PERSONAL AWARDS

German Actors Award – Best Supporting Actress 2017
Adile in NSU: German History X

Swiss Film Award Quarz 2010 – Best Newcomer Actor/Actress
For the main role Sükran in „Dirty Money – L‘Infiltré“

FILM AWARDS

2026 BERLINALE GOLDEN BEAR Yellow Letters

2024 OSCARS Nomination Best International Feature Film, The Teachers Lounge

2023 German Film Award in 5 Categories The Teachers Lounge

2023 Best European Film Panorama Berlinale The Teachers Lounge

2017 German Television Award German History X

2017 Grimme Award NSU: German History X

2016 Series Mania Award – Best Mini Series NSU: German History X

2016 Ondas International TV Award – Best Mini Series NSU: German History X

2014 Locarno Film Festival Public Award Unlikely Hereos

2002 First Steps Max Ophüls Film Award Ferrari

2001 German Film Award Cut Away

1985 Tokyo International Film Award & Antalya Film Award 1982 At

FEATURE FILMS

A HAPPY FAMILY
directed by: Jan-Eric Mack 2025 role: loyer from Niki

YELLOW LETTERS direchted by: Ilker Çatak 2024 role: Kadriye

MOTHER’S BABY direchted by: Johanna Moder 2024 role: Psychiatrist

THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE directed by: Ilker Çatak 2021 role: Frau Yilmaz

KOMMT EIN VOGEL GEFLOGEN directed by: Christian Werner 2021 role: Beyza Kaya Westermaier

OMAR AND WE directed by: Mehmet Bahadir Er & Maryna Gorbach Er 2018 role: Fetihe

UNLIKELY HEREOS SCHWEIZER HELDEN directed by: Peter Luisi 2013 co-main role: Bahar

DIRTY MONEY – L‘INFILTRÉ directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard 2009 main role: Sükran

QUANTUM OF SOLACE – JAMES BONDdirected by: Marc Forster 2008 role: Quantum Member Nr. 4

DANSÖZ directed by: Savas Ay 2002 role: Nermin

AT directed by: Ali Özgentürk 1981 role: Ayse

TV

THE TURKISH DETECTIVE
directed by: Niels Arden Oplev, Lynsey Miller, Nisan Dag 2023 role: Fatma Ikmen TV Series Producer: Ay Yapim & MiraMax, BBC & Arte

NEUMATT
directed by: Cosima Frei 2023 rol: Laya Hausheer TV Series SRF

WO IST DIE LIEBE HIN
directed by: Alexander Dierbach 2019 rol: Conny TV Movie NDR ARD

DER ZÜRICH-KRIMI
directed by: Florian Froschmayer 2019 role: Elona Gjeluci Series ARD

DIE KLEMPNERIN
directed by: Anna-Katharina Maier 2018 role: Aylin Karabulut Series RTL

TATORT – DIE MUSIK STIRBT ZULETZT – ONE-TAKE
directed by: Dani Levy 2017 role: Jelena Princip TV-Crime Series SRF/ARD

DER LEHRER
directed by: PGersina 2017 role: Asha Kumar Series RTL

GROSSSTADTREVIER – BLUTRACHE
directed by: Nina Wolfrum 2017 role: Fariba Hashemi Series ARD

FÜR MEINE TOCHTER
directed by: Stephan Lacant 2017 role: Alman TV Movie ZDF

WILDER
directed by: Pierre Monnard 2016 – 2017 role: Aisha Al-Baroudi Series SRF

NSU; MITTEN IN DEUTSCHLAND (GERMAN HISTORY X) – VERGESST MICH NICHT – DIE OPFER
directed by: Züli Aladag 2015 main role: Adile Simsek TV Movie WDR/ARD/ZDF/Netflix

TAG UND NACHT
directed by: Beni Weber 2008 role: Yildiz Erki Series SRF

DER FAHNDER
directed by: Hans Noever 2001 role: Hülya Series ZDF

AVRUPA‘DAN
directed by: Nursel Türkkan 1994 Documantary Series TRT

Short Films

FALLWIND
directed by: Bettina Eberhard 2012 main role: Ada

RUMANTSCH ODER RIVELLA
directed by: Amir Hamz 2008 role: Gül

ZACK
directed by: Till Brinkmann 2003 main role: Anna

SOTOKAI
directed by: Riccardo Signorell 2002

MÄRCHENPRINZ
directed by: Jakob Moritz Erwa 2003 main role: Anna

FERRARI
directed by: Nicolo Settegrana 2002 main role: Aya

CUT AWAY
directed by: Eva Marel Jura 2000 role: Nadja

CONSCIOUS
directed by: Bettina Eberhard 1999 main role: Aylin

Education

• 2007 – 2013 ZHAW Bachelor Social Work
• 1998 – 2001 LMU Political Science and Theater Studies
• 1998 Diploma course with Dagmar Hirtz and Sabine Schroth
• 1996 – 1998 European Film Actor School

Languages

• German (first languages)
• Turkish (first languages)
• French (fluent)
• Italian (basic)
• English (basic)
• Swiss German (home dialect first language)