Yıldıray Şahinler

Yıldıray Şahinler, who was born in Istanbul on February 7, 1968, graduated from Suadiye High School, then completed the Theater Department of Istanbul University State Conservatory and joined the staff of Istanbul City Theaters in 1986. During this period, he attracted attention with the characters he played in plays such as "Dead End Children" and "My First Youth" and was deemed worthy of various theater awards for his performances.

Şahinler carried his success on stage to the world of cinema and television. The actor, who made his first television experience with the TV series "Ayaşlı ve Kiracıları", played the character of Ali in "Gemide" and its sequel "Laleli'de Bir Azize". Şahinler, who started working as a diving instructor since 1996, was recognized as the Best Actor of the Year at the Sadri Alışık Theater Awards and the Most Successful Actor of the Year at the 8th Afife Theater Awards for his performance in the play "Tuesday Visits" in 2004.

In the 2006-2007 season, he translated Macedonian playwright Dejan Dukovski's play "Gunpowder Keg" together with Bilge Emin and put it on stage at the Istanbul City Theatre. In December of the same year, he founded the Istanbul Public Theater with a group of artists and took on the duties of acting and director in this company.

Şahinler, who wrote the plays "Old Fisherman" and "Deniz", ensured that these works were staged as the sixth play of the Istanbul Public Theater in 2014.

Continuing his television career, Şahinler played different characters in TV series such as "Elveda Rumeli", "Avrupa Yakası", "Lost", "Intikam", "İçerde", "Hayat Yolu" and "Akıncı". He is especially engraved in the memory of a wide audience with his role as Al Yanak in the TV series "İçerde".

Yıldıray Şahinler was born on February 7, 1966 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

He graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory, Department of Theatre. He worked at Istanbul City Theaters for a long time. He took part in many plays. Apart from theater, he also appeared in front of the camera and acted in movies and TV series. At the beginning of 2007, he was among the founders of the theater group called Istanbul Public Theatre.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 29 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Established: Osman (2019) — Tekfur Rogatus
• Inside (2016) — Alyanak Hasan
• European Side (2004) — Selimcan
• Petty Murders (2017) — Mehmet Kaymaz
• Gülşen Abi (1994) — Nejat
• Beautiful Days (2022) — Hakim
• Farewell Rumelia (2007) — Cenovalı Cenap
• Miracle in Ward 7 (2019) — Hafız
• Shoulder to Shoulder with Arda (2022)
• Ulan Istanbul (2014) — Vedat
• Lost (2013) — Metin Sönmez
• Ash (2024)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.