Burak Altay

Burak Altay — Biography

Burak Altay is an actor and director who works on the State Theatres stage, in television series and in film, and who also does voice work. He became well known for playing Musa in Benim Hala Umudum Var and made a name with Ahmet in Siyah İnci; in recent years he has been seen in Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam and Veliaht.

Born in Rize, Altay completed his schooling in several provinces because of his father's job. He graduated from the Theatre Department of Dokuz Eylül University in 2001 with a thesis titled "The Effects of Physical Defects on Individual Psychology", joined the State Theatres in 2002, and worked as an actor and director at the Erzurum State Theatre. His first steps on screen were Balalayka (2000), Asmalı Konak (as Salih) and Kampüsistan (2003, as Selçuk); in 2004 he played Gökalp in the film Okul, and in 2007 he appeared in Barda (At the Bar).

His real breakthrough came with Benim Hala Umudum Var (2013). He went on to play Tilki in Çekmeceler and Çetin in Dünyanın En Güzel Kokusu in cinema, and Kado in Şampiyon, Habib in Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam and Recep in Veliaht on television. Continuing his stage work, he was a guest at Üsküdar Municipality's Theatre Meetings event in December 2025.