Sinem Ünsal

Sinem Ünsal
Born (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993
EducationEskişehir Osmangazi University
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
RelativesGizem Ünsal (sister)

Sinem Ünsal (born June 21, 1993) is a Turkish actress.[1]

Early life and career

Ünsal's mother is of Circassian descent, while her father is of Azerbaijani descent.[1] She is a graduate of Eskişehir Osmangazi University with a degree in Comparative Literature.[2] She started her career as an actress in 2017. In the 2017 series Çoban Yıldızı, she portrayed the character of Güneş, and in the same year she joined the cast of Siyah Beyaz Aşk, playing the role of Gülsüm Aslan. Between 2018 and 2019, she was a regular in the series Kızım, playing the role of Sevgi Günay. Her breakthrough came in 2019 with a leading role in Mucize Doktor, an adaptation of the South Korean TV series Good Doctor.[3][4]

Personal life

Berk Cankat and Sinem Ünsal have been in a relationship since mid-2023.[5][6]

In June 2026, Sinem Ünsal was named among 14 people in a celebrity drug investigation with a detention order. Saying she was in Mardin for filming, she only learned about it later and said she was upset her name was involved, but that she respected the process and would return to Istanbul to cooperate. Her boyfriend, Berk Cankat, publicly supported her by sharing her statement and calling her his “kind-hearted life partner”, which drew attention on social media.[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017Çoban YıldızıGüneşSupporting role
2017–2018Siyah Beyaz AşkGülsüm Aslan
2018–2019KızımSevgi Günay
2019–2021Mucize DoktorNazlı GülengülLeading role
2021Elbet Bir GünFeride / Gizem Kılıçlı
2022Gizli SaklıNaz Arıca / Yaz Güneş
2024Senden ÖnceMerve Dağıstan
2024–presentUzak ŞehirAlya Albora

Theatre

Year Title Role
2019Raif ile LetafetLetafet
2021Çin'den MektupEda
2022AydınlıkevlerSülün

References

  1. 1 2 "Sinem Ünsal: Hırsım hiç bitmiyor". Hürriyet. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sinem Ünsal kimdir? Sinem Ünsal nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sinem Ünsal kimdir?". Fox. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sinem Ünsal (Doktor Nazlı) Kimdir? Kaç Yaşında, Nereli?". Habertürk. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Sinem Ünsal'dan aşk itirafı: Tatlı tatlı ilişkiye başladık - Yeni Marmara Gazetesi". www.yenimarmaragazetesi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Uzak Şehir'in Alya'sı Sinem Ünsal paylaştı! İşte sevgilisi Berk Cankat'la aşk dolu karesi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sinem Ünsal'a sevgilisi Berk Cankat'tan destek: Güzel yürekli hayat arkadaşım". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 9 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.