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Merve Dizdar

Merve Dizdar

Actor · Born June 25, 1986 (40) · Izmir, Turkey

Cannes award winner

Merve Dizdar (born 25 June 1986) is a Turkish actress. She was born in Izmir, Turkey. She is a graduate of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Fine Arts with a degree in acting. She received her master's degree in acting from Kadir Has University. She started her career on stage by joining Semaver Company and continued it at Craft Theatre. Dizdar made her cinematic debut with Bir Ses Böler Geceyi (2011) alongside Cem Davran and pursued a career in television with recurring roles in the series Kavak Yelleri, Genis Aile, Bir Yastikta, Doksanlar, Cilgin Dershane Üniversite, and was first noted with her role in Bes Kardes. She also worked for TRT Children, presenting the programs Arkadasim Bidi and 23 Nisan Senlige Dogru. Dizdar won the Afife Jale Theatre Best Actress Award for her role in the play Yutmak. She then joined the cast of hit series 7 Yüz, Vatanim Sensin, and Mucize Doktor respectively. In 2020, she had a leading role with Uraz Kaygilaroglu in the Gupse Özay's comedy film Eltilerin Savasi, which as of April 2021 is the 22nd most-watched movie of all time in Turkey according to Box Office Türkiye. She shared the leading role with Serenay Sarikaya, Ezgi Mola, Enis Arikan, Sükrü Ozyildiz in a musical adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In 2020, she started to play in the series Masumlar Apartmani and won Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actress. She played an actress and her many roles in Cem Yilmaz's Netflix spin off comedy series Ersan Kuneri. In 2022 she starred in Selcen Ergun's Kay ve Ayi/Snow and Bear. In 2023, she starred in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Kuru Otlar Ustüne /About Dry Grasses , for which she become first Turkish actress at the 76th Cannes Film Festival by winning the Best Actress award for her portrayal of a teacher.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 25, 1986 (40)
From
Izmir, Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 39% in 30 days

What are Merve Dizdar's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
22%
Society
22%
Survival
10%
Morality
7%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Absurd
1
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • 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 Merve Dizdar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Merve Dizdar'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, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Fall of the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 30 episodes · as Fadi

  • Magarsus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tansu

  • About Dry Grasses(2023)

    as Nuray

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Alice The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cheshire Cat

  • Ömer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 54 episodes · as Nisa Duman

  • The Garage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Aynur

  • Snow and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Aslı

  • Ceyda Düvenci ile Bambaşka Sohbetler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Merve Dizdar

  • The Life and Movies of Ersan Kuneri(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Feride Orhun

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Arda ile Omuz Omuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?(2021)

    as İzzet

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Innocents(2020)

    Show 71 episodes · as Gülben Derenoğlu/Bilen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • War of the Eltis(2020)

    as Gizem

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tonight with İbrahim Selim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mucize Doktor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Damla

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

    as Sema Yaşar

  • My Name is Batlir, not Butler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yudum

  • The Gulf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Pınar

  • Yüz Yüze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yeşim

  • 7 Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nihal

  • Organic Love Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Wounded Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Efsun

  • No Way! 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Buket

  • Orphan Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as İrem

  • Yeni Hayat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sekreter Merve

  • Beş Kardeş (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Fatma

  • Kertenkele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 37 episodes · as İrem

  • Çılgın Dersane Üniversitede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Astrolog Özge

  • Mandıra Filozofu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sekreter

  • Doksanlar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 43 episodes · as Selin

  • Bir Yastıkta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • İnsanlar Alemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Noise in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gülizar ve Demet

  • Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 51 episodes · as Saliha

  • Altın Koza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Presenter

  • Destiny Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Merve Dizdar

  • My Friend Bıdı (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Merve

  • Otlar Sararırken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • SÜKÛT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Şenay Öğretmen

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 36 of them dated from 1969 to 2025; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

About Dry Grasses (2023)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

About Dry Grasses (2023)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Innocents (2020)

Film career

19692025

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· Mandıra Filozofu

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1960s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s13 · acting

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.

Awards

Won a Cannes award in 2023.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Merve Dizdar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Innocents (2020)

72nd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

About Dry Grasses (2023)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 35. 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.

Who does Merve Dizdar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Merve Dizdar's MovieCove titles; Ezgi Mola shares the most, 2.