Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980,

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) is a Turkish

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, model and former

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Biography

Her mother is originally from

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, while her father is originally from the

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.Akıllı ve Gizemli Bir Kadın Portresi: Cansu Dere
/ref> She completed her primary and secondary education in

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. In 2000, she was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant but, Cansu withdrew due to political issues between Turkey and

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(Host country of the Miss Universe in 2000); Turkey had no relations with the

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. She was forbidden by the

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to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus unless she could pass through

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, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through

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, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons". This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year. Shortly thereafter, the former Miss Turkey started to work as a professional model. She left the

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Department of

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and focused on the modeling profession. Representing

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in all international organizations of Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association, Cansu Dere participated in various fashion shows in

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in 2002 and 2003 and worked with many important photographers. In 2006-2008, she played the character of 'Sıla' in the TV series '' Sıla'' with

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. In 2007, she portrayed the character of 'Defne' with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu in the movie ''

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''. In 2009, she took a role in the black comedy ''

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''. In 2009-2011, she played the character of 'Eyşan' in the '' Ezel'' series. She played the Iranian Safavid spy 'Firuze/Huymerya' character in the ''

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'' in 2012-2013. She played the character of 'Zeynep Güneş' in the TV series '' Anne'' with Beren Gökyıldız, who played her daughter Turna/Melek in 2016-2017. From 2020-2022, Cansu played the character of 'Asya Yılmaz' in the TV series '' Sadakatsiz'', the Turkish adaptation of the English-made ''

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'' series broadcast on

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, in which she shared the lead role with

Caner Cindoruk Caner Cindoruk (born 17 April 1980) is a Turkish actor and theatre director. He is best known series for period series "Hanımın Çiftliği", "Sadakatsiz", "Kadın" and family comedy drama series "Aramızda Kalsın". Life and career Caner Ci ...

and

Melis Sezen Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress. She made her television debut with the youth series ''Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır'' and "Sevgili Geçmiş" alongside Sevda Erginci for twice. With Sevgili Geçmiş's co-star Burak Yamantürk, sh ...

Filmography

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