Hare Sürel

Hare Sürel — Biography

Hare Sürel is a theater-trained actress best known for her television roles. She first made her name as Leyla in the teen drama Medcezir and Meltem Karayel in Poyraz Karayel, and later played Damla Koçovalı in Çukur. In 2017 she won Best Supporting Actress at the Adana Film Festival for a film role. Her family is originally from Samsun.

She came to acting through the drama club at secondary school, graduated from the theater department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory and took a master's degree at Marmara University. Her career began in 2000 with the series Ayrılsak da Beraberiz, followed by parts in Ödünç Hayat, Kız Babası, Senden Başka, Elveda Rumeli and Canımın İçi. She entered cinema as a barmaid in Kabadayı. From 2013 came Medcezir, in 2015 Poyraz Karayel and Beş Kardeş, and in 2018 Vatanım Sensin; she joined Çukur in 2019 and stayed until 2021.

On the big screen she appeared in Pek Yakında (2014), Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (2014), Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş (2015, alongside Mert Fırat and Melisa Sözen) and the award-winning Aşkın Gören Gözlere İhtiyacı Yok (2017, directed by Onur Ünlü). In 2026 she signed on for the project İstanbul Hatırası, and married the same year.