Tuba Büyüküstün


Tuba Büyüküstun is a Turkish actress. Widely considered as one of the most beautiful and successful Turkish actresses, Büyüküstun is the recipient of several awards. She is one of Turkey's most popular and highest-paid actresses.

Personal life

Büyüküstun's parents are from Erzurum. Her grandparents are Turkish immigrants. The maternal side of her family are Turkish immigrants from Crimea. Her paternal side are Turkish immigrants from Crete, Greece. She studied costume design and stage decoration at the Mimar Sinan University. On 28 July 2011, she married the Turkish actor Onur Saylak in Paris, France. In January 2012, she gave birth to twin girls Maya and Toprak. The couple split on 5 June 2017.

Career

Following appearances in television commercials, Büyüküstün made her television series debut in 2003 on the last four episodes of Sultan Makamı, directed by Aydın Bulut and broadcast on Channel D. Her next series role was Zarife on Çemberimde Gül Oya, directed by Çağan Irmak, broadcast on Channel D in 2004. That same year, she portrayed the title character in the television movie Gülizar. In 2005, she appeared in the series Ihlamurlar Altında, directed by Aydın Bulut, and played Aysun in the film Babam ve Oğlum, directed by Çağan Irmak. Büyüküstün played a teacher in the 2006 movie Sınav, where she had the opportunity to act alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. Her next role was the title character in the 2007-2009 television drama Asi, alongside Murat Yıldırım and Çetin Tekindor, directed by Cevdet Mercan.
In 2010, her first leading role in cinema was Esma in Yüreğine Sor by Yusuf Kurçenli. Following this, she acted with Cansel Elçin in the series Gönülçelen. At the end of 2012, she starred alongside İlker Aksum in the dramatic series 20 Dakika, a performance that earned her a nomination for the 42nd International Emmy Award for Best Actress.
Büyüküstün, who was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Turkey in 2014, starred alongside Engin Akyürek in the 2014-15 series Kara Para Aşk. Her next series, which according to schedules began broadcast on 10 November 2016, is titled Cesur ve Güzel. She starred as the female lead, opposite Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. Rise of Empires: Ottoman is a Turkish historical docudrama, and Tuba Büyüküstün as Mara Branković.

Filmography

YearTitleRole Played
2004GülizarGülizar
2005Aşk YoluDeniz

YearBrandNotes
2000Colin'sTV advertisement
2001KreminiTV advertisement
2002MolpedTV advertisement
2007–2013PanteneTV advertisement
2008Lamees and Mohannad perfumeTV advertisement
2010Maximum CardTV advertisement
2010–2014PanteneTV advertisement
2012–2013PanteneTV advertisement
2014–2015MolfixTV advertisement

Discography