27th HDI Sigorta Sadri Alışık Theatre & Cinema Actor Awards Presented
The 27th HDI Sigorta Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards, bringing together different generations of the Turkish theatre and cinema world on the same stage for the 27th time, were presented at a ceremony held at the Atatürk Kültür Merkezi ( Atatürk Cultural Center). The evening honored outstanding actors of the year, while special awards were presented to their recipients and the masters who passed away this year were remembered with applause. The evening, which was enriched by a performance by Zuhal Olcay, concluded with the song “Lüküs Hayat,” accompanied by stage footage of Zihni Göktay.
Held for the 27th time this year, the Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards, one of the longest-running events in Turkey in the fields of theatre and cinema, were held with HDI Sigorta as the title sponsor. The ceremony, one of Turkey’s longest-standing award events dedicated exclusively to acting, brought together numerous figures from the worlds of art, culture and business.
Special Awards Presented
At the 27th HDI Sigorta Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards, the Honorary Award in the theatre category was presented to Yıldız Kültür, while the Honorary Awards in the cinema category went to Suzan Avcı and Salih Güney. The Çolpan İlhan Women Who Add Value to the Arts Award was presented to Suna Keskin, one of the distinguished masters of Turkish theatre. In the cinema category, the Jury Special Award went to Tansu Biçer and Özgü Namal for their performances in the film “Sarı Zarflar,” while the Ekrem Bora Most Promising Actor of the Year Award was presented to Merve Asya Özgür for her performance in “O da Bir Şey mi?”. In the theatre category, the HDI Sigorta Special Award was presented to Monologlar Müzesi, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The Theatre Jury Award for a Solo Performance went to Gül Doğa Selvi for “Aşağıdaki Pencere” and Onur Ünsal for “Bir Kadının Kavgaları ve Dönüşümleri.”
A Special Performance by Zuhal Olcay
Hosted by Yekta Kopan, the ceremony once again featured the traditional musical performance segment of the Sadri Alışık Awards, this year with Zuhal Olcay. Olcay added a special touch to the evening with her voice and performance.
Masters Remembered with Applause
The sense of remembrance and loyalty at the heart of the Sadri Alışık Awards’ 27-year tradition was also reflected in one of the evening’s most moving moments. All the distinguished figures who passed away this year and left a lasting mark on Turkish theatre and cinema through their contributions, unforgettable roles and artistic legacy, including Serhat Kılıç, Gülsen Tuncer, Haldun Dormen, Kadir İnanır and Zihni Göktay, were remembered with respect and longing.
One of the evening’s most emotional moments was dedicated to the memory of Zihni Göktay. The master artist, who holds a special place in the collective memory of Turkish theatre, appeared once again before the audience through footage of his appearance on the Sadri Alışık Awards stage years ago. Following the footage of Göktay on stage, the winners returned to the stage holding their awards as the song “Lüküs Hayat” was performed.
Kerem Alışık: “Loyalty Is the Homeland of Our Family”
At the awards ceremony, which was established 27 years ago to keep alive the memory of master actor, comedian, director, poet and painter Sadri Alışık, Kerem Alışık, General Artistic Director of the Sadri Alışık Cultural Center, also commemorated the artists we lost this year.
Alışık said: “Isn’t it strange? Last year, we said ‘see you’ to dear Serhat Kılıç and Gülsen Tuncer as we left this stage. The ‘see’ part is gone; now we are left only with the ‘you’… When the people we love close their eyes, we feel cold. They leave us, yet we cannot leave them behind. We cannot say that they have gone into our hearts; our hearts still know us together with them. And let it be that way, because that is how it is…”
Speaking about the origins of the awards, Alışık continued:
“The HDI Sadri Alışık Awards were born from the pain of two bleeding hearts, a mother and a son, after our father went away. When we organized the first ceremony, I could not have imagined that we would hold these ceremonies uninterrupted for 27 years; it seemed as distant as a century. Today I understand that, in fact, it was as close as a moment. Remembering is a way of meeting. Every year, we are proud to meet both our colleagues and you, our dear friends who love the arts; to share in the joy and excitement of our valued nominees; to bring the older and younger generations together; and to remember all our masters, those who have left us and those who remain. Loyalty is the homeland of our family. This warm, genuine and sincere ceremony is the product of longing, loyalty and a tribute of respect. And it is meaningful because of you.”
Kerem Alışık also thanked the title sponsor HDI Sigorta, the theatre and cinema jury members who serve on a voluntary basis, and the Sadri Alışık Cultural Center family.
Firuzan İşcan: “We Consider Supporting Artists’ Work Extremely Valuable”
HDI Sigorta CEO Firuzan İşcan said: “At the heart of insurance is helping people protect their present while enabling them to look to the future with greater confidence. We believe that social trust is also strengthened through culture, art and sport, as well as through the value we add to our people and society. With this understanding, we are very happy to continue the partnership we began with the Sadri Alışık Cultural Center 10 years ago, now as the title sponsor of the HDI Sigorta Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards. We consider it extremely valuable to support artists’ work, foster artistic production and contribute to passing on the cultural legacy represented by Sadri Alışık to future generations. This year, we are also especially pleased to present the HDI Sigorta Special Award to Monologlar Müzesi, which has contributed to independent theatre through its distinctive approach to theatre centered on human stories and the creative opportunities it provides for young writers and actors, and which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.”
WINNERS OF THE 27th HDI SİGORTA SADRİ ALIŞIK THEATRE AND CINEMA ACTOR AWARDS
2025–2026
CINEMA AWARDS
CINEMA JURY: Chair of the Jury: Fehmi Yaşar
Biket İlhan, Burak Göral, Prof. Dr. Bülent Vardar, Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Tülay Günal, Vecdi Sayar
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
LEVENT CAN – ADİLE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
NAZ GÖKTAN – KURTULUŞ
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
CANER CİNDORUK – KURTULUŞ
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
LEYLA TANLAR – ERKEN KIŞ
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR – COMEDY OR BLACK COMEDY
BEDİR BEDİR – PERDE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR – COMEDY OR BLACK COMEDY
BİLGE ŞEN – PARÇALI YILLAR
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR – COMEDY OR BLACK COMEDY
ALPER KUL – CAM SEHPA
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR – COMEDY OR BLACK COMEDY
TÜLİN ÖZEN – PERDE
SPECIAL AWARDS
EKREM BORA MOST PROMISING ACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
MERVE ASYA ÖZGÜR – O DA BİR ŞEY Mİ
JURY SPECIAL AWARD
ÖZGÜ NAMAL – SARI ZARFLAR
TANSU BİÇER – SARI ZARFLAR
HONORARY AWARD
SUZAN AVCI
SALİH GÜNEY
THEATRE AWARDS
THEATRE JURY: Chair of the Jury: Harika Uygur
Aslıhan Sunal, Barış Celiloğlu, Elçin Hanbay Kaya, Ersin Umulu, Esra Even, Erkul Yazgan, Özlem Saraç, Refika Sezik, Şencan Güleryüz, Tijen Savaşkan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
BARKIN SARP – EN SEVDİĞİNDEN BAŞLA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
CEREN NARİNOĞLU – SADAKAT
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
ALİ HAYDAR ÇATALTEPE – TIRTIL GPT 148
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
AYDA AKSEL – PALAMUT ZAMANI
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR – COMEDY, BLACK COMEDY, MUSICAL PLAY OR MUSICAL
BERK YAYGIN – JAN DARK’IN ÖTEKİ ÖLÜMÜ
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR – COMEDY, BLACK COMEDY, MUSICAL PLAY OR MUSICAL
AYŞEGÜL ERKUTAY – BÜYÜK ROMULUS
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR – COMEDY, BLACK COMEDY, MUSICAL PLAY OR MUSICAL
FATİH KOYUNOĞLU – ŞEBBAZ – TİYATRO HAYALİ
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR – COMEDY, BLACK COMEDY, MUSICAL PLAY OR MUSICAL
PELİN ABAY – JAN DARK’IN ÖTEKİ ÖLÜMÜ
SPECIAL AWARDS
JURY AWARD FOR A SOLO PERFORMANCE
GÜL DOĞA SELVİ – AŞAĞIDAKİ PENCERE
ONUR ÜNSAL – BİR KADININ KAVGALARI VE DÖNÜŞÜMLERİ
HDI SİGORTA SPECIAL AWARD
MONOLOGLAR MÜZESİ
ÇOLPAN İLHAN WOMEN WHO ADD VALUE TO THE ARTS AWARD
SUNA KESKİN
HONORARY AWARD
YILDIZ KÜLTÜR
