Onur Saylak

Arif Onur Saylak (born 12 May 1977) is a Turkish actor, filmmaker and director.

Works

The Genius

Devran, a mathematical prodigy, has made a groundbreaking discovery in his doctoral thesis. He plans to go to U.S with his childhood love, Esme, after getting a university scholarship. However, the only person Devran wants to impress with this success is his father Iskender, who abandoned his family years ago. While protecting his family from Iskender, Devran struggles to stop his younger brother, Boran, from getting involved with their father, who already has plans for Boran. Devran’s plans have to change after Boran enters Iskender’s world.

Release Date:2024-09-22

Character:Ali Haydar

Episode Count:22

Vote Count:4

Gaddar

A young man leaves behind the woman he loves and his family to join the military. Upon his return, he faces unexpected events that transform him into a cruel man.

Release Date:2024-01-19

Character:Müdür Kerem

Episode Count:20

Vote Count:6

Chokehold

Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.

Release Date:2023-04-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:58

The Choice

The series explores the life of Irfan, an idealistic professor who is upset by his unfair dismissal and is trying to care for his sick son. As the doors close one by one, Irfan finds himself in the middle of a dark adventure that he can't escape.

Release Date:2020-01-17

Character:Egemen Kıvılcım (2)

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:6

Kuzgun

Kuzgun's family life changes completely as a result of the caliper held against his father, who is a police. Kuzgun will fall into a bondage, pain, anger, and struggle that will last 20 years.

Release Date:2019-02-13

Character:Ferman

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:10

Crash

After losing his wife and daughter in a terrorist act, Kadir Adalı decides to attempt suicide via car accident, unwittingly changing the course of his life and the three others involved in the accident.

Release Date:2018-11-22

Character:Veli Cevher

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:21

Persona

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.

Release Date:2018-03-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:22

Vote Count:165

Gaza is a 14-year-old boy who lives on the Aegean coast of Turkey. Together with his domineering father, he helps smuggle refugees from war-torn countries to Europe, giving them temporary lodgings and scant food until they attempt the crossing. Gaza dreams of escaping this life, but can't help being drawn into a dark world of immorality, exploitation and human suffering. Can you avoid becoming a monster when you've been raised by one? Onur Saylak's debut feature, adapted from the award-winning novel of the same title by Hakan Günday, one of the first novels to document the refugee crisis in Europe, "More" is the gripping story of a boy that gets to grow up in a world where there's no room for innocence.

Release Date:2017-07-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:42

The Jungle

In the heart of Istanbul, the forest of nothingness and a megacity, Omar and his daughter struggle for their lives after fleeing the war in Syria.

Release Date:2015-08-05

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:7

There Are Two Kinds of People in This World

A film by Onur Saylak.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Wild Abandon

In the haze of a midlife crisis, an architect begins living a double life as a punk while members of his family lead their own crisis-ridden lives.

Release Date:2022-03-30

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:30

Wounded Love

Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.

Release Date:2016-11-01

Character:Tevfik / Yanik Efe

Episode Count:59

Vote Count:79

Memories of the Wind

At the times of World War II, accomplished painter and translator Aram flees Istanbul due to political offenses. When he is trapped at the USSR-Georgia borders, his flight turns into a remembrance of things past...

Release Date:2015-12-11

Character:Aram

Vote Count:14

Gonul

A nurse escapes from her surgeon fiancé after his ex reveals his dark secrets. She later finds love again, but a car accident changes everything.

Release Date:2015-10-11

Character:Tekin

Episode Count:13

Vote Count:3

Hayat Ağacı

Release Date:2014-09-18

Character:Cengiz

Episode Count:13

Vote Count:2

The Blue Wave

Deniz and her friends, who have been apart for the summer, have much to tell each other. While adults are busy with their professional lives, Deniz and her friends are still confused about their university plans. Through the worries of their daily routines, they make plans for the future, yet the challenges of teenage years/adolescence are burdensome. Deniz desires a life that is different than the ideals of her friends. A song nobody has heard of, a hopeless love, solitude. A different world, but where exactly?

Release Date:2013-10-10

Character:Fırat

Vote Count:6

Ağır Roman: Yeni Dünya

Release Date:2012-09-27

Character:Janti Metin

Episode Count:10

Sensiz Olmaz

Release Date:2011-09-26

Character:Aydın

Episode Count:7

Vote Count:1

Gonulcelen

Gönülçelen is inspired by Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion' and its film adaptation 'My Fair Lady'. The series transports the scene to Istanbul where both Murat and Hasret, the two main characters, live. Murat is thirty years old and a successful musician and music educator who was born and raised in Istanbul. He comes from a long line of respected, rich and noble people. The female protagonist Hasret - on the other hand - was born and raised in one of Istanbul's most impoverished neighborhoods. She is a free spirited young woman with a 'foul' mouth. Hasret makes her living by selling flowers and occasionally singing in a band. Murat hears potential in her untrained voice and takes it upon himself to teach her the secrets of music by giving her a classical training.

Release Date:2010-02-26

Character:Levent

Episode Count:56

Vote Count:11

Denizden Gelen

Release Date:2010-01-01

Character:Halil

Autumn

Arrested while a student in university, Yusuf is released from prison after ten years. He returns home and is welcomed by his sick and elderly mother. Soon he will meet Eka, a beautiful Georgian girl who is a sex worker, and love becomes a final desperate attempt to grasp life and elude loneliness.

Release Date:2008-08-07

Character:Yusuf

Vote Count:51