Deniz Türkali

Deniz Türkali was born on November 15, 1944 in Istanbul. Türkali, who has been involved with art since her early ages, took her first steps into theater during her years at Nişantaşı Girls' High School. Then, after graduating from Şişli College, he passed the conservatory exams and started studying theater. The artist, who completed part of this education in Turkey for two years, then moved to London and continued his theater studies and was interested in music.

Türkali, who made a name for himself abroad with the concerts he organized, became the publishing consultant of Milliyet Publications when he returned to Turkey.

Deniz Türkali, who has been focusing on her acting career since the 1980s, also continued singing and performed in one-woman theater plays during this period. He took part in productions such as "Wanted for a good citizen", "I have to find little joys" and "Everything is for sale". In addition to radio and television programs, he took part in cinema and television films.

He also worked in different fields such as screenwriting and dubbing film music. In addition to theater, he also took part in various cabaret programs. The artist also has an album called "Şehvet". Türkali, who has been the life partner of Atıf Yılmaz, one of the important names of the cinema world, for years, founded the "Atıf Yılmaz Studio" together with Barış Pirhasan and Yavuz Özkan.

Deniz Türkali's private life is also intertwined with art. She is the daughter of Vedat Türkali, who is also a writer, the sister of director Barış Pirhasan, the wife of famous filmmaker Atıf Yılmaz, the mother of singer Zeynep Casalini and the ex-wife of Italian singer Ernesto Casalini. Türkali, who took part in various events as one of the representatives of the left wing in politics, also produced two films in the field of cinema.

Known for her versatile works, Deniz Türkali continues to meet the audience both on the theater stage and in cinema and television. He took part in various plays such as "The Branches Must Be Green", "A Good Citizen Wanted", "Zelda", "The Woman with Camellias" and "Wren". The artist, who has an extensive filmography in the world of cinema and television, is preparing to take part in productions such as "Memories Are Enough" and "Ayrılık is Also Included in Sevdaya".

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 29 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• What is Fatmagül's crime? (2010) — Perihan Yaşran
• Galip Derviş (2013) — Pervin Uçar
• Hürrem Sultan (2003) — Valide Sultan
• Separation is Also Included in Love (2026)
• Sweet Betus (1993)
• He's Talking About Talk (1991)
• Dream Travelers (1992) — Event
• Who were we running away from, Mother? (2023) — Distant Relative
• Drawers (2015) — Director
• Kelebek Dilemma (2007)
• Remember Yeter (2025) — Esen
• Sea Expatriates (1991)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.