Tuba Büyüküstün
Introduction '''Hatice Tuba Büyüküstün''' (; born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses.
Personal life Büyüküstün's parents are from Erzurum. Her grandparents are Turkish immigrants. The maternal side of her family are Turkish immigrants from Crimea. Her paternal side are Turkish immigrants from Crete, Greece. She studied costume & design at Mimar Sinan University, and graduated in 2004 On 28 July 2011, she married the Turkish actor Onur Saylak in Paris, France. In January 2012, she gave birth to twin girls Maya and Toprak. The couple split on 5 June 2017.
Career ===TV series===Following appearances in television commercials, Büyüküstün made her television series debut in 2003 on the last four episodes of ''Sultan Makamı'', directed by Aydın Bulut and broadcast on Channel D. Her next period series role was Zarife on  ''Çemberimde Gül Oya'', directed by Çağan Irmak, broadcast on Channel D in 2004.In 2005, she starred  in the series ''Ihlamurlar Altında'', directed by Aydın Bulut. Making her a star throughout all the middle east. Her next role was the title character in the 2007–2009 television drama ''Asi'', alongside Murat Yıldırım and Çetin Tekindor, directed by Cevdet Mercan.In 2010, she acted with Cansel Elçin in the series ''Gönülçelen''. At the end of 2012, she starred alongside İlker Aksum in the dramatic series ''20 Dakika'' (''20 Minutes''), a performance that earned her a nomination for the 42nd International Emmy Award for Best Actress.Büyüküstün, who was appointed as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Turkey in 2014, starred alongside Engin Akyürek in the 2014–15 series ''Kara Para Aşk'' (''Black Money Love''). Her next series, which according to schedules began broadcast on 10 November 2016, is titled ''Cesur ve Güzel'' (''Brave and Beautiful''). She starred as the female lead, opposite Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. In 2021 Mavi in Sefirin Kizi.===Web series career===In 2020, she portrayed Mara Branković in the Netflix original docudrama ''Rise of Empires: Ottoman''. Büyüküstün starred in the Netflix series "Another Self" in 2022.===Film career===In 2004, she portrayed the title character in the television movie ''Gülizar''. She played Aysun in the hit film ''Babam ve Oğlum'', directed by Çağan Irmak. Büyüküstün played a teacher in the 2006 movie ''Sınav'' (''The Exam''), where she had the opportunity to act alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme.In 2010, her first leading role in cinema was Esma in ''Yüreğine Sor'' by Yusuf Kurçenli.
Filmography +FilmsYearTitleRole2005''Babam ve Oğlum''Aysun2006''Sınav''Zeynep Erez2010''Yüreğine Sor''Esma2015''Orman''Zeynep2015''Rüzgarın Hatıraları''Zepur2015''Dar Elbise''Helin2016''İstanbul Kırmızısı''Neval2017''Daha''Şirin+TelefilmsYearTitleRole Played2004''Gülizar''Gülizar2005''Aşk Yolu''Deniz+TV seriesYearTitleRole2003''Sultan Makamı''Nesrin2004''Çemberimde Gül Oya''Zarife2005–2007''Ihlamurlar Altında''Filiz Tekiner2007–2009''Asi''Asiye "Asi" Kozcuoğlu2009''Beni w Benak''Herself (guest appearance)2010–2011''Gönülçelen''Hasret2013''20 Dakika''Melek Halaskar2014–2015''Kara Para Aşk''Elif Denizer2016–2017''Cesur ve Güzel''Sühan Korludağ2020''Rise of Empires: Ottoman''Mara Branković2020 ''Menajerimi Ara''Herself2021''Sefirin Kızı'' Mavi Çinar/Efeoglu2022''Another Self'' Ada+Brand endorsement Year Brand Notes2000Colin'sTV advertisement (Europe–Turkey)2001KreminiTV advertisement (Turkey)2002Molped2007–2013Pantene2008''Lamees'' and ''Mohannad'' perfumeTV advertisement (Middle East) (with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ)2010Maximum CardTV advertisement (Turkey)2010–2014PanteneTV advertisement (Middle East)2012–2013TV advertisement (Azerbaijan)2014–2015MolfixTV advertisement (Middle East)2021Eti Browni IntenseAdvertisement (Turkey)2021MegaFonTV advertisement (Russia)
Discography * "Sayenizde" (2019) - cover version of Ercan Saatçi's 1995 song "Sayenizde"
Awards  Year  Award  Category  Work  Result 2005  Serbia and Montenegro International TV Festival Bar  Best Actress  ''Gülizar''   2007  Istanbul University IT Awards  Best Actress  ''Ihlamurlar Altında''   2008  Istanbul University Computer Club Awards  Best Actress  ''Asi''   2010  Marmara University Math Club Success Awards  Most Successful Actress  ''Yüreğine Sor''   Radio–Television Journalists Association Media Oscars  Best Actress of the Year  ''Gönülçelen''   Journal of Politics Best of the Year Awards  Television Actress of the Year   atvdiziler.com Prestige Awards  Best Actress   TelevizyonDizisi.com Awards  Best Actress   DiziFilm.com Oscars  Best Drama Actress   AyakliGazete.com Television Stars of the Year  Best Actress   2011  TelevizyonDizisi.com Awards  Best Actress   Elle Style Awards Turkey  Elle Style Actress    2013  TUROB Successful Turkish Series  Honorary Award  ''Ihlamurlar Altında''   KARVAK (Black Sea Foundation) Best of The Year  Best Actress of the Year  ''20 Dakika''   TelevizyonDizisi.com Awards  Best Actress   2014   42nd International Emmy Awards  Best Actress    Electrical Electronics and Service Exporters Association Cultural Service Awards  Stars of the Export  ''Kara Para Aşk''   TelevizyonDizisi.com Awards  Best Actress   2015  Radio–Television Journalists Association Media Oscars  Best Actress of the Year   Istanbul Technical University Industrial Engineering Club (EMÖS) Success Awards  Most Successful Actress   TelevizyonDizisi.com Awards  Best Actress   Uludağ University Marconi Awards  Best Actress of the Year   14th International Giuseppe Sciacca Awards  Best Actress  Golden Butterfly Awards  Best Actress   Best Couple   4th Crystal Mouse Awards   Best Actress   Süleyman Şah University Model United Nation Universities (MUNunivs) Program  Peace Ambassador Award     2016  2nd Turkey Youth Awards   Best Actress  ''Kara Para Aşk''   2016  Film Fest International  Best Leading Actress in a Short Film  ''The Jungle''    2017  TelevisionDisisi.com Best Awards  Best Couple (Cesur & Suhan)  ''Brave and Beautiful''   Sayidaty magazine  Most Successful Turkish Actress   Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards  Best Couple (Cesur & Suhan)   Young Turkish Turkey Award  Best Cinema Actress  ''Rosso Istanbul''
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