2004–08: Hatırla Sevgili and Aşk-ı Memnu In 2004, she was cast as Nermin in the TV series
Aşkımızda Ölüm Var, directed by Nazif Tunç and Ümit Efekan. Her character was the sister of Ece Uslu's character in the series. In 2005, she starred as the female lead Zilan Şahvar Azizoğlu in
Aşka Sürgün which was produced by Tomris Giritlioğlu and directed by Cemal Şan. Her co-star in this series was
Mahsun Kırmızıgül. In 2006, she was cast as Yasemin Ünsal in the popular series
Hatırla Sevgili directed by Faruk Teber and Ümmü Burha. She shared the leading role with
Cansel Elçin and
Okan Yalabık. The series focused on the political events occurred during 1950–70 and Saat achieved great success and nationwide fame during the period of its broadcast. Saat's friend and co-star Cansel Elçin gave an interview in which he described Beren Saat as a "super artist of high quality". In 2007, Saat appeared as a guest actress on episode 121 of the series
Avrupa Yakası. Later in 2008, she was cast in a leading role as Bihter Yöreoğlu Ziyagil in
Aşk-ı Memnu (
Forbidden Love), a romantic drama series which was adapted from author
Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel of the
same name. The series was directed by Hilal Saral. Saat shared the leading role with
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Selçuk Yöntem and
Nebahat Çehre. The story is about a girl, Bihter Yöreoğlu Ziyagil, who falls in a forbidden love with her husband's young nephew, Behlül (portrayed by Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ).
Aşk-ı Memnu received positive response from the audience and was the most watched TV series in the history of Turkish television productions. Three out of every four people in Turkey watched the final episode titled "Veda". Beren Saat received critical acclaim by the critics for her performance in the final episode and the suicide scene of Bihter broke viewing records. Turkish film actress
Selda Alkor commented on the final performance of Saat saying: "I congratulate Beren Saat. She really played great. She portrayed the character's psychology so great that I believe she'll become one of the most important actresses of the industry like one of us". The series became one of the most common complaints during its broadcast and some of these complaints were issued by
RTÜK from time to time and were rebuffed by some ministers. After the show was broadcast around the world, Saat rose to international prominence specially in the
Middle East and
Europe. On 24 June 2010, the final episode aired which featured Bihter's death and the following year on the character's death anniversary people shared messages mourning her decease. The series also reached great popularity in
Egypt and a TV channel made a documentary about Beren Saat's life. Hamdi Alkan, a member of ''Türkiye'nin Yıldızları
jury was interviewed and detailed information about Beren Saat. At the end of 2010, Media Monitoring Center after a research announced that Saat has been one of the most popular TV series actors and the most talked actress of the year. She was named as Actress of the Year in the "2010 Damgasını Vuranlar" list published by Radikal'' newspaper. In an interview, she stated that "I've learned a lot from what the writers wrote about the mentality of Bihter". For her role in the series, she won two Golden Butterfly Awards, and was the first nominee to win the award for two consecutive years. After the series' conclusion, the scenario was sold to Italy in 2010 and to the United States in 2012 for making adaptations in these two countries.
2009–12: Cinema movies and ''Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'' Güz Sancısı (
Pains of Autumn) was her first feature film experience, a period film directed by Tomris Giritlioğlu. Co-starred with
Murat Yıldırım,
Okan Yalabık and
Belçim Bilgin, Saat portrayed the Greek prostitute Elena. In 2009, she also acted in Serdar Akar's film
Gecenin Kanatları (
Wings of the Night), written by
Mahsun Kırmızıgül. She shared the lead role with Murat Ünalmış,
Erkan Petekkaya and
Yavuz Bingöl. She played the character Gece. There was a long discussion over a sex scene involving Saat and her co-star Murat Ünalmış on whether to show it or not and later the images of this scene was shown in the film's trailer which resulted in Saat's extreme backlash. She didn't attend the film's premiere and later sued the producer. In 2013, she withdrew the case against the producer. In 2010, she dubbed the voice of
Barbie in the Turkish version of high-grossing animation
Toy Story 3. In the summer of 2010, she became the face of the chips brand
Patos for which she participated in numerous commercials and advertisements. Thereafter, the sales of Patos chips increased by 45% . In the same year, Saat became the face of advertisements for
Rexona. In 2010, Saat acted in the series ''
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?'' a screenplay adaptation of the movie written by Vedat Türkali in 1986. The series was directed by Hilal Saral and written by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. Her role Fatmagül Ketenci Ilgaz portrayed a victim of rape. Saat's principal partner in this series was her friend from ''Türkiye'nin Yıldızları'' competition,
Engin Akyürek. The other main actors were Sumru Yavrucuk,
Musa Uzunlar,
Serdar Gökhan and Deniz Türkali. One of the most discussed scenes in this series was the dramatic rape scene in the first episode which broke the rating records. The series was well received by the audience and was among the top-rated series of the recent years. Saat received psychological support for this role together with some friends before playing the rape scene. The series was later contained among the items of the
parliament's agenda because of its sexual scenes and a campaign was launched to stop the series' broadcast. A written statement was issued by several deputies of the
Bundesrat of Germany supporting the series because of its emphasis on
women's rights. After the series was broadcast in numerous countries around the world, Saat's face began to appear on the covers of magazines in different countries. After her portrayal of Fatmagül, a website published a video game on internet and converted her into one of its characters. During the game Saat could get dresses from a wardrobe that contained items such as clothes, shoes, wigs, etc. It was one of the most played games at the time of its publication. For her role in this series she was nominated for an Antalya Television Award in the Best Drama Series Actress category. In 2012, Saat acted in her third film
Rhino Season directed by the Iranian director
Bahman Ghobadi. She was cast as
Monica Bellucci's daughter Buse.
Yılmaz Erdoğan, Caner Cindoruk and
Belçim Bilgin were among the Turkish actors and
Behrouz Vossoughi and
Arash were among the Iranian actors that starred in this movie. The world premiere of the film was held at the
Toronto International Film Festival. In September of the same year, the animation
Brave was released in Turkey. Saat dubbed the voice of
Merida in the film's Turkish version.
2013–2016: İntikam, Benim Dünyam and Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem At the end of 2012, Saat began filming the series
İntikam which is based on the original American series
Revenge. She continued her TV career after six months of absence with
İntikam. She took private lessons to improve her fighting ability for the role. The starring cast included
Mert Fırat,
Yiğit Özşener,
Zafer Algöz, Arzu Gamze Kılınç and Engin Hepileri. The show premiered in January 2013 and Saat portrayed the character Derin Çelik/Yağmur Özden. Her dressing style was one of the most talked topics beside her acting performance. In the summer of 2013, Saat took the leading role in the movie
Benim Dünyam, an adaptation from 2005 Indian movie
Black. Saat shared the leading role with
Uğur Yücel and played the character Ela Bayındır. Other co-stars included Ayça Bingöl, Turgay Kantürk and
Hazar Ergüçlü as well as the child actress Melis Mutluç. She portrayed a blind, deaf and dumb character. After her role in this film, an American website named Beren Saat as one of the "stars" in the world and said the characters that were shown in the adapted movie were portrayed better than the original one. In 2014, it was announced that
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem would begin in September 2015 and Saat was among the candidates to portray the leading role
Kösem Sultan. The other actresses that were supposed to take the leading role included
Bergüzar Korel,
Tuba Büyüküstün and
Hazal Kaya. The show's producer Timur Savcı refuted these allegations and said that the person who was chosen to portray Kösem Sultan would remain unrecognized. But in June 2015, it was announced that Saat would portray Kösem Sultan in this new TV series. She entered the series from episode 7 and left it after finishing season 1. Her co-stars included
Hülya Avşar, Mete Horozoğlu and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil. In July 2015, together with her husband, she appeared in an advertising film for
Arçelik. The advertisement begins with an action scene by Saat, while Doğulu is singing a song at the same time. The commercial also shows her while she's on a film set receiving an award in an event and in her home with Kenan Doğulu. In July 2015, she dubbed the voice of Scarlet Overkill in the Turkish version of
Minions. In September 2015, the film was released in Turkey and Kenan Doğulu also dubbed the voice of Scarlet Overkill's inventor husband, Herb Overkill.
2019–present: The Gift and Newly founded singing career Between 2019 and 2021, Saat starred in the
Netflix original series
The Gift, in which she portrayed the lead role Atiye, an artist who comes across universal secrets in
Anatolia. It premiered on 27 December 2019. The series was included on
BBC's list of 10 most recommended series for December 2019. Writing for
Hürriyet, Onur Baştürk mentioned that there was "no trace of the childishness or disharmony" that he had seen in
The Protector, and praised the performance of all the actors, including Saat and her co-star
Mehmet Günsür. The love scenes in the TV series became subject of discussion on social media and drew mixed reactions. Its second season was released in September 2020, followed by a third and final season in June 2021. Beren Saat's song 'CapitaliZoo,' which she and her husband Kenan Doğulu have been working on for a long time and whose production is now complete, has been released on all digital platforms in 2026. The lyrics of the English song were written by Beren Saat, while the production and arrangement were handled by her husband Kenan Doğulu. The mixing was done by Grammy Award-winning Brendan Morawski. Beren Saat's performance in the music video, filmed in Los Angeles, also drew attention. The song got mixed to negative reception from listeners. ==Personal life==