"What I want to say with these photos is, 'Girls, we don't have to live according to the rules imposed upon us'," said Berlin-based Sahin, who said the Playboy pictorial was a reaction to the "slavery" of her youth.
"For years I subordinated myself to various societal constraints. The Playboy photo shoot was a total act of liberation."
Islamic fanatics have posted threatening internet messages.
Sahin, who was raised in Germany by conservative Turkish parents, stars in a German soap drama Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (Good Times, Bad Times)."
Her parents are said to have reacted with "horror" at the 12-page coverage, with her mother cutting off all contact. The Islamic Community of Germany has called for a boycott of Sila.
The anger emanating from Islamic internet sites has forced BND, the German intelligence agency, to monitor the situation after threats were posted about Sahin "shaming Muslim womanhood" and "prostituting herself for money". A poster on the Jihad Watch website wrote: "She needs to be very careful..." Another simply said: "She must pay."
A kebab shop owner, asked on German TV what he would do if Sila Sahin were his daughter, replied: "I would kill her. I really mean that. That doesn't fit with my culture."
About three million Muslim immigrants live in Germany, which has seen numerous honour killings in recent years by fanatical husbands, fathers and brothers. In 2009, an asylum seeker was sentenced to life after killing his "too independent" German wife.
"I think what she did was either very brave, or very stupid.She will be double-locking her door at night for a long time to come," a police intelligence officer said of Sahin.
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