Serenay Sarikaya

Actor · Born July 1, 1992 (34) · Ankara, Turkey

Serenay Sarıkaya (born July 1, 1992) is a Turkish actress and model. She came to international attention for her roles in the shows Lale Devri, Medcezir (the Turkish remake of The O.C.), Fi, and the fantasy series Şahmaran. She graduated from the theatre department of the Fine Arts High School in Istanbul. At the age of fourteen, she made her acting debut with a minor part in the movie Şaşkın (2006) and followed up with a part in Plajda (2008). Her first leading role was in the fantasy children's series Peri Masalı (2008). Her breakthrough role was that of Sofia in the crime comedy series Adanalı (2008–10). With Nejat İşler, she has appeared in the films Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor and İkimizin Yerine. Since 2019, Sarıkaya performs in Alice Müzikali, a musical adaption based on Alice in Wonderland. She has received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including two Golden Butterfly Awards. At the age of fifteen, she participated in a beauty competition and received a special award from the jury at the European Youth Beauty Competition. Later, Sarıkaya became the first runner-up at Miss Turkey 2010. In addition to her acting career, she has appeared in various advertising films and is the face of numerous brands. In 2014, she was chosen as Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey.

What are Serenay Sarikaya's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

67%

Bonds

25%

Morality

9%

Identity3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero

3 of 3

Heroas Çiçek in For Both of Us (2016)
Heroas Sahsu in Shahmaran (2023)
Heroas Leyla Taylan in Thank You, Next (2024)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

2

Melancholic

2

Tense

1

Bittersweet

1

Hopeful

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 Bittersweet2

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 Serenay Sarikaya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).

Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service

Subscription and free streaming for Serenay Sarikaya's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

17 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Thank You, Next(2024)
Show 24 episodes · as Leyla Taylan
Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows
Alice The Musical (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
as Alice
The Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Show 30 episodes · as Devin Akın Soykan
Shahmaran(2023)
Show 14 episodes · as Şahsu Demir
Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows
Tonight with İbrahim Selim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Phi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 22 episodes · as Duru
For Both of Us(2016)
as Çiçek
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
as Melisa
Medcezir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Show 77 episodes · as Mira Beylice
Lale Devri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 117 episodes · as Yeşim Taşkıran
Love Is in the Air (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Show 42 episodes · as Yeşim Taşkıran
Adanalı (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Show 70 episodes · as Sofia
Peri Masalı (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Show 4 episodes · as Talya
Plajda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Asli
Limon Ağacı (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Show 10 episodes · as Peri
The Silly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
as Itır
Sevdiğim İnsanlar (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Co-Producer · as Azra

Career shape

Star power in the 92^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 2006 to 2024.

Biggest box office

For Both of Us (2016)

$721K worldwide

Highest rated

For Both of Us (2016)

Motif 68^th

Film career

Top draw in 2 Motif titles.

2013Screen debut· Medcezir
2013First film· Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting17 of 17Producing1 of 17

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Serenay Sarikaya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Serenay Sarikaya's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aylin Tinel shares the most, 3.