Öykü Karayel (born 21 August 1990) is a Turkish actress.
Life and career Born in 1990 in Istanbul, Öykü Karayel graduated from Çemberlitaş Girls High School. She has a twin sister. After receiving a short period of training at Kenter Theater, she entered the Theater Department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University in 2007. While she was still a conservatory student she played the lead character of Ayşe in the theatre Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta. Her performance in a play at Theatre Krek was drawn to the attention of the screenwriter Ece Yörenç. At the time he was searching a new actor for the TV series Kuzey Güney to play the character Cemre and she was chosen for it. At the end of June 2017 she started acting in a TV series called Kalp Atışı playing the role of Eylül Erdem.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Note Genre2015 Bulantı Aslı Movie Drama 2015 Toz Azra Naziri Movie Period 2017 Canan Movie Drama 2018 Elif Movie Fantasy 2021 Dijital Sahne: Martı Nina Short Theatre Period 2025 Umami Kaynama Noktası Melis Film
Series Year Series Role Note Genre 2008 Beni Unutma Aygül Family 2011–2013 Kuzey Güney Cemre Çayak Leading Role Drama 2014–2015 Kara Para Aşk İpek Joined Drama 2016 Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem Dilruba Sultan Joined Historical 2017–2018 Kalp Atışı Doctor Eylül Erdem Leading Role Medical Drama 2018–2019 Muhteşem İkili Yağmur Bulut Leading Role Police 2019 Jet Sosyete Sinem Guest Comedy 2020 Bir Başkadır Meryem Leading role Drama 2021–2022 Kaderimin Oyunu Asiye Yılmaz Leading role Drama 2023 Kin Nuray Batuk Supporting role Irish Crime Drama 2023– Arak/Kara Zeynep Çınar Leading role Drama
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2010 Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta Ayşe(writer: Berkun Oya) 2014 Killer Joe Dottie Smith (writer: Tracy Letts) tiyatro.iN 2019 Terk Client(writer: Milay Ezengin) Dasdas Theatre
Awards
Awards Year Award Category Result 2011 16. Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theater Awards Efes Special Award 2011 Theater Critics Association Young Talent Award2014Haydarpaşa High SchoolBest Actress2014Gecce.com AwardsThe Most Beautiful Turkish Actress201519. Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theater AwardsBest Actress201653rd Anatalya International Film FestivalBest Actress201786th Izmir International Film FestivalBest Actress2017Malatya International Film FestivalBest Actress2017Shanghai International Film FestivalBest Actress20175th Bosphorus Sinema InternationalBest Actress2017Pantene Altın KelebekBest Couple with Gökhan Alkan2017Kristal Ekran AwardsBest Actress2017Marie Claire MagazineBest Couple with Gökhan Alkan2017Turkey Youth AwardsBest Actress201720th Hürriyet AwardsBest Couple with Gökhan Alkan2017KTÜ Media AwardsBest Actress2017Academy Quality AwardsBest Actress2017Televizyon Dizisi.com AwardsBest Actress2017ShowTV Yılının AwardsBest Actress2018KTÜ Media AwardsBest Actress 2018Sadri Alisik AwardsBest Actress2018Elazığ Sinema AwardsBest Actress2018Flying Broom International Film Festival Best Actress
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