Özgü Namal

Actress

December 28, 1978 (47 years)

Üsküdar, İstanbul

Biography

Melahat Özgü Namal (born 28 December 1978) is a Turkish actress. Her paternal family are Turkish immigrants from North Macedonia. Özgü Namal started acting at the Masal Gerçek Theatre when she was a child. She graduated from the theater department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University. She made her television debut in Affet Bizi Hocam and then appeared in the TV series Karete Can, hit series Yeditepe İstanbul, in one of the longest hit series Kurtlar Vadisi as Elif Eylül, "Hanımın Çif…

Filmography

7.3

Valley of the Wolves

Elif Eylül

One of Turkey's most iconic and influential dramas, Valley of the Wolves follows Polat Alemdar, an undercover agent who infiltrates Istanbul's most dangerous crime organisation after years of preparation. Combining organised crime, covert operations and sharp political commentary, the series fearlessly tackles Turkey's shadowy relationship between the state, the mafia and power — and became a cultural phenomenon that spawned multiple films and spin-offs.

5.4

Red Roses

Meryem Tezel

“Kızıl Goncalar” tells the poignant story of Meryem, married off at 14 in an Islamic sect, and now battling bravely to prevent her daughter Zeynep from suffering the same fate as the bride of the sheikh’s grandson. Guided by her sister-in-law, a former sect member, they realize they must flee to save Zeynep from the sect’s powerful clutches. Fearfully hiding her plans from her cruel husband, Meryem must first earn money as a carer in the home of secular psychiatrist Levent, who agrees to help her. Despite their clashing religious and progressive beliefs, Meryem and Levent are drawn together emotionally, but the turmoil in their lives deepens as the identity of his daughter is revealed.

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Envy

Seniha Paşazade

Deprived of her mother's attention and love throughout her life, Seniha grows up with a deep sense of jealousy towards her older brother, Halit. For her beauty-obsessed mother, Seniha is the ugly duckling, completely unfit for her noble and wealthy family. Her older brother, Halit, is the opposite. He is her mother's pride in every sense. Halit attends the best schools and takes advantage of the family's resources. He becomes both the country's most successful lawyer and its most promiscuous bachelor. Seniha, however, sinks deeper and deeper into the depths of her sense of worthlessness. She never finished school, never married, and has practically become a servant in her own home. She has become, as her older brother calls her, "Miss Nobody.

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Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

Host

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7.4

Merhamet

Narin

A successful lawyer meets her lost childhood love after 13 years of deserting her poor hometown and abusive family. That encounter forces her to reconcile with her traumatic past and search for her lost family and their tragic fate.

7.4

Yellow Letters

Derya

The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs because of state arbitrariness and moving to Istanbul to live with Aziz's parents. They and their 13-year-old daughter Ezgi have to redefine their way of life.

7.7

Lady's Farm

Güllü

Hanımın Çiftliği is a Turkish drama series. It has been adapted from Orhan Kemal's novel Hanımın Çiftliği. It has been very praised and won numerous awards.

8.7

Yeditepe Istanbul

Duru Turan

When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in Olcay's old world, begin to get to like the mother and daughter. Some even fall in love.

10.0

Affet Bizi Hocam

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Koyu Kırmızı

Ümit

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6.9

Bliss

Meryem

A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), is ordered to take Meryem to Istanbul and kill her, but at the last minute he cannot complete the task.

3.2

Büyü

Sedef

A group of archeologists are determined to make digs on a ghost town to find an old book, ignoring that the town is cursed due to events occurred about seven hundred years ago. An evil spirit comes to haunt this team...

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Nerede Kalmıştık

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4.3

Havada Bulut

Yorgiya

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6.4

The International

Gülendam Yayladalı

It is 80's Turkey, local musicians of Adiyaman are hired by the military and trained to welcome one of the forceful generals of coup regime.

6.8

Magic Carpet Ride

Umut Ocak

A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.

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Fosforlu Cevriye

A lively film about Galata's notorious prostitute, Fosforlu Cevriye, who had endured a life of suffering, taking in a wounded man she met in the boat where she was hiding from the police, nursing him back to health in her home, and then falling in love with him.

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Karate Can

Zeliha

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6.8

İstanbul Tales

Şenay

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

6.5

A Son of the Sun

Şule

Although it sounds good in theory, the miracle of becoming the Son of the Sun doesn't in practice turn out the way Fikri Şemsigil expects. His whole life depends on this one "big" day, but the consequences of this miracle disappoint Fikri as his life is turned upside down. To rid himself of this so-called miracle, Fikri decides to explore its source but there's still the big problem with the woman in the building across the street!