Acting

Saadet Işıl Aksoy

Born

1983-08-29 (43)

Place of birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

IMDb profile

Known for

8.1

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

The Magnificent Century

2011

8.5

The epic story of Mehmed II — the young Ottoman prince who defied palace enemies, survived treachery and deposition, and returned to fulfil his life's dream: the conquest of Constantinople. Spanning his rise from a doubted heir to one of history's most consequential rulers, the series unfolds across palace intrigue, battlefield warfare and a psychological chess match between two great empires. Praised as the finest Turkish historical series in years — cinematic, fast-paced and historically grounded.

Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests

2024

8.0

Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.

Wounded Love

2016

6.7

Dogan is a successful surgeon in Izmir. When he was young, a shocking incident with his father, Tahir Hancıoglu, caused him to break away from his family. Now devoted to saving lives, Dogan has almost no connection with his family except his younger sister, Melek. At Melek’s insistence, Dogan returns to Istanbul for his sister Gulusan’s wedding. His return brings back long-buried traumas and hidden crimes. Dogan meets Cagla, a strong, determined lawyer. Their painful pasts create a deep connection. The family’s enemy, Behram, watches from the shadows, waiting for the right moment to confront the past. An attempted murder on the wedding night changes everything. Old secrets surface and members of his family appear among the suspects. Dogan must make a choice: leave and return to his old life, or stay and face the truth by uncovering the secrets at the heart of his family.

A.B.I.: A Broken Inheritance

2026

7.3

Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.

Twice Born

2012

6.5

Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?

The Rebound

2009

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

7.0

Ankara, 1999. Arzu takes one call after another in the sex call centre where she works. When an earthquake hits Istanbul, a young client she spoke to earlier phones her back, begging her to rescue him from the rubble.

Confidante

2025

2.0

What happens, when an ordinary family in one of the arguably most advanced cities in the world starts living in two different worlds? What happens, when that fine line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, when a computer game controls the space you live in, re-defines your real life? When a gigantic, green iguana is the only one that can see, how the people around it slowly lose themselves between these different worlds?

Iguana Tokyo

2022

2010s · 5 titles

7.3

Twice Born

2012

5.7

Ferhat is a spoiled man who takes over his father's company. Ferhat's right hand is his childhood friend, the company's finance manager, Gökhan. They are not very kind to their employees. One day they will be friends with the restaurant owner. Ferhat falls in love with the restaurant owner's daughter Elif. But Elif is not a delicate and pure young girl. Her career, her hard character, and her witless intelligence, which are full of special trainings and superior services, will make Ferhat much more difficult.

What a Crush

2018

2.8

Eleni is in love with a young and handsome Turk, Sedat (Tolgahan Sayışman), who also lives on Büyükada with his father, horse carriage driver Halil. These two have been sweethearts since their childhood, and now in college they have decided to further their relationship by tying the wedding knot. The only problem is that Eleni's father does not even know that these wild kids are hitched, since Eleni anticipated that the rich Stavro would never consent to her marrying a Turkish boy from a poor family. Sedat continuously pushes Eleni to tell Stavro of their plans, but the fragile girl can't summon up her courage. Meanwhile, in the background, the relationship between the Greeks and Turks of Cyprus is getting tenser by the day, affecting the situation of the Greek population in Turkey. On March 16, 1964, İsmet İnönü and the Cabinet come to a decision that all Turkish citizens of Greek descent must migrate to Greece.

Sürgün

2013

6.3

Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul neighbourhood, in order to keep up with the rent.

Saf

2018

6.2

In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the letters, in which appears Selma, an inmate's wife. More than an inspiration, she becomes an obsession for Zakir. He observes her, makes up stories, and imagines the worst to the extent that he puts himself at great risk.

Passed by Censor

2019

2000s · 8 titles

6.5

The Rebound

2009

5.9

A high school graduate, Yusuf could not pass the university entrance exam. Writing poetry is his greatest passion and some of his poems are being printed in various obscure literary journals. But neither these poems, nor the rapidly falling price of the milk they sell, are being of any benefit to Yusuf and Zehra's lives. When Yusuf finds out about Zehra's secret affair with the town's stationmaster he gets disconcerted. Will he find the way to cope with his anxiety for the unknown future, the rapid change that he is going through and the pain of taking a step into adulthood and leaving his youth behind

Milk

2009

6.4

Two estranged brothers are brought together when they have opposite roles in a racist beating: while Georgi who's recently joined a neo-nazi group participates in the violence, Hristo witnesses and rescues a Turkish family. Only by reuniting will the two brothers be able to assess what they really want from life.

Eastern Plays

2009

3.0

A love story about the encounter of two drifting souls. Escaping her abusive past, a woman stays the night with an illegal immigrant friend of a friend. The two get closer and fall in love, but face turmoil.

A Beautiful Life

2009

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Karşılaşma

2007

5.8

Poet Yusuf (35-38) returns to his childhood hometown, which he hadn't visited for years, upon his mother's death. He is faced with a neglected, crumbling house. Ayla, a young girl (17-19) awaits him there. Yusuf has been unaware of the existence of this distant relation who had been living with his mother for five years; He stays by his dead mother's bedside for a while on the morning of his return...

Egg

2007

7.1

Onur, who has been deaf since birth, works as a librarian. His father had left him and his mother when he was seven, and Onur has always blamed himself for this. Although being able to speak, he has chosen to stay silent because of the pitying looks of the people around him. At his friend Vedat's engagement party, he meets Zeynep, who later finds out about Onur's hearing disability, but is not bothered by it. She is forced by her overbearing father to leave home and gets a job at a call-center. Having to speak on the phone all day to people she doesn't know, Zeynep finds peace with Onur, who she communicates with perfectly without speaking...

Love in Another Language

2009

The Function of Cinematographic Orgasm poster

3.0

While saying that cinema has nothing left to say, based on the idea that it is a kind of sexual pleasure, the process of creating a new film...

The Function of Cinematographic Orgasm

2005

Undated · 1 titles

Ali, after his failed attempt of suicide is enrolled in a private school for a fresh start. Although he finds temporary refuge in dance classes against his father's disapproval, he has to deal with a bully, Tarık. The bullying intensifies. His call for help is turned down by the school. After a final dramatic event, Ali is forced by his mother to attend the school's skiing trip. At the hotel, Ali puts his makeup, starts shooting down the kids in his dancing suit. He chases Tarik down, confronts him and realizes the truth. Tarik is a child just like him trying to find his way in the world.

Dancing Angels

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Series credits

8.1

The Magnificent Century

2011

8.5

Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests

2024

8.0

Wounded Love

2016

6.7

A.B.I.: A Broken Inheritance

2026

No synopsis available yet.

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

2022

6.7

In this fantasy drama series, a lonely young woman finds her soul mate and discovers they are both part of an ancient legend.

Shahmaran

2023

5.9

Naz who is a paediatrician loses her baby during pregnancy. Even though her husband wants another baby, she refuses to go through the same thing all over again. She goes to Italy for a conference and meets Ali Nejat there.

Intersection

2016

The true story of a visionary screenwriter who defied her privileged upbringing to chase her passion in a male-dominated film industry. Rising to become one of the defining voices of Turkish cinema's golden era.