Hilal Altınbilek (born February 11, 1991) is a Turkish

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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. She is most famous for her role as Züleyha Altun in the TV series

Bir Zamanlar Çukurova is a Turkish romantic drama psychological thriller series that broadcast on ATV Turkey between September 13, 2018 and June 16, 2022. Synopsis During the 70s, the couple in love Züleyha and Yılmaz decide to hide their identities due to the mu ...

(2018-2022).

Biography

Hilal Altınbilek was born on February 11, 1991, in

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

(

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

), to a mother of Yugoslavian Turkish origin and a father of Kosovar Turk origin, Özdemir Altınbilek. She has been interested in theater and acting since elementary school.

Career

Education

Hilal Altınbilek while attending elementary school started acting in theater, with lessons given by Ali Haydar Elçığ at the Contemporary Drama Ensemble in

. After her high school studies, she enrolled at the faculty of

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at the

Ege University Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive ...

, where a few years later she obtained her degree and at the same time she followed various courses and theater workshops, also participating in performances. Later she participated in a beauty contest, where she managed to get a degree by attracting the attention of various producers. In 2009 and 2010 she studied acting at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center (MSM) Actor Studio in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

Acting career

Hilal Altınbilek in 2011 she made her first appearance as an actress with the role of İrem in the daily

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series ''Derin Sular''. From 2013 to 2016 she was cast as Özlem Şamverdi in the

series '' Black Rose'' (''Karagül''). In 2016 she played the role of Nil in the

Kanal D Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993. The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...

series '' Hayatımın Aşkı''. In 2018 he played the role of Yeşim in the film ''Çocuklar Sana Emanet'' directed by

Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish people, 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 ...

. From 2018 to 2022 she was chosen to play the lead role Züleyha Altun in the ATV series ''

'' and where she acted alongside actors such as Uğur Güneş,

Murat Ünalmış Murat Ünalmış is a Turkish actor. Life and career Ünalmış spent his childhood in Kayseri before moving to Istanbul to attend secondary school. During his high school years, he played for the basketball team of Fenerbahçe S.K. After grad ...

, Vahide Perçin, Kerem Alışık,

Furkan Palalı Furkan Palalı (born 27 October 1986) is a Turkish actor and model who was chosen as the Best Model of Turkey in 2011. Since 2010, he has worked in both the national and international fashion industry and has pursued a career in acting, starting ...

and İbrahim Çelikkol. In 2023, she was cast as the protagonist Şebnem Gümüşçü in the

series ''

Şahane Hayatım ''Şahane Hayatım'' is a Turkish romantic drama television series that has been broadcast on NOW since November 1, 2023. It is directed by Çağrı Bayrak, written by Meriç Acemi, produced by Ay Yapım and stars Hilal Altınbilek, Onur Tuna, ...

'', alongside actors Onur Tuna,

Yiğit Özşener Yiğit Özşener (; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. Early life After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje. ...

Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin (born 25 November 1977) is a Turkish actor, director and musician. He is best known for his role as İsmail in hit surreal comedy series '' Leyla ile Mecnun'' and other awarded movies. He has appeared in more than thirty films since ...

, Nesrin Cavadzade, Sumru Yavrucuk, Gökçe Eyüboğlu and Timur Acar.

Personal life

Hilal Altınbilek since 2021 has been romantically linked to the writer Metin Hara. Since 2022 she has been romantically linked to the hotel manager and entrepreneur Mehmet Can Uzun.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altinbilek, Hilal Living people 1991 births Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Ege University alumni Actresses from İzmir Turkish people of Albanian descent Turkish people of Croatian descent Turkish female models Turkish twins Twin models