Deniz Barut

Deniz Barut was born on March 29, 1983, in Denizli, Turkey. She graduated from Bahçeşehir University's Faculty of Communication, majoring in Photography and Video Production. In 1997, she placed second in the Elite Model Look beauty contest and began working as a model. She also played volleyball professionally but ended her sports career in 2000. She began her acting career in 2006 with the series "Kaybolan Yıllar" (Lost Years). She gained wide recognition for her roles as Azra Doğan in "Lale Devri" (The Tulip Era, 2012-2014), Pınar in "Kara Para Aşk" (Black Money Love, 2014-2015), and Melis Ersoy in "Avlu" (The Yard, 2018-2019). She also appeared in the series "Destan" (Epic, 2021-2022), "Kuruluş Osman" (Establishment Osman, 2022-2023), and "Ateş Kuşları" (Fire Birds, 2023-2024). Her film credits include "Poyraz Karayel: Küresel Sermaye" (Poyraz Karayel: Global Capital, 2017), "Baba Parası" (Father's Money, 2020), and others. In her free time, she enjoys photography, and her works have been exhibited in various shows. She also writes essays for the literary magazine Kafka Okur. In 2005, she married director Şafak Bakkalbaşıoğlu; the couple divorced in 2019. In 2025, she married actor and screenwriter Yüksel Aksu. She has two sons.