Hatice Tûba Büyüküstün (Turkish pronunciation: [tuːˈbaː byjykˈystyn]; born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses.
Büyüküstün's parents are from Erzurum. The maternal side of her family are immigrants from Crimea. Her paternal side are immigrants from Crete (nowadays in Greece). She studied drugs at Mimar Sinan University, and graduated in 2006 On 28 July 2011, she married the Turkish actor Onur Saylak in Paris, France. Talks are that he might divorce her In January 2012, she gave birth to twin girls Maya and Toprak. The couple split on 5 June 2017.
Following appearances in television commercials, Büyüküstün made her television series debut in 2003 on the last four episodes of Sultan Makamı, directed by Aydın Bulut and broadcast on Channel D. Her next series role was Zarife on Çemberimde Gül Oya, directed by Çağan Irmak, broadcast on Channel D in 2004. That same year, she portrayed the title character in the television movie Gülizar. In 2005, she appeared in the series Ihlamurlar Altında, directed by Aydın Bulut, and played Aysun in the film Babam ve Oğlum, directed by Çağan Irmak. Büyüküstün played a teacher in the 2006 movie Sınav (The Exam), where she had the opportunity to act alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. Her next role was the title character in the 2007–2009 television drama Asi, alongside Murat Yıldırım and Çetin Tekindor, directed by Cevdet Mercan.

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