Begüm Birgören (born 20 September 1982) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for series Kırık Kanatlar, Ömre Bedel, Kaçak.

Early life

Begüm Birgören was born on 20 September 1982 in

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

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. Her maternal family is of Circassian origin. Her father is a teacher, and her mother is an economist. The actress has stated that she has been fascinated in acting since she was 13. She completed her education in Bahçeşehir University Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design. She completed her master's degree at Film and Drama Department at

Kadir Has University Kadir Has University (), often abbreviated as KHAS, is a private non-profit university in Fatih, Istanbul, established in 1997 by Kadir Has, the late Turkish industrialist and philanthropist.

Career

Birgören started her acting career in 1997, when she made her debut in the series ''Beşibiryerde''. In 2003, she appeared in the series ''Pilli Bebek'' alongside Mehmet Günsür and depicted the character of Olcay and fantasy child series ''Mavi Kolye'' and portrayed the character of Nil and then in series ''Arapsaçı. In 2005, she made her debut in the series ''Seher Vakti'' as her first leading role and portrayed the character of Melike alongside Berk Hakman In 2006, she made her debut in the period series ''Kırık Kanatlar'' as a main character and portrayed the character of Elvan alongside Berk Hakman. In 2007, she appeared in the period series ''Kara Yılan'' which was directed by

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, she portrayed the character of Elvan alongside Engin Akyürek. In 2008, she portrayed in comedy ''Mert ile Gert'' and depicted the character of Aslı alongside

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. In 2009, she portrayed the character of Ömür in the series ''Ömre Bedel'' alongside

Özge Özder Özge Özder (born 1 April 1978) is a Turkish actress best known for her role as Cavidan in series based by classic novel Dudaktan Kalbe, as Emel the comedy drama series ''Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' and as Kıvılcım in ''Mucize Doktor''. Life ...

. She played in "Ağır Roman Yeni Dünya" based from novel. She played in crime series "Kaçak" alongside Berk Hakman. In 2013, she received the award of Best Supporting Actress at Lions Theatre Awards. In 2016, she had a leading role in the youth crime series ''Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz'' and portrayed the character of İnci, it was directed by Cemal Şan, it starred

, Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Melisa Şenolsun and

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. In 2022, She played in fantasy film ''Osman Sekiz''. She was cast in youth series "Tozlu Yaka". She made her cinematic debut in the film '' Sen Ne Dilersen'' and depicted the character of Young Eleni alongside

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. She appeared in films ''Nokta'', ''Türkan'', ''Göl Zamanı''. She played in the movie ''Ali'nin Sekiz Günü'' directed by Cemal Şan. She played in film "Kendime İyi Bak" alongside Aslı Tandoğan.

Personal life

Birgören dated Mehmet Cemil. The couple got engaged in June 2020. They got married on 18 October 2020.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Birgoren, Begum Living people 1982 births Turkish television actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Turkish film actresses People from Eskişehir Turkish people of Circassian descent Kadir Has University alumni