Who is Tuba Büyüküstün? 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Turkish Actress
From a background in costume and design to her family life, Bazaar Arabia shares everything you need to know about one of Turkey’s most famous actresses…
From films to tele films and TV series, Turkish actress Tuba Büyüküstün has done it all. To those not well-versed with Turkish cinema, the accoladed star is a household name in Turkey with over 5 million Instagram followers. Already having worked with Netflix on Rise of Empires: Ottoman, Tuba is preparing for her upcoming series, Another Self, slated to release this year.
A face and name you need to know, Bazaar Arabia investigates everything we know about Tuba Büyüküstün…
How old is Tuba Büyüküstün?
Tuba was born on July 5, 1982 in Istanbul Turkey. The 39 year old actress also has family connections to the Turkish city, Erzurum, where her parents are from.
She majored in costume and design
According to IMDB, Tuba is an alum of the Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts where she studied costume and design, graduating in 2004.
She was nominated Best Actress at the 42 International Emmy Awards.
Tuba became the first ever Turkish Emmy nominee for her role as Melek in the critically-acclaimed family drama, 20 Minutes.
She is a UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador.
In 2014, Tuba announced that she was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador where she would be working with UNICEF Turkey to improve the rights of children.
She is a mother of two children.
in January 2012, Tuba welcomed twin daughters, Maya and Toprak.
Lead image courtesy of Instagram/@tubabustun.official