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Istar Gökseven

Istar Gökseven

Actor · Born June 14, 1961 (65) · Ankara, Turkey

İştar Gökseven was born on 2 September 1961 in Ankara, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Leyla and Mecnun (2011), Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009) and Kara Bela (2015). He has been married to Ülkü Duru since 1993.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 14, 1961 (65)
From
Ankara, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Istar Gökseven's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Society
22%
Self
18%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Ideas
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Istar Gökseven's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Istar Gökseven's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bir Ege Hayali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lovers Anonymous(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Trees I Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cemal

  • Mucize Aynalar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Müjdemi Isterim(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Town Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Şeref Demir

  • The Club(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ali Şeker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Time of Impatience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Turkish Gothic: Portrait of a Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sadun

  • Family Secrets(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ziya

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Şampiyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 34 episodes · as Derviş

  • Steppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Çetin

  • Hedefim Sensin(2018)

    as Aydın

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • An Abstract Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hilmi

  • Four Cornered Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Deli Gönül (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 22 episodes · as Hayri Güzel

  • For Both of Us(2016)

    as Murat

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ember(2016)

    as Selahattin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kara Bela(2015)

    as Komiser

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kalp Hırsızı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tayyar

  • Kötü Yol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Osman

  • Leyla and Mecnun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 144 episodes · as Metin Yılmaz

  • Memleket Meselesi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Altıparmak

  • Deli Saraylı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Satılmış

  • Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys(2009)

    as Garry

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gazi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Hidden Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ali

  • Riza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Gece 11.45 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Oğuz

  • On the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Şoför [Güven Şengil]

  • All My Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 45 episodes · as İsmail Aksu

  • Karaoğlan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 7 episodes · as Çalık

  • Hell of Boomerang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Doğan

  • Offside(2000)

    as Onbaşı

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Madonna in Laleli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Makor

  • On Board (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Makor

  • Ruhsar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ferruh

  • Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Bir Kadının Anatomisi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1995 to 2025; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Club (2021)

Film career

19952025

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1998Screen debut· On Board

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Istar Gökseven's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Müjdemi Isterim (2022)

59th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Istar Gökseven's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Istar Gökseven work with?

People who share at least 2 of Istar Gökseven's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erkan Can shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers