Beren Saat

Personal context

Summary

Beren Saat is a Turkish actor known for television dramas including Hatırla Sevgili, Aşk-ı Memnu and Fatmagül’ün Suçu Ne?, as well as the series Atiye. Her prominent roles include women facing violence, social pressure and constraints on their choices. In public, she has urged people not to fear feminism, praised the #MeToo movement and women’s solidarity, and spoken about her own experience of harassment; she has also joined protests following the murder of Özgecan Aslan and supported opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu. Her public record includes women’s rights advocacy and political statements, with no comparable public record of LGBTQ or DEI advocacy.