Tuba Büyüküstün

Tuba Büyüküstün (Turkish pronunciation: [tuːˌbaː byjykysˈtyn]; (born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress.

Career

The series Sultan Makamı which was shown at Channel D and directed by Aydın Bulut in 2003 was her first series and she acted in the last four episodes. Directed by Çağan Irmak, she appeared in the series Çemberimde Gül Oya. She played the role Zarife and it was shown at Channel D in 2004. In the same year, she portrayed the character Gülizar in the same called television film. She then appeared in the series Ihlamurlar Altında, directed by Aydın Bulut, in 2005. In the same year playing a Aysun in the movie Babam ve Oğlum and was directed by Çağan Irmak. Playing a teacher in 2006 in the movie Sınav which was directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, she had the opportunity to act next to Jean-Claude Van Damme. In Antakya, she played in Asi alongside Murat Yıldırım and Çetin Tekindor directed by Cevdet Mercan in 2007. In 2012, her first leading role in cinema was in the movie Yüreğine Sor by Yusuf Kurçenli. Afterwards she acted next to Cansel Elçin in the series Gönülçelen. At the end of 2012, she returned after a break of one a half years on screen by sharing the leading role with İlker Aksum at the series 20 Dakika. She was nominated for the 42nd International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance in 20 Dakika series. Büyüküstün who has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Turkey in 2014, is currently sharing the leading role with Engin Akyürek in the series Kara Para Aşk.