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Binnur Kaya
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Binnur Kaya

Actor · 54 years old

in the series Düğünümüz Var

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Age54 years old
Birth dateApril 19, 1972
BirthplaceAnkara
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signAries

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Binnur Kaya — Biography

Binnur Kaya, whose family originates from Adana, was born in Ankara on 19 April 1972 and moved to Istanbul after completing a theatre degree at Bilkent University's Faculty of Music and Performing Arts in 1995. While working in children's theatres and at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatre, a friend helped her land the role of Asiye on the Hülya Avşar Show, after which she joined the BKM theatre troupe and made her series debut in Kaynanalar.

Across a career spanning three decades she has appeared in İnşaat, Yabancı Damat, Babam ve Oğlum, Küçük Kıyamet and Avrupa Yakası. Her performance in Vavien brought her best actress honours at both the SİYAD and Yeşilçam awards, her comic role in Aramızda Kalsın won at the Golden Butterfly Awards, and a media journalists' association also named her actress of the year. She went on to reach wide audiences in later projects such as Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun?, Bizi Hatırla, Cinayet Süsü and Kırmızı Oda.

In March 2026 she received the İsmail Dümbüllü Award from the Ataşehir Municipality, presented on stage by Müjdat Gezen, and visited the honoree's grave the same day before announcing a role in a new series.

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

In Kırmızı Oda the clinic owner Dr. Manolya Yadigaroğlu makes Binnur Kaya the only lead in every episode, amid changing patient stories and a changing cast. In my view this gives Kaya a solid backbone part in series, but in a narrow dramatic tone, far from the variety of her comedy.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Berna, Manyak Komşu and Pala Şamuran in Bir Demet Tiyatro, Şahika and Dilber in Avrupa Yakası: Binnur Kaya's comedy rests on carrying several characters by changing costume and voice. Komiser Asuman in Cinayet Süsü is one of a four-person investigating team, a more measured, ensemble-leaning performance. In my view Kaya's strength is that she can hold both ends instead of a single comic mould.

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