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Başak Köklükaya is known for:

  • Steam: The Turkish Bath
    Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his realtives' Instanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
  • Magic Carpet Ride
    A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.
  • Something Useful
    Leyla, a lawyer and a poet, takes the long-distance train to attend her high school reunion dinner. On the train, she meets Canan, a young nursing student in distress. As the conversation develops, Leyla learns that Canan is travelling to assist with the suicide of a paralysed man, Yavuz, who wants to die. At the end of the long over- night trip, surrounded by the stories of people both on and off the train, Leyla decides to accompany Canan on her difficult visit.

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Biography

Başak Köklükaya (born 19 April 1974) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 1989. She starred in The Confession, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Since 2019 she has played a leading role in all three seasons of the Netflix original fantasy television series The Gift, as Serap Özgürsoy, mother of the main character Atiye.