Türkan Şoray Turkish actress, writer and film director born 28 June 1945
Türkan Şoray Turkish actress, writer and film director born 28 June 1945 Türkan Şoray (born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director of Circassian origin. [1] [2] She is known as " Sultan " of the Cinema of Turkey . [3] 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 . [3] Having appeared in more than 222 films, Şoray has starred in the most feature films for a female actress worldwide. [4] [5] 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". [6] Together with Hülya Koçyiğit , Filiz Akın and Fatma Girik , she is an icon for a golden age in Turkish c...