Tülay Bursa

Tülay Bursa, born in 1958, is known as a theatre, cinema and TV series actress as well as a voice actor. After completing the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department in 1977, he joined the staff of the General Directorate of State Theaters and presented some episodes of TRT Children's Hour together with Tarık Ünlüoğlu.

His stage life started at Ankara State Theater with Molière's play "The Miser", and then he took part in many classical and modern works such as Federico García Lorca's "Eskicinin Tazesi", Güngör Dilmen's "Sacrifice", Recep Bilginer's "Yunus Emre"; He performed in productions such as Tarık Buğra's "Osmancık" in 1984, Müzeyyen Engin Erim's "All Violets My Mother Smells" and Orhan Kemal's "Finch" plays in 1986, and Haldun Taner's "Moonlight" in 1992.

Bertolt Brecht's "Happy Ending" in 1998, Rona Munro's "Iron" in 2003 and William Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" in 2006 were also added to his stage repertoire.

When he stepped into the world of television and cinema, he won the appreciation of the audience by portraying characters in various TV series and film projects. He made the transition to the cinema screen with "Under the Lindens" in 2005, "Men Don't Cry" in 2006, "Asi" between 2007 and 2009, and "Sırat" in 2011. He took part in projects such as "Musallat 2" in the same year, "My Heart 4 Seasons" and "Desperate Housewives" in 2012, "1 Man 1 Woman" and "Keep It Between Us" (2013-2015) in 2013.

While she played the character of Nermin in the TV series "Baba Candır" broadcast on TRT 1 between 2015-2017, she entered the audience's memory with her role as Şennur in "Masumlar Apartmanı" in 2021-2022. Recently “A.B.İ.” She continues to appear on the screens with the character of Lamia in the TV series.

The appreciation he received throughout his artistic life is also remarkable; She was deemed worthy of the "Commended Actress" award by the Art Institution for her performance of "Fooling in the Moonlight" and the "Actress of the Year" award for her successful interpretations of the plays "Dear Clown" and "As You Like It". Bursa, who is also the ex-wife of Levent Ülgen, combines her art with social responsibility by taking an active role in the projects of non-governmental organizations.

Tülay Bursa was born in 1958 in Ankara, Türkiye.

Tülay Bursa (b. 1958), Turkish theatre, cinema and TV series actress and voice artist.

The artist, who graduated from Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department in 1977, joined the staff of the General Directorate of State Theaters as an actor. He presented some episodes of TRT Children's Hour with Tarık Ünlüoğlu. In addition to theatrical plays, the artist also took part in musical productions, appeared in front of the camera and took part in movies and TV series.

Tülay Bursa also does voice-over work. The artist, who is the ex-husband of Levent Ülgen, takes an active part in the work of Non-Governmental Organizations. She played the character of Nermin in the TV series Baba Candır, which was broadcast on TRT1 between 2015 and 2017. Finally, she plays the character of Şennur in the TV series Masumlar Apartmanı, which has been broadcast on TRT1 since 2021.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 20 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• A.B.I. (2026) — Lamia Hancıoğlu
• Asi (2007) — Fatma
• Innocent Apartment (2020) — Şennur
• Don't Let It End Like This (2012)
• Baba Candır (2015) — Nermin Hala
• Under the Lindens (2005) — Meral Şahin
• Keep It Between Us (2013) — Behiye Kılınç
• Crossroads (2012)
• Town (2009)
• Fırıldak Family (2013) — Dürdane Çektir
• Karayilan (2007)
• Just Be Happy (2015) — Şerife

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.