about

Türkü Köksel is a multilingual Turkish actor based in Amsterdam, working mainly in English. Trained for both stage and screen, with a foundation in Meisner and Lecoq techniques, she focuses on movement-based skills such as physical acting, screenfighting, and dance. She has performed widely on stages in and around Amsterdam, appearing at festivals both in the Netherlands and abroad. Most recently, she played the lead in I’m Home, which won the 2025 Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies in Hamburg. For the same role, she was also nominated for the Adjudicator Award at the National Drama Festival in the UK. The latest film she starred in, As Messengers, was screened as part of an exhibition at the Allard Pierson Museum for six months.

Alongside her work in film, theatre, and commercials, Türkü enjoys modeling and working as a freelance street art guide. She is currently self-represented.