Türkan Şoray
Date of birth: 1945-06-28
Place of birth: İstanbul, Türkiye
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Тюркан Шорай, Turkan Soray
Biography
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".
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The Stranger's Daughter
1966-01-01
Saime, who does not find Nazan worthy of her son, does her best to separate the young people.
After Years
1964-01-01
Berna, who lost her parents in a traffic accident on a stormy night, is traumatized. Doctors tell Be
Ten Women
1987-07-22
The story of nine independent women from various parts of society who committed various crimes.
The Girl with the Red Scarf
1977-11-18
Asya, a peasant girl, marries İlyas, a truck driver. The couple, who love each other very much, are
The Sinful Woman
1966-01-01
The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man.
Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim
1960-01-01
Ali, who is in love with his step-sister whom he grew up with, wants to take over the farm where the
The Wind of Love
1960-01-02
Sedat, a young man, meets three women while traveling by train. Things get complicated when Sedat, w
Ağla Gözlerim
1968-10-22
Leyla, who has no choice but to accept her father's offer, tries to keep her pregnancy secret, but t
Sevmek ve Ölmek Zamanı
1971-07-12
Kudret is a young man who earns his living performing stunts on a motorcycle. He wants to marry Emel
Her First
2019-05-31
Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to
Young Girls
1963-02-02
İskender is a young actor. He cannot turn down the request of an old friend of his who is the school
The Forgotten Woman
1971-01-01
Zeynep, a member of a gang of professional thieves, is tasked with seducing the chosen victims. The
Güllü Geliyor Güllü
1973-01-01
Güllü and the goddess Taka Nuri come to Istanbul to avenge a bloodshed. Güllü is a Black Sea girl. N
Artık Sevmeyeceğim
1968-01-01
A dramatic love story between a blind man and woman.
Gözleri Ömre Bedel
1964-06-01
A brooding composer longs for his late wife, oblivious to the fact that mysteriously she is still al
The Bomb Girl
1964-01-15
Erol, who is rescued by the boss of a casino, meets a world he does not know when Kenan offers him a
The Shameless Man
1961-01-01
The experiences of a man who takes revenge on his boss who stole his invention.
Güzeller Resmi Geçidi
1960-01-01
Kaderin Önüne Geçilmez
1961-01-01
Siyah Melek
1961-01-01
Kardeş Uğruna
1961-01-01
The relationship between an old man and the young girl he fell in love with.
Remember, Darling
1961-01-01
The story of two lovers who had to leave their ways as a result of the painful events they experienc
Heart to Heart
1961-01-01
After arguing with Neset, who wants to marry Hasan Pasha's daughter, Nazan, Sevki meets Nazan, the d
Dikenli Gül
1961-01-01
Love and Punch
1961-01-01
The story of a young man who is traumatized by the death of his friend at his birthday party.
Afacan
1961-01-01
Afacan tells the story of a young girl who witnesses a murder and struggles to escape the killers wh
Allah Seviniz Dedi
1962-01-01
Demirep
1962-01-01
A woman trying to hide her profession from her daughter.
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
2019-04-17
Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to kee
The Man in Glass
1962-01-01
The story of a man who lives outside the law.
Ümitler Kırılınca
1962-01-01
Red Carnations
1962-01-01
Türkan, who was mistreated by her aunt, gradually gains an important place in the heart of rich Yılm
Dikmen Yıldızı
1962-01-01
Biz de Arkadaş mıyız?
1962-01-01
I Loved an Outlaw
1962-01-01
The love story between a young thief and a pasha's daughter.
Billur Köşk
1962-01-01
Küçük Beyin Kısmeti
1963-01-01
The King of Mountains
1963-01-01
Bolu Bey asks his groom Yusuf to find a unique horse for himself. However, Bolu Bey does not like th
Seven Kadın Unutmaz
1965-01-01
Türkan, a young woman, works as a secretary in a bank. Kemal works alongside his wealthy uncle. Ther
Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek
1963-01-01
Murat is a young man trying to cope with the death of his father. Trying to give a new direction to
The Woman Of My Life
1966-01-01
The film explores the emotional turmoil of a woman whose life is disrupted by a false accusation tha
The Washer Beauty
1966-01-01
The story of a young woman who makes a living by singing in the streets and a young millionaire.
Black Rose
1966-01-01
With her baby in her womb, Gül has to wait for the arrival of the man she loves.
Meyhanenin Gülü
1966-01-01
The Revenge of the Angels
1966-02-01
A woman with three months of life remaining.
Kenarın Dilberi
1966-01-15
Ekrem, a young man, goes to America to study. When Ekrem returns to his country, he will be engaged
Karanfilli Kadın
1966-01-15
Meral is devastated when she hears the news that Ali has died in a plane crash. Married to her uncle
Bitter Love
1963-01-01
The story of two young lovers who couldn't get together.
Mualla
1964-01-01
The story of a writer who is forced to marry a woman he does not know. Adapted from Muazzez Tahsin B
The Wedding Night
1966-01-15
A woman trying to take revenge on her husband who left her.
Bücür
1964-01-01
The Orphan Girl
1964-01-01
The story of a little girl who knows her mother as her stepmother.
The Adventure Woman
1964-01-01
The film is about the adventure and drama-filled lives of a handsome man who cross paths with a beau
The Angry Young Man
1964-01-01
Murat, who started a legal battle against his relatives with lawyer Sevil, begins to question his li
Yüreğimde Yare Var
1974-03-21
A young man who grew up with an orphan girl and realizes that one day he is in love with her, but he
One Woman One Life
1985-01-01
Learning that her husband is cheating on her with a woman who is her family friend, Nuran starts to
Hicran Sokağı
2007-12-14
A neighborhood story with loves and fights.
Hayatımın Kadınısın
2006-11-24
Turkan Soray(46 years on silver screen) and Ugur Yucel(21 years on silver screen) are starring at th
Acı Hayat
1962-03-25
Poor welder Mehmet and manicurist Nermin, who works in a high society hair salon, fall in love. When
Innocence of Memories
2016-01-29
Orhan Pamuk – Turkey’s Nobel laureate for Literature – opens a museum in Istanbul. A museum that’s a
Hayatım Sana Feda
1970-01-02
A young businessman Harun crashes a young woman and because of this accident young woman becomes bli
Aşk Mabudesi
1969-01-02
A famous novel writer discovers a starlet from the slums with a burning desire to become a singer.
The Wren
1966-01-01
Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. Because o
Angels are My Witnesses
1961-01-01
The film, based on a Jean Stelli sroty, tells the adventures of a lieutenant of marines and the myst
Otobüs Yolcuları
1961-12-30
An example of social realism in Turkish cinema, the story follows a bus driver who takes side of the
The Return
1972-02-01
Gülcan and her husband İbrahim dream of a happy future together in their village. However, they are
Mürüvvetsiz Mürüvvet
2004-01-08
The Earthquake
1976-01-02
Directed by Serif Gören.
Crossroads
1970-01-02
The paths of Feyza and Bilal, who are from different worlds, cross again after years.
İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975-01-01
A notorious bandit known as İnce Memed falls in love with club singer Sabah, but when he travels to
Hazal
1979-09-12
The son of a wealthy, respected family seeks the hand of Hazal; unexpectedly, soon after her marriag
The Bread Seller Woman
1965-04-12
Based on Xavier de Montépin's story, the film tells the story of a widow wrongly accused of arson.
Crazy People
1974-12-01
The film takes on a gang’s attempt to rob a businessman. Murat Necdet, Cemil, and Selma are the memb
Wind of Youth
1964-01-01
Realizing that they live independent lives when they complete their education and return to their ho
Hunger
1975-01-01
The situation of the hard-to-earn couple worsens with the onset of the drought. With Hasan going to
To Crush The Serpent
1981-03-01
Esme, the most beautiful woman in her village, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the v
Kara Gözlüm
1970-01-01
Azize, who sells fish with her father, is discovered by a bar owner with her beautiful voice. She be
Mine
1982-01-02
Mine is a gorgeous woman who gets the attention of all the men in town as well as the jealous glance
Basilisk
1994-02-14
Yusuf leads a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather running coffee on the Golden Horn. Dedesin
Hot Gypsy
1969-01-01
There is a tense love between Gelincik and Ali, who grow up together. Ali, who can't stand the comin
Wife as Gramophone
1987-10-06
In the 1930s in Konya, Turkey, the famous belly dancer Cemile dreams of going to the big city. Murat
Blind Man's Bluff
1985-01-01
Meral is a divorced mother living with her six-year-old daughter Elif. One day, Elif disappears. Des
Ada
1988-04-18
Eser, who wants to talk to her husband while making a decision about the future of her daughter, dec
Bir Aşk Uğruna
1994-01-01
Madam Dilâ
1977-01-19
Madam Dila is the grieving widow of a recently deceased Ağa (feudal landowner) who is hell-bent on w
The Crying Woman
1967-01-01
Osman, who opposes his father for the woman he loves, starts preparations for marriage with Sükran.
Ağlayan Melek
1970-01-01
Golden Earrings
1966-01-01
Turgut tries to spy on an occupied town during the First World War.
Anaların Günahı
1966-01-01
Aşk Eski Bir Yalan
1968-01-01
Ayşem
1968-02-01
Bir Genç Kızın Romanı
1971-01-01
A Woman Vanished
1971-01-02
At the beginning of the business, the young husband and wife are on very good terms. Selma and Necmi
Her Zaman Kalbimdesin
1967-01-01
Kadın İntikamı
1968-02-25
Mağrur Kadın
1970-01-01
Kelepçeli Melek
1967-01-01
The Immortal Woman
1967-01-01
Murat, who loses the woman he loves on the wedding day, is almost dead. However, after a while, Sera
Violet Bay
1991-11-08
Kerem goes to a village to start a new life for his family. It will not be easy for Kerem's wife Ner
Kölen Olayım
1969-01-01
Kahveci Güzeli
1968-04-02
Selim is a man who works as a manager at a hotel. Selim's daughter Nermin also starts serving coffee
Black Eyes
1965-12-09
As Türkan watches Fikret's way back to Istanbul, she gets bitter news.
Vukuat Var
1972-01-01
The Liar
1973-01-01
Abandoned by her future husband at the wedding table, Zeynep vows to find a rich husband and save he
Sinekli Bakkal
1967-01-01
The love and marriage story of Rabia, who was raised with religious education, and Italian pianist P
Seni Kalbime Gömdüm
1982-01-01
The Jail Bride
1968-01-02
Murat has to marry someone if he is to collect his inheritance. So his lawyer decides to marry him t
Nihavend Mucize
1997-01-02
Suzan died 25 years ago. But after seeing his son's loneliness and despair in the world, he had to r
Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
1971-01-02
Hurmuz is a beautiful woman, her husband Ömer is in prison and she's in love with him. She thinks th
The Evening Sun
1966-01-01
Nazmi, who was an officer in the military, was injured in the Korean War and retired. He wants to sp
The Mistress
1983-02-02
The love story of a married and wealthy businessman with a rented woman.
Bir Sevgi İstiyorum
1984-01-02
Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets
1996-02-09
Mehpare, whose husband is dead after a stroke, meets a friend of his at the cemetery that day, who h
Arım Balım Peteğim
1970-03-01
Daughter of a private eye falls in love with father’s playboy client. Pretending to have a busy love
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar
2003-03-28
Dağlar Aslanı Ali Efe
1964-02-01
Ayın Yıldızı
2006-05-01
Tapılacak Kadın
1967-07-21
Mother
1967-01-02
Sevket is killed while he escaping blood vengeance. After that, Döndü must look after her children i
My Dreams, My Love, and You
1987-11-01
Coşkun has been in love with the famous star Derya Altınay since his childhood. So much so that the
My Prostitute Love
1968-05-25
Halil goes to a bar with his friends and meets Sabiha, a prostitute, and they fall in love. Two love
Suna
2007-11-23
The sad, lyrical story of four friends getting together for the first time in years, in a summer tow
Sweet Nigar
1978-01-01
Easily deceived by her charming affectation, a boisterous country man kidnaps an adventurous damsel
Cemo
1972-12-01
A father says that whoever wants to marry his daughter must first beat his daughter in a fight.
Wild Bride
1965-11-17
A man who wants to raise his daughter, Aysegul, away from modern life moves to a mountain with his d
Autumn Winds
1969-11-17
Nalan, who had an accident while going to meet with Kemal, is injured after the accident.
Dert Bende
1973-03-01
The love lives of two sisters who are in love with the same man are intertwined. And when one of the
Sultan
1978-12-01
A portrait of a young, depressed Turkish widow in the slums whose infinite dignity alone looks after
Urgently Seeking Husband
1975-01-01
The events of a woman thought to have died in a plane crash when she returns five years later.
Berdel
1990-01-01
Family relations begins to get rough when father of the house desperately insists to have a boy and
A Mountain Tale
1967-01-01
When a young woman learns that her fiancé is cheating on her, she leaves her school and goes to remo
Herkesin Sevgilisi
1970-01-01
Sultan Gelin
1973-01-01
The beautiful Sultan is married to Osman, the son of a wealthy farmer who offers the highest dowry.
Torment
1973-12-31
While Elif is pregnant, she receives a blow to her stomach, and the baby remains paralyzed because t
Badem Şekeri
1963-10-12
Young people who come together for revenge begin to be affected by each other. Young people resort t
My Neighbor's Chicken
1965-10-21
Türkan's lawyer suggests that the young woman make a fake marriage so that she can inherit her inher
Osman Killed Me
1963-11-03
After the death of a wealhty man, family members are gather in the mansion to receive the hereditary
Bana Derler Fosforlu
1969-01-01
The abandoned Fosforlu sing and dance in the streets to survive. She run into the once famous singer
I’m Not Worthy of You
1965-11-04
Osman falls in love with Türkan, the daughter of a wealthy family, but he cannot open his feelings t
Anasının Kuzusu
1964-12-04
The story of a young civil servant who grew up under his mother's influence.
The Love Race
1962-12-05
Two young people fall in love with the same woman.
Buruk Acı
1969-01-01
Escaping from home, Ülker meets and marries a blind composer in the hotel where she is staying, but
İki Kocalı Kadın
1963-12-07
Sibel's first husband Murat dies in an accident during a business trip. Left alone, Sibel marries he
The Charming Bandit
1961-12-24
The story of two siblings who were thrown in different directions at a young age.
Virago
1966-01-02
Nermin, who meets Ömer after many years, introduces herself as a different person in order to get cl
Dear Madam
1963-12-09
Türkan decides to go to her mother Neriman, who left her years ago. Neriman introduces herself as ri
Adanalı Tayfur Kardeşler
1964-03-01
Hüsrev, who lives in Adana, has twin sons named Tayfur and Necmi. For this reason, his enemy raids t
The Tough Groom
1962-11-11
No matter what happens, Gönül, who wants to buy a horse, sets out to the farm to convince Necdet. Me
What a Sweet Thing
1962-11-02
The story of young people who are under the same roof and introduce each other with different identi
Farewell Kiss
1965-01-03
Ekrem who lost his wife on his wedding day, He meets a woman who looks like his dead wife. However,
Elveda Sevgilim
1965-01-03
Nuri, from the Selimoğulları family, kills Turgut, from the Kadiroğulları family. However, he is sav
Some Like it Hot
1964-01-06
Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of city. Their only opportunity c
Fate Knocks
1964-01-08
Necmi, who feels inadequate for his wife Leyla after an accident, hires a groom for his wife who lov
Baraj
1977-01-01
Nazim, a foreman working on a dam construction, falls in love with Aysel, the most beautiful girl of
Cevriyem
1978-01-01
A robber who carries out a bank robbery is sought everywhere, and the thief seeks shelter in Cevriye
Love of Giant
1976-01-01
Reunion of two former lovers brings the end to the society they are part of through hate through rev
The Stolen Love
1963-12-07
The two young people, who started to get to know each other, decide to meet face to face after long
Namus Borcu
1973-03-01
Gurbet works as a farmer with her father, Hüseyin Çavuş. She and Halil are in love with each other.
Gelin Çiçeği
1971-01-01
Kadın Severse
1968-01-01
While hiking with her friends in the mountains, Nevin gets caught in a blizzard and goes missing. Sh
Güllü
1971-01-01
A peasant woman rescues a rich playboy from a car crash. Playboy sets up a fake marriage to get her
Persecution
1972-01-01
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall
The Judge of Bodrum
1976-01-01
Newly appointed judge of a small ashore town of Bodrum falls in love with the handsome big shot of t
Resentful Flower
1979-10-25
The film tells the story of insurance investigator Ahmet, who went to Çeşme to investigate a suspici
Çile
1972-04-01
Kenan, who is interested in hunting, is seriously injured in an accident while going to the forest o
Is It My Fault?
1969-03-01
After returning home, Haluk, who has lived abroad for years, begins to tutor sixteen-year-old Ümran
Bülbül Yuvası
1970-01-01
Story of a business man who is falling love with his relative girl and violinists man who has great
Abbase Sultan
1968-05-08
The story of Abbase Sultan, who ruled the country in the Abbasid Caliph.
A Strange Wedding
1965-04-01
Haluk, who is trying to take revenge on his fiancee Handan, who cheated on him, proposes to Zeynep o
Ayşecik Canımın İçi
1963-04-09
It Was Cold and Raining
1990-11-08
Leyla, a Turkish classical music soloist who is the envy of everyone, is shaken by the loss of her f
Buğulu Gözler
1970-05-12
Naughty Girl
1963-05-01
The father of a flirtatious woman makes an offer to a young man, to protect her daughter.
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
1968-05-16
A beautiful and talented young girl could not find peace in the places where she worked. At this tim
Fosforlu Cevriyem
1969-05-17
Living on a farm with her father and stepmother, Necla, nicknamed 'Fosforlu Cevriye' because of her
Gazi Kadın
1973-05-02
With the start of the Russo-Turkish War, the Russian Army attacks Erzurum. Zeynep sets out to find h
Gülüm, Dalım, Çiçeğim
1971-05-12
Singer Saziye, who fell in love with Orhan, her university teacher, has not completely forgotten the
The Prisoner
1973-05-05
This romantic melodrama tells the sad story of a platonic love between Ümmühan and Selman.
Blue Scarf
1971-05-01
A love story of a rich but diseased woman who lives a very fast and colorful life with a pilot who i
Sana Dönmeyeceğim
1969-05-10
Sisli Hatıralar
1972-05-12
The movie tells about the experiences of three men who are in love with the same woman. Businessman
Bal Kız: Şenlik Var
1974-05-08
Rumuz Goncagül
1987-05-15
Aşk Beklemez
2006-05-08
A socialite writer, who has problems with her daughter, meets a handsome man at the resort where she
I Want to Die With You
1969-08-01
The woman, whose every request is fulfilled by her husband but still fails to be happy, starts to ge
My Sweet Angel
1970-01-01
An ugly duckling transformation of a secretary who is madly in love with his boss and wants to take
Angel or Devil?
1971-02-01
A young bride wows to take revenge on her father's killers.
Fire Piece
1971-10-05
Azize is a singer in a tent theater. Tarik, on the other hand, is the son of a high society family,
I Love You
1983-12-01
As a coincidence, Murat founds his ex-love Selma after several years in his town. He would like to m
Mercy
1970-01-01
An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"
My Love, My Sorrow
1978-12-12
The legendary love story of Ferhat and Sirin.
Bitch
1965-01-01
Naciye sings on the streets to live and one day she is discovered by a famous casino owner. Then Nac
A Dead Sea
1989-01-01
A retired teacher and a very succesful female banker meets at a holiday resort incidentally. The wom
Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1967-01-01
Fatma, a singer, meets Harun, the owner of a rich and famous record company, and is on the verge of
Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır
1970-03-01
Turkan is tormented by thoughts of her turbulent family past that has been blighted by family rivalr
Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur?
1974-02-01
The story of Asiye, who was pushed to be a prostitute, always looking for a way out.
100 Muhteşem Yıl
2017-05-15
Loves with Gravity
1996-02-09
Five short stories based on 'Love' and 'Tolerance' themes. Each of the short films moves along their