Derya Durmaz

Born

3 September 1973 (aged 53)

Place of birth

Stuttgart

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie and 2 series

Derya Durmaz was born on 3 September 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany. She graduated from the Economics Department of Hacettepe University, completed a master's degree in human rights law at Istanbul Bilgi University, and trained at the Şahika Tekand Acting Studio.

From 2004 she worked with the Athens-based Persona theater; she took part, together with Kristin Linklater and Themis Bazaka, in the company's Turkish-Greek co-production Clytemnestra'nın Gözyaşları. Since 1999 she has done voice-over work on documentary channels and in domestic series, and she is also involved in civil society work concerning refugees.

On television she played Meliha Kama in the series Tövbeler Tövbesi. In cinema she took the roles of Cemile in İncir Çekirdeği, Aysun in Aşk ve Devrim and Nevin in Mavi Dalga. Her first directed short film, Ziazan, was shown at 43 festivals in 19 countries and won 11 awards.

Durmaz appeared in the Avşar Film productions Ihlamurlar Altında (Fahriye), Bugünün Saraylısı and Uyurgezerler (Ebru).