Fahriye Evcen Özçivit (born 4 June 1986) is a German-born Turkish actress and model. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin in the TV series ''

Yaprak Dökümü ''Yaprak Dökümü'' (''The Fall of Leaves'') is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1930. It is available in an English translation by W. D. Halsey Plot summary The novel revolves around a middle-class Tu ...

'' based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin, and as Feride in the TV series '' Çalıkuşu'', based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.

Life and career

At young age while she was on a vacation in Turkey, she took part in a program of Oya Aydoğan, who introduced her to producer İbrahim Mertoğlu. One of her first prominent roles was that of the character of ''Necla'' in the TV series ''

.'' Her first cinematic debut with the movie ''Cennet'', released in 2008, and at the same year she was cast in a leading role in the movie ''Aşk Tutulması.'' As Evcen had not finished her studies in Germany, she enrolled in

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. It has six faculties and tw ...

and studied history. She later played the character Feride in the TV series '' Çalıkuşu'' produced by TİMS Productions. She later acted in the movie ''Aşk Sana Benzer opposite

Burak Özçivit Burak Özçivit (born 24 December 1984) is a Turkish actor and model who is best known for his roles in '' Çalıkuşu'' (2013-2014) and '' Kara Sevda'' (2015-2017). He is currently starring as Osman Bey in the history-based, adventure series ' ...

.'' In 2017 she acted in the TV series '' Ölene Kadar'' opposite

Engin Akyürek Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and author. Akyürek began his acting career in the year 2004. Having starred in many critically acclaimed series and movies, Akyürek is regarded as one of Turkey's most succes ...

and also played in the movie '' Sonsuz Aşk opposite Murat Yıldırım .'' In 2021, she acted in ''Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu'' as ''Akça Hatun'', same year she launched her own line of clothing under the name Ivy People.

Personal life

Her maternal family is of Circassian descent. Her paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia and the capital of Kavala (regional unit), Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across ...

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. On 29 June 2017, she married actor and model

in Istanbul. Their son, named Karan, was born on 13 April 2019. Fahriye is reportedly pregnant with the couple's second child.

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Solingen German film actresses Turkish film actresses German television actresses Turkish television actresses German actresses German people of Turkish descent German people of Circassian descent Turkish people of Circassian descent {{Turkey-actor-stub