Demet Akbağ

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Demet Akbağ (born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress. Demet Akbağ was born in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of his grandfather as the head of justice department in the city. Her father was a journalist and photographer. She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to Istanbul in 1972. She later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the Erenköy Girls High School and finished her education there. After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed school in four years. Her first...

Known for

Money TrapSeries • 2026Elveda RumeliSeries • 2007Kral Türkiye Müzik ÖdülleriSeries • 1995I Am MotherSeries • 2023Winter SleepMovie • 2014The Net 2.0Movie • 2006VizonteleMovie • 2001Locked on YouMovie • 2018A Unique LifeMovie • 2015Magic Carpet RideMovie • 2005Sister In LawMovie • 2016Vizontele TuubaMovie • 2004Government WomanMovie • 2013Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre PlayMovie • 1999Görevimiz TatilMovie • 2018Oh DearMovie • 2010Leyla EverlastingMovie • 2020Niyazi Gül DörtnalaMovie • 2015Bana Bir Şeyhler OluyorMovie • 2003O... ÇocuklarıMovie • 2008Oh Dear 2Movie • 2011Government Woman 2Movie • 2013Last Stop: KurtuluşMovie • 2012Oh Dear 3Movie • 2014