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Çukur
''Çukur'' () is a Turkish Action film, action, Drama (film and television), drama and Crime film, crime Thriller film, thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. It premiered on 23 October 2017 and concluded on 7 June 2021 with a total of 131 episodes (four seasons). Plot The Koçovalı family is in control of Çukur, the crime-ridden neighborhood of Istanbul. Despite being so involved in crime, the family has its own rules. One of these rules is the prohibition of drugs. No drugs are produced, used or sold in Çukur. But the groups that are new to the game try to break the ban. Filming Çukur is shot in the Balat, Fatih, Balat district of Istanbul's Fatih district. Some scenes of the first and second episodes of the first season were shot in Paris, the capital of France, and some scenes of the third season were shot in Berlin, the capital of Germany. After the series ended, in 2022, a fire bro ...
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Aras Bulut İynemli
Aras Bulut İynemli (born 25 August 1990) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his performances in ''Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, As Time Goes by'' (2010–2013)'', İçerde, Insider'' (2016–2017)'', Çukur, The Pit'' (2017–2021), ''Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019 Turkish film), Miracle in Cell No.7'' (2019), and ''Atatürk 1881 - 1919'' (2023, 2024), the latter earned him a Turkish Film Critics Association Awards, Turkish Film Critics Association Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2018, İynemli won the Golden Butterfly Awards, Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor for his role in ''The Pit''. Career After playing a role in 2–3 commercials, he got a role in the drama series ''Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'' in 2010. This drama gained international success and İynemli received a reward as well. Before this he had also worked in the drama ''Back Street'', but he took a hiatus after the first part as he had to complete his education of aircraft engineering. He performed in the t ...
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Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies '' Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in ''Güllerin Savaşı'', and Efsun in ''Çukur''. Early life and education Damla Sönmez is an only child. Her maternal family is Abkhazian immigrants. Her paternal grandparent is of Circassian descent who immigrated to Diyarbakır from Syria. Her father is an engineer and programmer, and her mother works as an architect. Her biggest passion as a child was theater and cinema. She began to study at theater studios early on. During school years, Damla constantly played on stage, and began to appear in commercials on television. In those years she was promised a great future already. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris in the Theatre department. She studied ...
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Toygar Işıklı
Toygar Işıklı (born 16 April 1974) is a Turkish film score composer, music producer, and singer. Life He graduated from Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin High School. He then moved to Istanbul and took his undergraduate major programme of vocal studies in Marmara University. He received his MA degree in composition master programme from Istanbul Technical University MIAM (Center for Advanced Studies in Music). Currently, he is having his postgraduate degree on musicology and music theory at Istanbul Technical University. Toygar Işıklı also studied film scoring in Berklee College of Music. Throughout his education he had the chance to collaborate with renowned composers and academicians such as Hasan Uçarsu, Kamran İnce, Pieter Snapper, David Osbon, Şehvar Beşiroğlu and Nail Yavuzoğlu for his research and work on jazz, 20th century music, classical Turkish music and classical Western music. He was a member of Objektif in 2007, in their 5th album, ''Sokağın Sesi''. F ...
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Barış Arduç
Barış Arduç is a Turkish actor and model. Early life Barış Arduç was born in 1987 in Scherzingen, Switzerland, the middle child of a real estate agent couple Gülay and Erollo Arduç. He descends from Ordu on his father's side and from Artvin on his mother's side. His family is of partial Albanian descent. He has three siblings with his older brother Onur Arduç and brother Mert Arduç. Arduç, who finally returned to Turkey with his family from abroad at the age of 8, finished primary school in Sakarya and Gölcük. Due to the earthquake in Gölcük on August 17, 1999, he stayed with his family in Bolu. He had to move. After graduating from middle and high school in Bolu, he came to Istanbul with his family in the second year of high school and completed his secondary education there. Career 2011–2014: ''Benim İçin Üzülme'', ''Bugünün Saraylısı'' and cinema movies Arduç first got supporting roles in 2011 in the series ''Küçük Hanımefendi'' based o ...
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Müfit Kayacan
Müfit Kayacan (born 17 January 1959) is a Turkish actor and theatre director. Life and career Kayacan was born on 17 January 1959 in Kaş, Turkey. He is a graduate of Adana Çukurova University with a degree in industrial engineering. He is one of the founders of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters (AŞT), where he played his first role in 1983, and was the general art director for 25 years. During this period, he took part in 32 different plays and directed 25 plays. At the same time, he worked as the Head of Cultural Services Department in Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for 10 years. The National Theater Festival for High Schools, one of the many festivals initiated during his duty, started in 1993 for the first time with the participation of 6 high schools. Kayacan, who was also a jury member at the Golden Orange Film Festival, is also one of the creators of the Likya Seyirlik Games Festival. Kayacan is also one of the executives of Women Meet with Theater pr ...
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Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (born 16 January 1983) is a Turkish actor, director and former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea .... His family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kyustendil. His cousin is actor Bülent Şakrak. He married actress Cansu Tosun. He started his career with roles in theater plays, films, and TV series, however, he eventually became known with his role in '' Ulan Istanbul'' and later in '' Çukur.'' His fantasy series are ''Görünen Adam'' and ''Yaratılan''. He played supporting roles in hit series such as '' Yılan Hikayesi'', '' Kurtlar Vadisi'', '' Sakarya Fırat'', '' Merhamet'', and '' Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem''. He has won awards for his appearance in several short films. Life and career Köstendil was born in 198 ...
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Necip Memili
Necip Memili (born 27 May 1980) is a Turkish actor. He is a graduate of Çukurova University State Conservatory with a degree in theatre studies. In 1999, he started working as an amateur actor for Adana Seyhan Municipal Theatre. After graduating, he moved to Istanbul. There he joined the cast of ''Uçurtmanın Kuyruğu'', a play written by Savaş Dinçel and directed by Erdal Cindoruk. His television debut came with a role in the series ''Beşinci Boyut''. He played in adaptations of Turkish classic novels '' Hanımın Çiftliği'' and '' Yaprak Dökümü''. He portrayed as Evliya Çelebi in '' Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem''. He was cast in numerous popular series and films. His performance in '' Şahsiyet'' was praised by critics. In 2018, he joined the cast of Show TV's ''Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish Action film, action, Drama (film and television), drama and Crime film, crime Thriller film, thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk ...
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Burak Dakak
Burak Dakak (born 8 June 1998) is a Turkish actor. Biography Burak Dakak was born on 8 June 1998 in Ankara. He started his acting career at the age of 10. In 2008, he started playing the role of Servet in ''Doğruluk Ekseni''. In 2009, he appeared as young Mert in '' Ezel''. He studied at Bahçeşehir University – Cinema and Theatre School. He has appeared in hit comedy series such as '' Geniş Aile'', "Prens". He has appeared in period series such as ''Benim Adım Gültepe'', '' Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem'', '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul''. Between 2019 and 2021, he starred in the TV series '' Çukur''. He had leading role in "Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz", "Güzel Günler". Filmography Web Series Tv Series References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dakak, Burak 1998 births Living people Turkish male television actors Male actors from Ankara Bahçeşehir University alumni 21st-century Turkish male actors ...
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Öner Erkan
Öner Erkan (born 4 January 1980) is a Turkish actor. Biography Öner Erkan was born on 4 January 1980 in İzmir, Turkey. He began acting at the age of 15 and graduated from Department of Theatre, Dokuz Eylül University. He received a master's degree in Bahçeşehir University. Between 2003 and 2004, he acted in various plays by İstanbul City Theatre. He had guest role in hit sitcom'' Avrupa Yakası''. He played later in popular family comedy series ''İki Aile'' as Ferit Pamukçuoğlu. He played in hit sitcom ''Yalan Dünya'' as Bora Alsancak from 2012 to 2014. He played two characters in comedy series ''Üsküdar'a Giderken''. He played in period series "Deli Saraylı". He played in crime series ''Çukur'' as Selim Koçovalı from 2017 to 2020 recently. He played in Netflix series "Uysallar", "Bir Başkadır". He has also appeared in movies such as ''Organize İşler'', ''Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali'', ''Hırsız Var''; and enacted leading roles in ''Kağıt'' and ''7 Koca ...
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Dilan Çiçek Deniz
Dilan Çiçek Deniz (born 28 February 1995) is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Turkey 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. Deniz is best known for her role as Sena in ''Çukur'' (2017-2019). Biography She was born in 1995 in Sivas. Her parents are teachers. Her mother is Hale Temizyürek and her father is Orhan Deniz. She got three years of theater education at her high school. At the age of 15 she wrote a poetry book titled ''Güneşi Annem Sanırdım'' (lit. ''I thought the Sun was my mother'') in Turkish. When she was 17, she joined a theater competition in her school and won an acting prize. She started with a tourism major at Ege University but soon changed her major to literature. Dilan participated in 2014 Elidor Miss Turkey beauty competition and won second place. In the 2015 Miss universe pageant that took place in Miami she represented Turkey. In 2015 she acted as 'Ebru' in youth seri ...
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Erkan Avcı
Erkan Avcı (born 17 December 1982) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Avcı is a graduate of economics from Bilkent University . He has also studied MBA from Ankara University . He started his acting career in 2006 by making his television debut in the series ''Köprü''. He received critical acclaim for his role as Ahmet in the movie ''Zenne'', for which he received the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 48th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of the character Barut Necdet in the series ''Karadayı''. He is also known for his roles as Çeto in ''Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish Action film, action, Drama (film and television), drama and Crime film, crime Thriller film, thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. I ...'' and Aya Nikola in '' Kuruluş: Osman''. Filmography Film TV series Awards References External lin ...
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Berkay AteÅŸ
Berkay Ateş (born 19 February 1987) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Ateş was born on 19 February 1987 in Istanbul. His mother is from Malatya while his father is from Ardahan. He is a graduate of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University with a degree in theatre studies. He made his cinematic debut with the movie ''Yarım Kalan Mucize''. In 2015, he received the Promising Young Actor Award at the 22nd International Adana Film Festival for his role in the movie Abluka. He simultaneously continued his career on stage before making his television debut in 2016 with a role in ''İstanbul Sokakları''. He was further recognized for his role in the TV series ''Anne'', but rose to prominence with his role as Mahsun in ''Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish Action film, action, Drama (film and television), drama and Crime film, crime Thriller film, thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. I ...'' and Ozan ...
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