Meral Konrat

Meral Konrat — Biography

Turkish actress, singer and television presenter Meral Konrat was born on 11 March 1963 in Karaman, into a family of Crimean Tatar origin. She studied interior architecture at Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts.

Having first appeared in television commercials as a student, Konrat moved into film and won the Promising New Actress award at the 2nd Ankara Film Festival for her debut role in Üçüncü Göz (1988). She went on to appear in productions such as Gülbeyaz, İsa Musa Meryem and Doktorlar (1989), and became widely known for the title role of Tahmina in the 1993 film Tahmine, a part that also made her popular in Azerbaijan. She both starred in and produced Yaz Aşkım (1998), and also produced Kader (1995), Solan Gül (1993) and Aşk ve Barış (1998).

Beyond acting, she has worked as a model, music-video director and screenwriter, and released an album titled "İtiraf Ediyorum". She hosted the TGRT programme "Vitrin" for ten years, from 1994 to 2004, and later presented a morning show on Karadeniz TV. In the 2004 local elections she ran for mayor of Şişli on the Genç Parti ticket, losing to Mustafa Sarıgül. In 2022 she was elected vice president of the Film-San Foundation.