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Cansu Dere

Cansu Dere

Acting

Biography

Cansu Dere born on October 14, 1980 in Ankara is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. After graduation from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, she made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. Between 2006-2008 she had a leading role as 'Sıla' in the Sıla series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan İmirzalioğlu, in the film "The Last Ottoman Yandım Ali". In 2009, she acted in 'black comedy' Acı Aşk. In 2011, she played the lead protagonist 'Eyşan' in the TV series Ezel.

Known For

The Magnificent Century
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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

2011Series
One Thousand And One Nights
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A king who kills his brides meets a woman who refuses to die—and changes his fate with her stories. After a deep betrayal, Sultan Şehriyar loses all trust in love. He begins marrying young women, but none of them are seen again after their wedding night. Fear spreads across the kingdom, and no family feels safe. Everything changes when Şehrazat, the daughter of the Grand Vizier, chooses to marry him. She believes she can stop him and save others. On their wedding night, she tells a story—but leaves it unfinished. The Sultan becomes curious and lets her live for one more night. Night after night, Şehrazat tells new stories. Each one reveals hidden truths and slowly breaks the Sultan’s anger. She is not only trying to survive—she tries to heal him and uncover what really happened in the palace.

One Thousand And One Nights

Series
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
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Tuncel Kurtiz is an international actor who has worked in various countries such as Turkey, Germany, and Sweden throughout his fifty-year career. He has starred in countless works in cinema, stage and television and has received many awards, including the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He has directed two documentaries and a feature-length fiction film. Kurtiz's acting performance ranges from popular melodramas to major plays such as Mahabharata (Peter Brook), encompassing many different genres and styles. As an actor, Kurtiz believes in the creative power of chaos: 'Chaos is the most difficult to create / Not a false chaos / Many things come out of chaos'. Through testimonies, film excerpts, and archive footage, this documentary reflects Tuncel Kurtiz's diverse body of artistic work in all its dimensions for the first time. In the background of this detailed portrait are Turkey's turbulent years and the reality of exile.

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

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