Elif Sönmez

Elif Sönmez — Biography

Elif Sönmez is an actress whom Turkish television viewers know best as Ilknur in Karadayı and as Cemile, Mehdi's elder sister, in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir. In recent years she has stayed on screen as Maksude Payidar in Show TV's Aziz.

Art training came before acting: after the Italian High School she graduated from the sculpture department of the Fine Arts Academy in Milan. She first appeared on screen in 2005 in Yağmur Zamanı and appeared in both seasons of Asi, which aired in 2007-2008. She then played in Sonsuz (2009), Reis (2016), Son and Koyu Kırmızı, and had a role in the film Gişe Memuru. She also served as art director on the film Kars Öyküleri.

The turning point was Karadayı. In the series that starred Bergüzar Korel and Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, she played İlknur, the eldest of İmirzalıoğlu's character's siblings, across three seasons. Later she was Meral in Dayan Yüreğim on Fox Tv and Cemile, Mehdi's elder sister, in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, broadcast on TV8, and also appeared in Tehlikeli Karım. She joined the cast of Aziz in autumn 2021; the series, billed as Murat Yıldırım's new show, started on November 5. She is married to actor Burak Gürmeriç.