage and television and has received many awards, including the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He has directed two documentaries and a feature-length fiction film. Kurtiz's acting performance ranges from popular melodramas to major plays such as Mahabharata (Peter Brook), encompassing many different genres and styles. As an actor, Kurtiz believes in the creative power of chaos: 'Chaos is the most difficult to create / Not a false chaos / Many things come out of chaos'. Through testimonies, film excerpts, and archive footage, this documentary reflects Tuncel Kurtiz's diverse body of artistic work in all its dimensions for the first time. In the background of this detailed portrait are Turkey's turbulent years and the reality of exile.
Love, Bitter · 2009Love, Bitter
★ 4.02009
MovieDrama
Orhan, who works as a literature professor at a university in Eskisehir, unexpectedly ends his relationship with Ayse whom he was planning to marry, and comes to Istanbul where he meets Oya. After living possibly the happiest days of his life with Oya, who is a photographer, Orhan finds himself in the midst of a challenging love triangle as a result of the horrible things they encounter the first days of their marriage.
Kabuslar Evi: Takip · 2006Kabuslar Evi: Takip
★ 6.02006
MovieHorror
After being hunted by a werewolf for thirty years, Ibrahim thought he had finally found a place to hide. However, the curse found him in his new home. It was time to settle the score instead of running away. The real question is, is this reckoning really with a werewolf, or is it primarily with Ibrahim's own identity?
Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart · 2011Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart
★ 6.82011
MovieDramaAction
An aggressive police officer tries to solve the mystery behind consecutive murders. While doing so, he must fight against his inner demons.
The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali · 2007The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali
★ 6.32007
MovieActionComedy
After the First World War, the Allies occupy Istanbul. The protagonist, Yandim Ali is a rogue, discharged from the navy, who doesn't believe that the country can be saved, until he meets Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), who plans to start a resistance in Anatolia against the occupying Allies, as well as the collaborators of an Ottoman government, that exists only on paper.
El Yazısı · 2012El Yazısı
★ 5.02012
MovieDramaComedy
El Yazısı follows three stories on a day when the town is welcoming its very first foreign English teacher. As an accidental tourist is mistaken for her, the wind of change starts to blow.
Movies
Portuguese Love · 2026Portuguese Love
2026
MovieRomanceDrama
During a company event, Yasemin, the successful PR manager, learns that her fiancee Yaman has been unfaithful to her. She faces a cathartic choice: continue living a lie or leave everything behind. On an instinct, she jumps on the first plane she finds and ends up in Lisbon. However upon arrival, her suitcase is lost, her credit cards are blocked, and she has nowhere to stay. Drifting toward a small seaside town, a sweet surprise awaits Yasemin: she must share the rental stone house with the owner, José. What begins as a clash of opposites turns into love. As a perfectionist and meticulous person, Yasemin confronts her fears to rediscover what truly matters: new beginnings, and gaining back the self-confidence she once had.
Yahşi Batı · 2009Yahşi Batı
★ 6.92009
MovieComedyWestern
Aziz and Lemi must recover a diamond gifted by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to the U.S. President which has been stolen by bandits in the American wild west.
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz · 2025All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
★ 5.52025
MovieDocumentary
Tuncel Kurtiz is an international actor who has worked in various countries such as Turkey, Germany, and Sweden throughout his fifty-year career. He has starred in countless works in cinema, stage and television and has received many awards, including the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He has directed two documentaries and a feature-length fiction film. Kurtiz's acting performance ranges from popular melodramas to major plays such as Mahabharata (Peter Brook), encompassing many different genres and styles. As an actor, Kurtiz believes in the creative power of chaos: 'Chaos is the most difficult to create / Not a false chaos / Many things come out of chaos'. Through testimonies, film excerpts, and archive footage, this documentary reflects Tuncel Kurtiz's diverse body of artistic work in all its dimensions for the first time. In the background of this detailed portrait are Turkey's turbulent years and the reality of exile.
Love, Bitter · 2009Love, Bitter
★ 4.02009
MovieDrama
Orhan, who works as a literature professor at a university in Eskisehir, unexpectedly ends his relationship with Ayse whom he was planning to marry, and comes to Istanbul where he meets Oya. After living possibly the happiest days of his life with Oya, who is a photographer, Orhan finds himself in the midst of a challenging love triangle as a result of the horrible things they encounter the first days of their marriage.
Kabuslar Evi: Takip · 2006Kabuslar Evi: Takip
★ 6.02006
MovieHorror
After being hunted by a werewolf for thirty years, Ibrahim thought he had finally found a place to hide. However, the curse found him in his new home. It was time to settle the score instead of running away. The real question is, is this reckoning really with a werewolf, or is it primarily with Ibrahim's own identity?
Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart · 2011Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart
★ 6.82011
MovieDramaAction
An aggressive police officer tries to solve the mystery behind consecutive murders. While doing so, he must fight against his inner demons.
The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali · 2007The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali
★ 6.32007
MovieActionComedy
After the First World War, the Allies occupy Istanbul. The protagonist, Yandim Ali is a rogue, discharged from the navy, who doesn't believe that the country can be saved, until he meets Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), who plans to start a resistance in Anatolia against the occupying Allies, as well as the collaborators of an Ottoman government, that exists only on paper.
El Yazısı · 2012El Yazısı
★ 5.02012
MovieDramaComedy
El Yazısı follows three stories on a day when the town is welcoming its very first foreign English teacher. As an accidental tourist is mistaken for her, the wind of change starts to blow.
TV Shows
A Woman Scorned · 2020A Woman Scorned
★ 8.12020
SeriesDrama
Asya is a successful doctor and she has a perfect life with her husband and her son. But after finding a blonde hair on her husband's scarf, everything changes and she discovers her husband's extramarital affair.
Mother · 2016Mother
★ 8.12016
SeriesFamilyDrama
Anne (Mother), a 2016–2017 Turkish drama, follows Zeynep, a substitute teacher who discovers her 7-year-old student, Melek, is being severely abused and neglected by her mother, Sule. To save her, Zeynep kidnaps Melek, fakes her death, and attempts to become her adoptive mother, leading to an emotional, high-stakes battle for custody and safety.
The Magnificent Century · 2011The Magnificent Century
★ 8.12011
SeriesDrama
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
Ezel · 2009Ezel
★ 8.42009
SeriesCrimeDrama
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a successful man, but inwardly driven by one thing - his determination to understand why the people he loved betrayed him, and take his revenge.
Golden Butterfly Awards · 1973Golden Butterfly Awards
1973
Series
Persona · 2018Persona
★ 8.12018
SeriesCrimeDrama
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.
The European Side · 2004The European Side
★ 7.52004
SeriesFamilyComedy
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
Sila · 2006Sila
★ 4.72006
SeriesFamilyDrama
A young woman's forced marriage to the agha of a tribe in Southeastern Turkey leads to tragedy and social change.
Alacakaranlık · 2003Alacakaranlık
★ 7.42003
Series
PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri · 2007PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri
2007
Series
Golden Girls · 2009Golden Girls
2009
SeriesComedy
Turkish remake of The Golden Girls.
Güz Yangını · 2005Güz Yangını
★ 8.52005
SeriesFamilyDrama
Ferhat ile Şirin · 2019Ferhat ile Şirin
★ 7.52019
SeriesDrama
Metro Palas · 2004Metro Palas
★ 5.02004
SeriesComedy
One Thousand And One NightsOne Thousand And One Nights
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
A king who kills his brides meets a woman who refuses to die—and changes his fate with her stories. After a deep betrayal, Sultan Şehriyar loses all trust in love. He begins marrying young women, but none of them are seen again after their wedding night. Fear spreads across the kingdom, and no family feels safe. Everything changes when Şehrazat, the daughter of the Grand Vizier, chooses to marry him. She believes she can stop him and save others. On their wedding night, she tells a story—but leaves it unfinished. The Sultan becomes curious and lets her live for one more night. Night after night, Şehrazat tells new stories. Each one reveals hidden truths and slowly breaks the Sultan’s anger. She is not only trying to survive—she tries to heal him and uncover what really happened in the palace.