İştar Gökseven

İştar Gökseven was born in Ankara on 2 September 1961. After graduating from Ankara Koleji, he shaped his artistic path through training in the Theatre Department of the Ankara State Conservatory. His interest in theatre became clear during his conservatory years, and after graduating he worked as an actor and assistant director at State Theatres companies in various cities.

After many years at the Ankara, Bursa and Istanbul State Theatres, he joined the acting company of the Istanbul State Theatre. He has also made his mark in film and television, appearing in various films and series. Gökseven, who married his fellow actor Ülkü Duru in 1993, is known as much for his private life as for his artistic identity.

Having appeared in many important works from different periods on stage, İştar Gökseven has an acting career rich in variety, spanning both classical and contemporary plays. Anton Chekhov’s “The Bear” ("Ayı"), staged at the Bursa State Theatre in 1983, was one of his first professional stage experiences. In the same year he also appeared in plays such as "Kulaktan Kulağa", "Leonce ile Lena" and "Mavi Pullu Balık".

Having had the chance to work with masters such as Macit Flordun and Sevinç Aktansel during this period, Gökseven built a solid foundation for his first steps in the art of theatre.

In 1984, at the Bursa State Theatre, he performed in plays of different styles, such as Arthur Miller’s "The Price" ("Bedel") and Refik Erduran’s "Deli". From 1985 he began working at the Ankara State Theatre, appearing in important productions such as "İspinozlar", an Orhan Kemal adaptation, and Melih Cevdet Anday’s "Ölümsüzler ya da Bir Cinayetin Söylencesi".

By the 1990s he was working on various projects at the Istanbul State Theatre, giving masterful performances in plays by different authors and in different styles, starting with Federico Garcia Lorca’s "The House of Bernarda Alba" ("Bernarda Alba'nın Evi") and including Witold Gombrowicz’s "Ivona, Princess of Burgundia" ("Ivona: Burgonya Prensesi") and Tarık Buğra’s "Yüzlerce Çiçek Birden Açtı".

He was born in Ankara in 1961. He graduated from Ankara Koleji in 1979. He graduated from the Theatre Department of the Ankara State Conservatory. After graduating he began working at the State Theatres. He continues his acting career as a member of the acting company of the Istanbul State Theatre.

Credits

He has appeared in 40 productions in total; the 12 best known are listed.

• Yargı (2021) — Ziya
• Deli Gönül (2017) — Hayri Güzel
• Leyla ile Mecnun (2011) — Metin Yılmaz
• Ruhsar (1998) — Ferruh
• Babil (2020)
• Kasaba Doktoru (2022) — Şeref Demir
• Adsız Aşıklar (2025)
• Kulüp (2021) — Ali Şeker
• Bozkır (2018) — Çetin
• Kötü Yol (2012) — Osman
• Şampiyon (2019) — Derviş
• Bütün Çocuklarim (2004) — İsmail Aksu

Production and credit information is sourced from TMDB.