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Türkan Şoray

Turkish actor · Turkey · On the map · Actors · Born 1945 · age 81

Türkan Şoray is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. 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.

Türkan Şoray is read about 439 times a day, in 33 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop CinemaFilm2015Don't Look Too FarFilm, Director2012Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: KıyamSeries, Hatice Sultan2009Golden GirlsSeries, İnci2008VurgunSeries2006CemileSeries2003Gönderilmemiş MektuplarFilm2001Sweet LifeSeries, Sevinç Yıldırım1996Golden Orange Life Achievement AwardAwardAynalarSeries, 19961995Kral Türkiye Müzik ÖdülleriSeries, Presenter1994ShahmaranFilm, Şahmaran1993Tatlı BetüşSeries1987My Dreams, My Love, and YouFilm, Derya Altınay1982MineFilm, Mine1978SultanFilm, Sultan1976Love of GiantFilm, Türkan1974İşte HayatSeries1972The ReturnFilm, Director1970Arım Balım PeteğimFilm, Zeynep1969Altın KozaSeries1967A Mountain TaleFilm, Lale1965I'm Not Worthy of YouFilm, Türkan1964Golden Orange Best Actress AwardAward1963Osman Killed MeFilm, Türkan1961Otobüs YolcularıFilm, Nevin1945Born28 June 1945

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Filmography 40

227 credits on file

Television 16

Awards

Golden Orange Life Achievement Award1996
Golden Orange Best Actress Award1964
State Artist

About this person

Having appeared in more than 222 films, Şoray has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide. 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".

Country
Turkey
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81