Öykü Karayel

Öykü Karayel (born 21 August 1990) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career

Born in 1990 in Istanbul, Öykü Karayel graduated from Çemberlitaş Girls High School. She has a twin sister. After receiving a short period of training at Kenter Theater, she entered the Theater Department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University in 2007. While she was still a conservatory student she played the lead character of Ayşe in the theatre Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta.

Her performance in a play at Theatre Krek was drawn to the attention of the screenwriter Ece Yörenç. At the time he was searching a new actor for the TV series Kuzey Güney to play the character Cemre and she was chosen for it. At the end of June 2017 she started acting in a TV series called Kalp Atışı playing the role of Eylül Erdem.

Filmography

Film

• 2015 — Bulantı — Aslı — Movie — Drama
• 2015 — Toz — Azra Naziri — Movie — Period
• 2017 — İşe Yarar Bir Şey [tr] — Canan — Movie — Drama
• 2018 — Put Şeylere [tr] — Elif — Movie — Fantasy
• 2021 — Dijital Sahne: Martı — Nina — Short Theatre — Period
• 2025 — Umami Kaynama Noktası — Melis — Film

Series

• 2008 — Beni Unutma — Aygül — Family
• 2011–2013 — Kuzey Güney — Cemre Çayak — Leading Role — Drama
• 2014–2015 — Kara Para Aşk — İpek — Joined — Drama
• 2016 — Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem — Dilruba Sultan — Joined — Historical
• 2017–2018 — Kalp Atışı — Doctor Eylül Erdem — Leading Role — Medical Drama
• 2018–2019 — Muhteşem İkili — Yağmur Bulut — Leading Role — Police
• 2019 — Jet Sosyete — Sinem — Guest — Comedy
• 2020 — Bir Başkadır — Meryem — Leading role — Drama
• 2021–2022 — Kaderimin Oyunu — Asiye Yılmaz — Leading role — Drama
• 2023 — Kin — Nuray Batuk — Supporting role — Irish Crime Drama
• 2023– — Arak/Kara — Zeynep Çınar — Leading role — Drama

Theatre

• 2010 — Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta — Ayşe — (writer: Berkun Oya)
• 2014 — Killer Joe — Dottie Smith — (writer: Tracy Letts) tiyatro.iN
• 2019 — Terk — Client — (writer: Milay Ezengin) Dasdas Theatre

Awards

• 2011 — 16. Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theater Awards — Efes Special Award — Won
• 2011 — Theater Critics Association — Young Talent Award — Won
• 2014 — Haydarpaşa High School — Best Actress — Won
• 2014 — Gecce.com Awards — The Most Beautiful Turkish Actress — Nominated
• 2015 — 19. Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theater Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2016 — 53rd Anatalya International Film Festival — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — 86th Izmir International Film Festival — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Malatya International Film Festival — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Shanghai International Film Festival — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — 5th Bosphorus Sinema International — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Pantene Altın Kelebek — Best Couple with Gökhan Alkan — Won
• 2017 — Kristal Ekran Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Marie Claire Magazine — Best Couple with Gökhan Alkan — Won
• 2017 — Turkey Youth Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — 20th Hürriyet Awards — Best Couple with Gökhan Alkan — Won
• 2017 — KTÜ Media Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Academy Quality Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — Televizyon Dizisi.com Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2017 — ShowTV Yılının Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2018 — KTÜ Media Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2018 — Sadri Alisik Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2018 — Elazığ Sinema Awards — Best Actress — Won
• 2018 — Flying Broom International Film Festival — Best Actress — Won