Aslı Altaylar

Aslı Altaylar — Biography

A Turkish actress of television, film and the stage, Aslı Altaylar is known above all for playing Gülbin Kaya in Akasya Durağı. She held the role from 2008 to 2012, across the series' five seasons, and it is still the first thing her name brings to mind. Her full name is Aslı Nimet Altaylar, and she trained in the theater department of the Müjdat Gezen Art Center.

Her screen career began in 1995 with Çiçek Taksi. She went on to appear in series such as Ayrılsak da Beraberiz and Tatlı Hayat, and also appeared in Azad, Ters Köşe and Avrupa Yakası. Her wider breakthrough came with Yabancı Damat, where the character Aysel made her recognizable; after playing Ayfer in Sinekli Bakkal she consolidated that popularity as Gülbin. In later years she played Çiğdem in Mahmut Künefe, appeared in the film Kanunsuzlar, took parts in Gülümse Yeter, Bizim Hikaye and Arka Sokaklar, and was Ayten in Yalan Dolan, Gülin in Çocukluk and Melek in Hakim. Ölümüne Aşk (2023) and Gassal (2026) are the most recent titles in her filmography.

On stage she worked with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres, appearing in Orhan Asena's Alemdar (2010), Anton Chekhov's Vişne Bahçesi (The Cherry Orchard, 2012), the children's play Edi'nin Annesi Nerede?, Komşum Hitler (2015) and Gül'e Ağıt (2022).