Zuhal Olcay

Acting

Zuhal Olcay

Born

1957-08-10 (69)

Place of birth

Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

55 titles

Zuhal Olcay (born 10 August 1957) is a Turkish actress and singer. Graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976, she first started as a stage actress. She played in hit series Yeditepe İstanbul. Since 1983 she also started acting in films and became famous with films like "Amansız Yol", "Kurşun Ata Ata Biter", "Bir Avuç Gökyüzü", "Halkalı Köle", and "Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce". In 1989 she began a successful singing career.

Known for

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6.0

No synopsis available yet.

German Film Award

1951

Flames of Fate poster
6.5

Cemre, along with her little daughter, tries to escape the violent nightmare of a marriage she has fallen into after fondly getting married... Rüya who has never faced the bitter side of truth in her beautiful, privileged life... Çiçek, who is on the verge of losing her identity and her beauty that is identical to her existence, while trying to start a clean slate to a happy life. These three women whose characters and stories are very different from one another cross paths during a fire in a cistern. Nothing will ever be the same once the flames calm down.

Flames of Fate

2020

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

2022

Laf Lafı Açıyor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Laf Lafı Açıyor

1991

Yeditepe Istanbul poster
8.7

When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in Olcay's old world, begin to get to like the mother and daughter. Some even fall in love.

Yeditepe Istanbul

2001

İffet poster
7.5

The young and beautiful Iffet lives with her father and younger sister, She is deeply in love with Cemil, a taxi driver at the local taxi station. Iffet dreams about the day when Cemil will propose to her. In fact, Cemil does not want to marry Iffet yet as he has bigger plans.

İffet

2011

Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

Happy New Year London poster
6.0

What if the unexpected becomes your faith? Would you lay claim to it and stay or would you run away? International Performer Yasar Nur has arrived in London the night before her concert and a few days away from the New Year. A formidable destination for Yasar, and one that will resurface a history best left forgotten, on a night that can change it all. Pain, responsibility, decision and courage get Yasar through the night in her hotel room where communication becomes hope for everyone involved. What will happen when an old friend is forced to give Yasar a great responsibility she may be unable to handle, or when a disturbed and powerful fan decides to change his life by meeting his obsession face to face, or when a disheartened husband makes a drastic decision to end his pain and set his wife free? The actions of one young man will bring these characters together and force them to communicate firstly with themselves, and then with each other, and only some will survive

Happy New Year London

2007

Nazım'a Armağan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nazım'a Armağan

2002

Pains of Autumn poster
5.2

When a nationalistic wealthy landowner's idealist son falls for a non-muslim prostitute, he finds himself in a conflict between his feelings and politics under the shadow of the events of September 6th-7th in 1955, the Istanbul Pogrom.

Pains of Autumn

2009

In Nowhere Land poster
6.2

Sükran's son Veysel works in a factory. Suffering as a result of her husband's political actions, she tries to save her son from the same fate.

In Nowhere Land

2002

Gece Martıları poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gece Martıları

2000

1990s · 11 titles

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil poster
5.3

A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the first world war. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers a vile Turkish plot to assassinate French espionage agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits him in Transylvania where he engages in a mortal combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and his horrific army of the living dead. With his life at stake, Indy must garner all his strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend and save mankind.

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

1999

The Secret Face poster
6.7

A woman is searching for a face in photographs taken by a photographer. The face she hopes to meet one day belongs to a watch repairman, but the shop has long since closed.

The Secret Face

1991

Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds poster
5.3

During the period of the Wealth Tax, where many non-Muslims in Turkey were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Nimet and Durmuş migrate from Niğde to Istanbul and take shelter with Durmuş's friend Bekir, who finds Durmuş a job at the inn. However, making a living by serving as a porter is not in line with Durmuş's ambitions. He wants everything Halit Bey has, the inn owner. Halit Bey begins to dispose of his property in order to pay the tax stipulated to his beloved wife Nora, who was treated in a nursing home. Wealth Tax has begun to affect everyone's destiny.

Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds

1999

The 80th Step poster
9.0

The story of a group of former activist friends who came together after September 12 and questioned the past.

The 80th Step

1996

Two Women poster
5.7

A prostitute lays a rape charge against a politician and an unexpected friendship develops between her and the politician's wife.

Two Women

1992

Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey poster
10.0

Five short films by five directors based on themes of love and tolerance, each independent of the other. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Efes Pilsen. The collection includes five short films: Ömer Kavur's "The Meeting," İrfan Tözüm's "Monte Cristo," Yusuf Kurçenli's "Because I Love Her," Erden Kıral's "Moon Stories," and Zeki Ökten's "Always the Same."

Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey

1995

Roofless Women poster
NR

The story of the intersecting lives and friendships of two women who are completely unlike each other.

Roofless Women

1999

Istanbul Beneath My Wings poster
6.6

During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which had been seized in the Mediterranean Sea is brought to Istanbul, and a young wounded lady named Francesca, the daughter of the killed Captain, becomes a slave for Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

1996

Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi

1994

Cloud in Love poster
7.5

After martial law is declared, Sibel is taken in. Sibel, who has completely lost her self after the torture, tries to hold on to life. But her husband Atilla's questions about what happened in Sibel's custody will become frequent.

Cloud in Love

1991

Moon Time poster
NR

A psychological story about a calligrapher trying to find a path between the wife he abandoned years ago and his young mistress. Fifty‑year‑old calligrapher Agah decides to escape the stormy days of the city and return to his ancestral homeland. His only wish is to rebuild a peaceful life with his young mistress Yıldız — with whom he once shared beautiful days — and their little daughter Ayla. However, when the wife he left years ago suddenly returns, days filled with nightmares begin.

Moon Time

1994

1980s · 13 titles

Halkalı Köle poster
NR

The couple, who are married and have two children, are in the process of divorcing. Problems that have accumulated throughout their marriage have led them to decide to separate. During the divorce proceedings, they will reevaluate their relationship and marriage.

Halkalı Köle

1986

Night Journey poster
6.7

A confused script writer takes refuge in the ruins of a Byzantine church at a remote village while looking for locations for his next film.

Night Journey

1987

İstek poster
NR

A young man with psychological problems kidnaps a ballerina he is in love with. His goal is to spend the rest of his life with her, but his obsessions and the unfolding events will cause the ballerina to experience difficult moments.

İstek

1986

Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce

1987

Kurşun Ata Ata Biter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kurşun Ata Ata Biter

1985

Farewell to False Paradise poster
7.2

Ironies abound in this extremely sad melodrama about Elif, a Turkish immigrant in Germany who has been sent to prison for murdering her abusive husband. At the time of her imprisonment, she has never ventured outside the Turkish community, and even there has had no friends because of the demands her husband placed on her. She speaks no German. Now, in a place which most people find to be hell on earth, she gains a never-before known taste of freedom among these strangers, who don't even speak her own language. Unfortunately, as a "guest worker," she is horrified to discover that she is soon to be transferred to the horrific prisons of Turkey and will stand trial there for her crime, which will be much less understandingly dealt with in her home country than it would have been in Germany. The false paradise she must say goodbye to is her German prison.

Farewell to False Paradise

1989

Oteldeki Cinayet poster
10.0

One of the country's famous bankers, Ibrahim kills his cheating wife in a hotel room. Only a hotel employee named Yilmaz witnesses this event. When Yilmaz realizes that the murderer is the banker Ibrahim, he goes to his hometown, fearing for his safety. Ibrahim makes a deal with a hired killer to kill Yilmaz. Yilmaz, on the other hand, will have problems with Ali Aga in his hometown because of old accounts.

Oteldeki Cinayet

1986

İhtiras Fırtınası poster
8.0

Recai has raised his daughter Seref like a man. She secretly attends the meetings of the patriots. Seref and her cousin Mujgan take music lessons from the journalist Feyyaz. Seref and Feyyaz fall in love but Mujgan is in love with Feyyaz as well. Feyyaz gets arrested in an assassination attempt against the Sultan.

İhtiras Fırtınası

1984

Scenes of Tide poster
6.5

Two passionate lovers who can neither live together nor apart and who are increasingly consumed by each other allow this toxic relationship to make them lose control of their lives.

Scenes of Tide

1989

Desperate Road poster
5.6

The film tells the story of Hasan, a truck driver. Hasan returns to Turkey from Germany after many years. On his return, he finds out that his ex-girlfriend Sabahat and his best friend Yavuz are married. Yavuz is involved in illegal business causing his family to get mixed up.

Desperate Road

1985

Genç ve Dul poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Genç ve Dul

1986

Bir Avuç Gökyüzü poster
10.0

Ahmet, who was arrested some time ago for a political crime, has been unable to escape the effects of those painful days. Except for his girlfriend Neşe, he views everyone and everything with suspicion and lives in a state of strange fear. He cannot share all his fears with his wife Ayşe because there is a fundamental incompatibility in their relationship. Moreover, he is constantly accused by his wife.

Bir Avuç Gökyüzü

1987

Bir Günah Gibi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Günah Gibi

1987

Series credits

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

German Film Award

1951

Flames of Fate poster
6.5

Cemre, along with her little daughter, tries to escape the violent nightmare of a marriage she has fallen into after fondly getting married... Rüya who has never faced the bitter side of truth in her beautiful, privileged life... Çiçek, who is on the verge of losing her identity and her beauty that is identical to her existence, while trying to start a clean slate to a happy life. These three women whose characters and stories are very different from one another cross paths during a fire in a cistern. Nothing will ever be the same once the flames calm down.

Flames of Fate

2020

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

2022

Laf Lafı Açıyor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Laf Lafı Açıyor

1991

Yeditepe Istanbul poster
8.7

When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in Olcay's old world, begin to get to like the mother and daughter. Some even fall in love.

Yeditepe Istanbul

2001

İffet poster
7.5

The young and beautiful Iffet lives with her father and younger sister, She is deeply in love with Cemil, a taxi driver at the local taxi station. Iffet dreams about the day when Cemil will propose to her. In fact, Cemil does not want to marry Iffet yet as he has bigger plans.

İffet

2011

Altın Koza poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Altın Koza

1969

Poison Ivy poster
6.8

Gecenin Ucunda - Adapted from Peride Celal’s best-selling novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of Macide, the daughter of a poor family, who falls in love with a married businessman. On her journey to find herself, she is tested by the greatest love of her life and by his world of wealth and power... This is, Gecenin Ucunda (At the End of the Night).

Poison Ivy

2022

Aslında Özgürsün poster
5.5

Berna and Belgin are two 40-year-old women who oppose the rules imposed by society and men. These women, who live different lives from different environments but have to struggle with similar problems, are in search of freedom and identity.

Aslında Özgürsün

2022

A Love Story poster
7.2

Korkut Ali is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family. Ceylan, on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga whom she is in love with. At a wedding ceremony, Korkut is shot in the head. The doctor saves him but Korkut has to live a bullet in his head with less than a year to live. After this unfortunate event, Korkut goes to Istanbul searching for his birth parents. He learns that his mother is a famous singer Gonul Karanli with a son, Tolga. Korkut feels so betrayed that his birth mom and his brother live a happy life in Istanbul. Will Korkut forget about his past and live the rest of his life peacefully? Will Ceylan manage to bring happiness to Korkut? Will Korkut take his revenge from his mother and his brother?

A Love Story

2013

High Society poster
5.3

Kerem is a young and hardworking man who comes from a poor family. His father works as a gardener and his mother works as a cook for a rich family. Cansu is the youngest daughter of a wealthy family from high society. Despite her wealth, she is not happy at all. One day, she accidentally meets a fortune teller who says that Cansu would find a true love if she reads the signs. Out of pure coincidence, Cansu finds herself at Olivia and starts to work there as a sales person. Olivia becomes a complicated place: Kerem thinks that Cansu is a poor girl and starts to have feelings for her. Cansu thinks that Kerem is a decent man even though he cmes forom a high society and starts to have feeling for him.

High Society

2016

Saklı poster
4.7

When Ozan comes to the town where his father-in-law's luxury villa is located for the summer vacation, he begins to have forbidden love with Asli, who is married and has not survived the death of her son.

Saklı

2021

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Beni Unutma

2008

Urfalıyam Ezelden poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Urfalıyam Ezelden

2014

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Umut Yolcuları

2010

The Market poster
3.8

Münevver has left her fate in the hands of a stranger in order to save her family. Her journey, which begins in a small coastal town, carries the dark secrets of the past and the ruthless reckonings of the future to the glittering world of Istanbul. In this world, Türkiye's biggest star Kenan Akın is in the leading role behind the glittering scenes, with his own loneliness and addictions that he cannot escape. But neither the glittering scenes nor the dark secrets can hide the manipulative power behind Kenan which is his mother Keriman Akın. While Ahsen Çevik's pen searches for the truth of the story, she faces a different secret in every line. While Özge and Gani Ceylan are in the middle of a difficult love story, tossed between family ties and individual ambitions, they find themselves at the center of these secrets together with Münevver.

The Market

2025

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Seni Çok Özledim

2005

Ateşten Günler poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

Ateşten Günler

1987

Gecenin Öteki Yüzü poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gecenin Öteki Yüzü

1987

Geniş Zamanlar poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Geniş Zamanlar

2007

Erol Evgin Show poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Erol Evgin Show

1995

No artwork available
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Varsayalım İsmail

1986

Artist Palas poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Artist Palas

1994