Türkan Şoray
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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".
Known for
Credits
We Hit The Road (2014)
as Self
Ten Women (1987)
Actor
Ada (1988)
as Eser
I Love You (1983)
as Selma / Aygül
The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977)
as Asya
To Crush The Serpent (1981)
as Esme
Sultan (1978)
as Sultan
My Sweet Angel (1970)
as Leyla
Hayatımın Kadınısın (2006)
as Asuman Karaca
Aşk Beklemez (2006)
as Suna Serteri
Hicran Sokağı (2007)
as Sabahat
Sweet Nigar (1978)
as Tatli Nigar
Badem Şekeri (1963)
as Güner Pirinçeken
Hot Gypsy (1969)
as Gelincik
Mürüvvetsiz Mürüvvet (2004)
as Mürüvvet
Ayın Yıldızı (2006)
as Karagümrüklü Karakız
Young Girls (1963)
as Eylül
Her First (2019)
as Self
Hazal (1979)
as Hazal
Baraj (1977)
as Aysel
Tramp (1965)
as Naciye/Türkan
Angel or Devil? (1971)
as Nesrin
Çile (1972)
as Elif
Wife as Gramophone (1987)
as Cemile
The Evening Sun (1966)
as Jülide
Suna (2007)
as Suna
Blue Scarf (1971)
as Leyla
The Immortal Woman (1967)
as Serap
Dert Bende (1973)
Actor
Sinekli Bakkal (1967)
as Rabia
Wild Bride (1965)
as Ayşegül Arsev
Atıf Hoca En Çok Kadınları Sevdi (—)
Actor
The Forgotten Woman (1971)
as Zeynep / Hilda
Berdel (1990)
as Hanım
Bal Kız: Şenlik Var (1974)
as Zelis
Wind of Youth (1964)
as Fatma Nur Erden
Güllü (1971)
as Güllü
Persecution (1972)
as Ayla/Zaliha
The Jail Bride (1968)
as Çengi Naciye
Loves with Gravity (1996)
Actor
Nihavend Mucize (1997)
as Suzan
Fire Piece (1971)
as Azize
Autumn Winds (1969)
as Nalan
Rumuz Goncagül (1987)
Actor
The Sinful Woman (1966)
as Türkan
I’m Not Worthy of You (1965)
as Türkan
Kardeş Uğruna (1961)
Actor
A Dead Sea (1989)
as Yüksel
Mother (1967)
as Döndü
The Wind of Love (1960)
as Nil
Mercy (1970)
as Zeynep
Her Zaman Kalbimdesin (1967)
as Fatma
Blind Man's Bluff (1985)
as Meral
A Mountain Tale (1967)
as Lale
Dear Madam (1963)
as Türkan Bayraktar
The Bread Seller Woman (1965)
as Ayşe/Zehra/Leyla
Shahmaran (1994)
as Şahmaran
Hayatım Sana Feda (1970)
as Zeynep
Some Like it Hot (1964)
as Gülten
My Dreams, My Love, and You (1987)
as Derya Altınay
Mağrur Kadın (1970)
Actor
Hunger (1975)
as Meryem
Ayşecik Canımın İçi (1963)
Actor
Kara Duvaklı Gelin (1967)
as Perihan
Güllü is Coming (1973)
as Güllü
Artık Sevmeyeceğim (1968)
Actor
Tapılacak Kadın (1967)
Actor
The Wedding Night (1966)
as Zeynep / Tülin
Kadın Severse (1968)
as Leyla
Golden Earrings (1966)
as Aylin
Bitter Love (1963)
Actor
Namus Borcu (1973)
as Gurbet
A Woman Vanished (1971)
as Selma
Sana Dönmeyeceğim (1969)
as Leyla Taner
The Man in Glass (1962)
Actor
My Love, My Sorrow (1978)
as Mehmene Banu
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2019)
as Self
Mine (1982)
as Mine
Aşk Eski Bir Yalan (1968)
as Handan
Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır (1970)
Actor
Bir Genç Kızın Romanı (1971)
Actor
Sultan Gelin (1973)
as Sultan
Kara Gözlüm (1970)
as Azize
İki Kocalı Kadın (1963)
as Sibel
İzzet Günay Belgeseli (2008)
as Self
There Is a Wound in My Heart (1974)
as Nurten
The Wren (1966)
as Feride
My Prostitute Love (1968)
as Sabiha
A Strange Wedding (1965)
as Zeynep Gökalp
Bir Aşk Uğruna (1994)
as Selma
Farewell Kiss (1965)
as Türkan
What a Sweet Thing (1962)
as Canan
Osman Killed Me (1963)
as Türkan
Elveda Sevgilim (1965)
as Türkan Kadiroğlu
My Neighbor's Chicken (1965)
as Türkan
Acı Hayat (1962)
as Nermin
The Last Act: Ediz Hun (2026)
as Kendisi
Sevmek ve Ölmek Zamanı (1971)
Actor
100 Muhteşem Yıl (2017)
as Self
Dikmen Yıldızı (1962)
Actor
Bücür (1964)
Actor
Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim (1960)
Actor
Meyhanenin Gülü (1966)
as Gül
Love of Giant (1976)
as Türkan
Dikenli Gül (1961)
as Gül
Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? (1974)
as Asiye
Afacan (1961)
Actor
Fate Knocks (1964)
as Leyla
Otobüs Yolcuları (1961)
as Nevin
It Was Cold and Raining (1990)
as Leyla
Crossroads (1970)
as Feyza
The Return (1972)
as Gülcan
The Washer Beauty (1966)
Actor
Siyah Melek (1961)
as Nesrin
Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets (1996)
as Mehpare
The Shameless Man (1961)
as Sevim
One Woman One Life (1985)
as Nuran
They Call Me Fosforlu (1969)
as Fosforlu
Bülbül Yuvası (1970)
as Nerime
Is It My Fault? (1969)
as Müvin
Buruk Acı (1969)
as Ülker Demirel
The Earthquake (1976)
Actor
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1968)
Actor
The Revenge of the Angels (1966)
as Türkan/Peri
Aşk Mabudesi (1969)
as Leyla
Sisli Hatıralar (1972)
as Dürrin Akbel
Ayşem (1968)
as Ayşe
Innocence of Memories (2016)
as Actress
Fosforlu Cevriyem (1969)
as Necla
İnce Memed Vuruldu (1975)
Actor
Biz de Arkadaş mıyız? (1962)
as Nihal
Madam Dilâ (1977)
as Dila Hanım
The Judge of Bodrum (1976)
as Nevin
The Liar (1973)
as Zeynep
Küçük Beyin Kısmeti (1963)
as Pervin
The Angry Young Man (1964)
as Avukat Sevil
Remember, Darling (1961)
as Türkan
Billur Köşk (1962)
Actor
The Adventure Woman (1964)
Actor
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (2003)
Actor
I Loved an Outlaw (1962)
Actor
Allah Seviniz Dedi (1962)
Actor
Kölen Olayım (1969)
as Azize
The Stolen Love (1963)
as Aysel / Günsel
Buğulu Gözler (1970)
Actor
Kenarın Dilberi (1966)
Actor
Dağlar Aslanı Ali Efe (1964)
Actor
The Tough Groom (1962)
as Gönül
Gelin Çiçeği (1971)
as Zehra, Arzu
Black Rose (1966)
as Gül
Bir Sevgi İstiyorum (1984)
Actor
Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982)
as Eylül
Anasının Kuzusu (1964)
Actor
Virago (1966)
as Nermin
Arım Balım Peteğim (1970)
as Zeynep
The Mistress (1983)
as Feride
Kaderin Önüne Geçilmez (1961)
Actor
Torment (1973)
as Elif
Violet Bay (1991)
as Neriman
Abbase Sultan (1968)
as Abbase
Gazi Kadın (1973)
as Zeynep
Crazy People (1974)
as Selma/Cavidan
The Crying Woman (1967)
as Şükran, Leyla
Black Eyes (1965)
as Türkan
The Prisoner (1973)
as Ümmühan
The Stranger's Daughter (1966)
as Nazan
The Beautiful Coffee Girl (1968)
as Nermin
Gülüm, Dalım, Çiçeğim (1971)
Actor
Heart to Heart (1961)
as Nazan
Resentful Flower (1979)
as Zeynep
The Love Race (1962)
as Zeynep
After Years (1964)
as Berna Ekmekçigil
The King of Mountains (1963)
as Türkan Sultan
Vukuat Var (1972)
Actor
Love and Punch (1961)
as Tülin
Naughty Girl (1963)
as Suna
Hürmüz with Seven Husbands (1971)
as Hürmüz
Urgently Seeking Husband (1975)
as Melike
Kelepçeli Melek (1967)
as Nevin Erdem
Adanalı Tayfur Kardeşler (1964)
as Türkan
Gözleri Ömre Bedel (1964)
as Leyla Arseren
Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek (1963)
as Türkan
Lekeli Kadın (1962)
as Türkan Güneş
Karanfilli Kadın (1966)
Actor
I Want to Die With You (1969)
as Selma
Ağla Gözlerim (1968)
as Leyla
Cemo (1972)
as Cemo
Seven Kadın Unutmaz (1965)
as Türkan
Kadın İntikamı (1968)
as Handan
Ayrılsak da Beraberiz (1967)
as Fatma
Red Carnations (1962)
as Türkan
Herkesin Sevgilisi (1970)
as Zeynep
The Bomb Girl (1964)
as Leyla
The Charming Bandit (1961)
as Emine
The Orphan Girl (1964)
Actor
Anaların Günahı (1966)
as Sevim
The Woman Of My Life (1966)
Actor
Ümitler Kırılınca (1962)
as Oya
Ağlayan Melek (1970)
as Sabahat
Mualla (1964)
as Mualla
Güzeller Resmi Geçidi (1960)
as Ayşe Güner
Cevriyem (1978)
as Cevriye
Angels are My Witnesses (1961)
as Zeynep