Şükriye Atav

Born in Istanbul in 1917, the artist was the daughter of a family of Caucasian origin. When he was a baby, he and his family settled in Crimea and he spent his childhood there. He completed primary and secondary school here, and also became interested in ballet performances. When he returned to Turkey with his mother after losing his father in 1930, he found himself in a new life.

The adaptation problems he experienced due to not knowing a language other than Crimean Turkish made him even more hardworking and resilient.

After coming to Turkey, he enrolled in Cumhuriyet High School, where he both continued his classes and participated in folklore activities in community centers. In 1932, he attracted attention with his talent in folk dances and took the stage at events organized by the Eminönü Public House. This experience turned into an opportunity that made him take his first step into theater at a young age.

At the invitation of Muhsin Ertuğrul, he took part in Shakespeare's play "Winter's Tale" in 1942 and thus joined the Istanbul City Theatre. During the many years he spent here, he took part in many important plays until his retirement.

In addition to his artistic life, he also experienced ups and downs in his private life. She had her first marriage with Niyazi Boratap in 1936, and then her second marriage in 1946. His two sons and close family members also entered the world of theater and cinema. He has also taken part in many projects in both theater and cinema for many years.

He won six Golden Orange awards in theater and one in cinema. He left Yeşilçam in 1988 after his professional career and starred in approximately six hundred films in total.

When he died of heart failure in Antalya in October 2000, he left behind a long and productive artistic life. Kalkan was buried in the cemetery in Kaş. The master actor, who left his mark in many fields, from the theater stage to the cinema screen, continues to be remembered with respect by both his colleagues and his fans.

Şükriye Atav was born on July 4, 1917 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on October 8, 2000.

Turkish cinema and theater actor.

While he went to Russia with his family in 1919 and studied there, the artist returned to Türkiye in 1931. Thanks to his success in folk dance plays, he was discovered at the Eminönü Public House in 1932 and started acting as an amateur. He worked at the Istanbul City Theater in 1942. He has appeared in many movies and TV series.

He is the winner of six Golden Orange awards in theater and one in cinema. Şükriye Atav is the mother of Erdal Boratap and Yalçın Boratap. He left Yeşilçam in 1988. He starred in nearly 600 films.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 61 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Last Birds (1965) — Sabriye
• World of Hope (1973) — Hacer
• I'm Alone (1985)
• Wound (1947)
• Sin (1983)
• Death Row (1972) — Anne
• Bird of Freedom (1972)
• Emine (1971) — Murat and Metin's Mother
• Flirtatious Thief (1975) — Sıdıka/Nesrin's mother
• The Unceasing Pain (1949)
• Ayşem (1984)
• Any Woman (1981) — Saadet Şahin

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.