Beren Saat
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Beren Saat finished her primary and secondary education at TED Ankara College after which she went to Başkent UniversityBaskent University
Başkent University was founded on January 13, 1994 by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The University center is located in Ankara and also has Medical and Research Centers and Dialysis Centers all around Turkey.-History:...
to study Business Administration. While at university, she participated in the TV competition Türkiye’nin Yıldızları where she finished runner up.
After appearing in a series of candy commercials, Saat made her television debut in Aşkımızda Ölüm Var where she played Ece Uslu's sister. In 2004, she acted in Aşkımızda Ölüm Var and in 2005, she had her first lead role in Aşka Sürgün. Then she played the lead Yasemin Ünsal in Tomris Giritlioğlu's Hatırla Sevgili
Hatirla Sevgili
Hatırla Sevgili was a Turkish TV series broadcast on channel ATV Turkey. The series started on October 27th 2006 on the Turkish TV channel ATV, aired on Friday evenings at 22:15 hrs local time....
which gave her nationwide fame.
In 2008, she again collaborated with Giritlioğlu in the film Güz Sancısı (Pains of Autumn). The same year Saat played Bihter Yöreoğlu in an adaptation of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil
Halit Ziya Usakligil
Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil/Uşakizâde ) was a Turkish author.-Biography:Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil was born in Istanbul in 1865. He went to primary school and then attended the secondary school Fatih Rustiyesi in the same city. His family moved to Izmir in 1879. He completed his secondary education in Izmir...
's classic novel Aşk-ı Memnu
Aşk-ı Memnu
Aşk-ı Memnu is a Turkish romantic novel by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. It was first serialized in 1899 and 1900 in Servet-i Fünun, a leading Turkish literary magazine of the time.-Plot summary:...
set in the modern day. She won back to back Golden Butterfly Awards for Best Actress for her performance. Saat also acted as the lead in director Serdar Akar's film Gecenin Kanatları (Wings of the Night) released in Decembre 2009.
She is currently playing in series titled "Fatmagul'un Sucu ne?" which is adapted from Vedat Türkali's novel, as the main character Fatmagul (2011) which has one of the highest TV show ratings in Turkey. She plays the role of a young girl whose life gets turned upside down after she is raped by strangers.
Filmography
- Aşkımızda Ölüm Var (2004)
- Aşka Sürgün (2005)
- Hatırla SevgiliHatirla SevgiliHatırla Sevgili was a Turkish TV series broadcast on channel ATV Turkey. The series started on October 27th 2006 on the Turkish TV channel ATV, aired on Friday evenings at 22:15 hrs local time....
(2007) - Avrupa yakasi
- Güz Sancısı (2008)
- Aşk-ı MemnuAşk-ı MemnuAşk-ı Memnu is a Turkish romantic novel by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. It was first serialized in 1899 and 1900 in Servet-i Fünun, a leading Turkish literary magazine of the time.-Plot summary:...
(2008-2010) - Gecenin Kanatları (2009)
- Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? (2010)
- She has also lent voice to Barbie in "Toy Story 3", in Turkish version.