Irem Altug

Biography

Irem Altug started out as a child actress at the age of 7 by starring in TV commercials and films. Her first silver screen debut was in Women's Ward (1990), a film directed by the late Halit Refig. She has studied acting both in conservatory in Istanbul and at the theatre department of San Francisco State University.

Among her TV show performances are; a criminologist (Zeynep) in Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidir (2004), a belly dancer (Feride) in Under the Trees (2005), a young lawyer (Bahar) in Vazgeç gönlüm (2007), a police officer (Asya) in Kayip Araniyor (2011), a house maid (Reyhan) in Ask Ekmek Hayaller and a mysterious woman (Ruya) in Masum (2017).

Playing the part Ayse, in the phenomenal TV show (The Pit (2017). (2019)

She was nominated as the best actress for her performance in the film Nar (2011).

Aside from acting, she has been writing short stories, short and feature film scripts, and doing translation. Love Is Blind (2011) is an awarded short film she has written and produced. She is fluent in Turkish and English, and an intermediate Spanish speaker.

Known For

Golden Boy

Sultan

The Pit

Ayşe Koçovalı/Ayşe Yılmaz

Ihlamurlar Altinda

Feride

Innocent

Rüya

The Nightfall

Sevde Yılmaz

Wounded Heart

Feraye Uysal

Homicide Unit Istanbul

Saime Soydan

Circle

Guest Star

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2016	The Fish in the Water	Zühre
2015	Take the Road
2011	Direk Aşk
2011	The Pomegranate	Deniz
2009	Kirpi	Çiğdem
2009	Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar	Zeynep
2006	Eve Giden Yol 1914	İffet
1990	Women's Ward	Selime

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	The Nightfall	Sevde Yılmaz
2022	Golden Boy	Sultan
2021	Wounded Heart	Feraye Uysal
2017	Innocent	Rüya
2017	The Pit	Ayşe Koçovalı/Ayşe Yılmaz
2017	Circle	Guest Star
2011	Kayıp Aranıyor	Asya
2008	Homicide Unit Istanbul	Saime Soydan
2007	Vazgeç Gönlüm	Bahar Hanoğlu
2005	Ihlamurlar Altinda	Feride
2004	The Devil's in the Details