Burhan Öçal

Acting

Burhan Öçal

Born

1959-04-25 (67)

Place of birth

Kırklareli, Türkiye

Known for

Acting

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Leyla and Mecnun poster
8.1

Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.

Leyla and Mecnun

2011

Persona poster
8.1

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.

Persona

2018

Fatma poster
6.9

Reeling from tragedy, a nondescript house cleaner embarks on a murderous streak as she searches for her missing husband and reckons with old wounds.

Fatma

2021

PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri

2007

Doubt poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Doubt

2011

Listen from the Nay: Separations poster
3.7

The story of the mystical world of a young Mevlevi dervish who witnesses the emotional relationship between two young members of the palace, amid the efforts of a handful of people seeking peace in Istanbul in the days leading up to the 1798 Ottoman-French war. The dervish, who is responsible for keeping the Mevlevi records, is also in the service of Nuri Dede Efendi, a former Ottoman pasha. Dede Efendi and some of his old friends, who are French diplomats, are trying to prevent the impending war. This unofficial effort is being carried out at Sahilsaray, which belongs to Beyhan Sultan, the sister of Sultan Selim III. A bond develops between Halil, the court physician accompanying Dede Efendi during the diplomatic negotiations, and Gülnihal Kalfa, Beyhan Sultan's assistant. The young dervish who accompanies Dede Efendi to Sahilsaray brings a notebook filled with pages that blend the story he has witnessed in its entirety with passages reflecting the teachings of Mevlana...

Listen from the Nay: Separations

2008

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 4 titles

Listen from the Nay: Separations poster
3.7

The story of the mystical world of a young Mevlevi dervish who witnesses the emotional relationship between two young members of the palace, amid the efforts of a handful of people seeking peace in Istanbul in the days leading up to the 1798 Ottoman-French war. The dervish, who is responsible for keeping the Mevlevi records, is also in the service of Nuri Dede Efendi, a former Ottoman pasha. Dede Efendi and some of his old friends, who are French diplomats, are trying to prevent the impending war. This unofficial effort is being carried out at Sahilsaray, which belongs to Beyhan Sultan, the sister of Sultan Selim III. A bond develops between Halil, the court physician accompanying Dede Efendi during the diplomatic negotiations, and Gülnihal Kalfa, Beyhan Sultan's assistant. The young dervish who accompanies Dede Efendi to Sahilsaray brings a notebook filled with pages that blend the story he has witnessed in its entirety with passages reflecting the teachings of Mevlana...

Listen from the Nay: Separations

2008

He's Convict Now poster
5.8

Sequel of He's in Army Now. The film has received four awards at the Antalya Golden Orange.

He's Convict Now

2005

The Turks Must Be Crazy poster
3.0

The famous businessman Fahri and his family are kidnapped by Somali pirates. The pirates demand a large ransom from Turkey for the release of the businessman and his family. The Turkish government decides to form an illegal team for this task. Colonel Mehmet, who has been imprisoned for a long time, is offered this mission in exchange for his release. Mehmet, along with six people selected from the prisoners, will try to rescue Fahri and his family.

The Turks Must Be Crazy

2009

O Kadın poster
6.0

Yeşim is a successful and wealthy fashion designer. Her long-term relationship with businessman Bülent is about to culminate in marriage when she meets Okan. Okan, a musician, captivates Yeşim with his boundless sense of freedom. The complex web of relationships draws the lives of three people into an unknown destiny. The film, which explores the delicate balance between love and pain through striking visuals and dialogue, is centered around the music of Sezen Aksu.

O Kadın

2007

Series credits