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Hülya Koçyiğit
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Hülya Koçyiğit

Date of Birth
Dec 12, 1947
Current Age
78 Years
Birthplace
Istanbul, Turkey

Biography

Hülya Koçyiğit (born 12 December 1947) is a Turkish actress. A prominent female lead in the Turkish cinema, she received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Altogether, she has acted in some 180 films.

Koçyiğit decided to venture into cinema in 1963 after she was the runner-up in a beauty contest organized by the magazine Ses. Her debut film was the 1964 Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), which went on to win the Golden Bear Award at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. This honour was the first of its kind ever bestowed upon a Turkish movie. Derman, a film she starred in was the first Turkish film that played in five continents. Kurbağalar, another of her famous films was the first Turkish movie that was sold to international televisions. She received the distinction of "Turkish state artist" in 1991. Koçyiğit holds the distinction of being the Turkish actress of having won the most national and international awards and is probably, the most recognised face of the Turkish silver screen. Her movies between 1965 and 1974, her golden period, constantly captivated movie audiences.

Notable Roles & Movies

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ALTIN KIZLAR

TV Series

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ASK ESKI BIR YALAN

TV Series

Poster
Official

SULAR DURULMUYOR

TV Series

Poster
Official

WACKY CLASS WELCOME

Movie

Poster
Official

WOMEN'S WARD

Movie

Poster
Official

THE FROGS

Movie

Poster
Official

I WILL NOT MENTION YOUR NAME

Movie

Poster
Official

SENI AFFEDEMEM

Movie

Poster
Official

AFFETMEYEN KADIN

Movie

Poster
Official

DRY SUMMER

Movie

Full Career History

2009

ALTIN KIZLAR

In Database

Role: İsmet

2007

ASK ESKI BIR YALAN

In Database

Role: Zümrüt

2004

SULAR DURULMUYOR

In Database

Role: Dilşad

2004

WACKY CLASS WELCOME

In Database

Role: Fatoş Hoca

1990

WOMEN'S WARD

In Database

Role: Tözey

1985

THE FROGS

In Database

Role: Elmas

1971

I WILL NOT MENTION YOUR NAME

In Database

Role: Gül

1967

SENI AFFEDEMEM

In Database

Role: Ferdide Baykara/Canan Öz

1964

AFFETMEYEN KADIN

In Database

Role: Hülya

1963

DRY SUMMER

In Database

Role: Bahar

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