Sait Genay

Sait Genay, who was born on March 20, 1953 in Istanbul, is one of the well-known names of the Turkish art community. Completing his education at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, Genay started his professional theater career in 1970. During his years in the spotlight, he was also interested in music as well as acting.

Sait Genay, who spent a significant part of his career at Gönül Ülkü Gazanfer Özcan Theater, worked in this institution for six years from 1988 to 1994. In the following years, he also appeared before the audience as an actor at Bakırköy Municipal Theaters. Genay, who performed as a guest actor in Duru Theater's play "Aşk Her Yerde" in the 2007-2008 theater season, also appeared on television and the big screen, and also made a name for herself with her voice-over work.

Sait Genay's theater repertoire includes "Love is Everywhere", "Petition", "Prisoner of Second Street", "Kuzguncuklu Fazilet", "Was There Ivan Ivanovich or Wasn't There?" and "Nickname Goncagül". In addition, he also directed the play "Aman Hayret Bit Gayret". Genay, who took part in productions such as "Everything is Beautiful with You", "Let Those Who Love You Die", "Revolutionary Cars" and "Everything Will Be Great" in the cinema, also includes popular TV series such as "Pearl Taneleri", "Self Falling Cry", "Everything About Marriage", "Judgement", "Miracle Doctor" and "Sen Anlat Karadeniz".

Sait Genay (born 20 March 1953) is a Turkish actor.

He graduated from Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. He started his professional theater career in 1970. In addition to his theater career, he also worked as a musician. He worked at Gönül Ülkü Gazanfer Özcan Theater for 6 years from 1988 to 1994. In the following years, he worked as an actor at Bakırköy Municipal Theaters.

In the 2007-2008 season, he participated in Duru Theater as a guest actor with the play Aşk Her Yerde. He also does various television, cinema and voice-over works.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 36 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Broken Glass (2009) — Ayhan
• Sakarya Fırat (2009) — İbrahim Kanat
• Rose Tale (2022) — Dede
• Centennial Night (2026) — Abidin Ünal
• Lost Years (2006) — Güray
• Whose Falling Doesn't Cry (2023) — Hayri Darıca
• My Father Came Out of the Hat (2002)
• Love is Red (2013) — Compassion
• Eyvah Halam (2008) — Nihat
• Colorful (2016)
• Champs Elysees Wedding Hall (2023)
• Just Be Happy (2015) — Ziver

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.