Burcu Kara

Burcu Kara — Biography

Burcu Kara is an actress who moved from newsreading to acting and made her name with Duygu in the series Haziran Gecesi. She reached her widest audience as Zeynep in the film Romantik Komedi and its sequel Bekarlığa Veda, and in recent years has appeared in police dramas: she played Chief Inspector Ayşe Korkmaz in Hakim and Inspector Seval Aslan in the 18th season of Arka Sokaklar.

She graduated in economics from Anadolu University and, while a student, presented on local television channels in Eskişehir. Back in Bursa she worked as an investment specialist but did not find the excitement she sought, and began travelling to Istanbul for diction and broadcasting courses. She moved from Olay TV to Kanal D, and after a spell as a reporter became a news anchor in 2002; she also read news on Radyo D and Radyo Foreks. After acting lessons with Şahika Tekand she made her screen debut in 2004 with Haziran Gecesi.

Later came O Şimdi Mahkum, Dünyayı Kurtaran Adamın Oğlu and Elveda Derken; she appeared on stage with Kerem Alışık in Güllü and hosted the programmes Cinesinema and Burcu'yla. Tozlu Yollar, Tatar Ramazan, Milat, Kördüğüm, Kırmızı Oda and Uçuş 811 are also among her credits. She is married to the director Fırat Parlak.