Acting
Cem Bender
Born
1965-01-01 (61)
Place of birth
Trabzon, Türkiye
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
Known for
7.2The epic adventure of Hakan, a young shopkeeper whose modern world gets turned upside down when he learns he’s connected to a secret, ancient order, tasked with protecting Istanbul.
The Protector
2018
6.5Cemre, 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
7.7He is a distinguished, respected family court judge. She is an honest and principled woman who has saved many marriages from destruction, made sure that many children receive the affection and love they deserve, and has always been on the side of justice.
Deception
2022
7.6The doors of the past open one by one when the path of the computer genius Sinan, who lives an asocial life without communicating as much as possible with people despite the opportunities he has, crosses with Nevra, the attractive beautiful daughter of one of the most important businessmen in Turkey. With the secrets revealed, Nevra also encounters her own reality. Together they embark on a tense journey towards their roots. The confrontation and passionate love they will experience will bring many disasters and deaths
The Doors of Time
2024
8.2Follow the struggle of the Kurak family, who traded in citrus fruits in Sarıbahçe, both with each other and with foreign powers who want to dominate the region.
Magarsus
2023
6.8Gülperi's world collapses after her husband's sudden death. Forced to live with hostile in-laws who turn her own children against her, she ends up imprisoned after defending herself against assault. Released and alone, she flees to Istanbul where a lawyer from her past helps her fight to reclaim her children — and perhaps find love again.
Gülperi
2018
Film credits
2010s · 5 titles
NRIsmet is a Turkish soldier, who was on duty at the border as a Commander of the Coast Guard and recently got retired. Now as a civilian, he struggles to communicate with his family and people surrounding him. His only son abandoned him and left to the U.S.
Omar and Us
2019
6.2A woman tries to give a pair of shoes to her husband, who is in prison. The story takes place in Diyarbakır, Turkey in 1984 after the military coup in 1980, where the only language allowed to be spoken in prison is Turkish. The film won “Palme D’or” for short film in Cannes Film Festival 2012.
Silent
2012
6.6A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The explosion is just the beginning. Labyrinth' is the code name of the operation conducted by Turkish intelligence to stop a second, more devastating attack that will plunge Turkey, the only democratic Muslim country in the region, into chaos and destroy the fragile balance of the Middle East. After the initial attack, Turkey becomes a battlefront for terrorists and Turkish, British and American intelligence officers. Everyone has his own agenda in the fight that stretches from Istanbul to Eastern Turkey and from Frankfurt to Northern Iraq.
Labyrinth
2011
4.8Hakan and Esra are a married couple in their mid-thirties. They are both uncertain about having a baby, but life has a surprise for them.
Your Story
2013
NRAgapi, an old Greek woman, returns to Turkey with her granddaughter, Elpida, in hopes of buying back her childhood home, but the new owner, a young Turkish man, is adamantly against selling it. The three strangers begin to share the house trying to come to an agreement, but a friendship between Elpida and the new owner complicates matters.
Strangers in the House
2013
2000s · 2 titles
5.2When 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
NRComplex and intriguing Turkish drama about revenge killing. A young woman who went into hiding from her family talks about her life in a documentary. An uncle who sees the film in Germany won't let it rest .
Hidden Faces
2007
Series credits
7.2The epic adventure of Hakan, a young shopkeeper whose modern world gets turned upside down when he learns he’s connected to a secret, ancient order, tasked with protecting Istanbul.
The Protector
2018
6.5Cemre, 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
7.7He is a distinguished, respected family court judge. She is an honest and principled woman who has saved many marriages from destruction, made sure that many children receive the affection and love they deserve, and has always been on the side of justice.
Deception
2022
7.6The doors of the past open one by one when the path of the computer genius Sinan, who lives an asocial life without communicating as much as possible with people despite the opportunities he has, crosses with Nevra, the attractive beautiful daughter of one of the most important businessmen in Turkey. With the secrets revealed, Nevra also encounters her own reality. Together they embark on a tense journey towards their roots. The confrontation and passionate love they will experience will bring many disasters and deaths
The Doors of Time
2024
8.2Follow the struggle of the Kurak family, who traded in citrus fruits in Sarıbahçe, both with each other and with foreign powers who want to dominate the region.
Magarsus
2023
6.8Gülperi's world collapses after her husband's sudden death. Forced to live with hostile in-laws who turn her own children against her, she ends up imprisoned after defending herself against assault. Released and alone, she flees to Istanbul where a lawyer from her past helps her fight to reclaim her children — and perhaps find love again.
Gülperi
2018
3.5Set to create a brand-new and magnificent narrative universe through its set design, storyline, and rich cast of characters, the production will bring to the screen a grand love story that has never before been told in history.
Love and Throne
2026
9.5No synopsis available yet.
Black Snake
2007
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ağır Roman: Yeni Dünya
2012
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Güldünya
2008
9.0It follows Süreyya, a woman who stands tall against life after losing her child, and her striking struggle for justice and revenge. This story, intertwined with anger, loss, and solidarity, brings to the screen the rebirth of a strong woman.
A Mother’s Oath
2025
No synopsis available yet.
Seher Vakti
2005
No synopsis available yet.
Rüya Gibi
2006