Hatice Tûba Büyüküstün (; born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses.

Personal life

Büyüküstün's parents are from

Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...

. The maternal side of her family are immigrants from

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

. Her paternal side are immigrants from

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(nowadays in Greece). She studied costume & design at

Mimar Sinan University The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ( tr, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbu ...

, and graduated in 2004 On 28 July 2011, she married the Turkish actor

Onur Saylak Arif Onur Saylak (born 12 May 1977) is a Turkish actor, filmmaker and director. He was married for six years to Tuba Büyüküstün, with whom he has twin daughters. Personal life On 28 July 2011, Saylak married the Turkish actress Tuba Büyük ...

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 Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series '' Çemberimde Gül Oya'' (2004–2005) and ''Asmalı Konak'' (2002� ...

, 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'' (''The Exam''), where she had the opportunity to act alongside

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. 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 Yusuf Kurçenli (1947 – 22 February 2012) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. Kurçenli was born in Çayeli, Rize Province, Turkey. He studied journalism at Istanbul University. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a di ...

. Following this, she acted with

Cansel Elçin Cansel Elçin (born September 20, 1973) is a Turkish actor. Biography Cansel Elçin was born on September 20, 1973, in İzmir, Turkey, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old. Elcin grew up trilingually and can speak French, ...

in the series ''Gönülçelen''. At the end of 2012, she starred alongside İlker Aksum in the dramatic series '' 20 Dakika'' (''20 Minutes''), a performance that earned her a nomination for the 42nd

International Emmy Award for Best Actress The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress is an award presented annually by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a made for-television ficti ...

. Büyüküstün, who was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

in 2014, starred alongside

Engin Akyürek Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and author. Akyürek began his acting career in the year 2004. Having starred in many critically acclaimed series and movies, Akyürek is regarded as one of Turkey's most succes ...

in the 2014–15 series ''

Kara Para Aşk ''Kara Para Aşk'' (English: ''Black Money Love'') is a Turkish television series broadcast on ATV screens on Wednesday evenings. The leading cast are Tuba Büyüküstün, Engin Akyürek and Erkan Can. The production of the series is undertake ...

'' (''Black Money Love''). Her next series, which according to schedules began broadcast on 10 November 2016, is titled ''

Cesur ve Güzel ''Brave and Beautiful'' ( tr, Cesur ve Güzel) is a Turkish thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım that was aired on Star TV on 10 November 2016. It stars Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Cesur Alemdaroğlu and Tuba Büyüküstün as Sühan Kor ...

'' (''Brave and Beautiful''). She starred as the female lead, opposite

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (; born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and former basketball player. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Turkey and has won many awards, including three Golden Butterfly Awards and a Yeşilçam Cinema Award. ...

. In 2020, she portrayed

Mara Branković Mara Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Мара Бранковић) or Mara Despina Hatun (c. 1416 – 14 September 1487), also known as ''Sultana Marija'' or ''Amerissa'', was the daughter of Despotate of Serbia, Serbian monarch Đurađ Branković and Eire ...

in the

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original docudrama '' Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' and in 2021 Mavi in Sefirin Kizi. Büyüküstün will star in the

series "Another Self" in 2022.

Filmography

Discography

* "Sayenizde" (2019) - cover version of Ercan Saatçi's 1995 song "Sayenizde"

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buyukustun, Tuba 1982 births Living people Actresses from Istanbul Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni