Selma Sabina Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a

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, beauty pageant titleholder,

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and

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. She is known for her performance in Kırımlı, ''Asi'', ''

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, Yaşamayanlar'', Yarım Elma,

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and ''

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'' as the sister of Sultan Süleyman; Hatice Sultan.

Early life and career

Ergeç was born in

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, Germany. Her mother is German and her father is Turkish. She stated in an interview that her paternal family descends from

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, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She studied medicine at Westfalia Wilhems University in Münster for 3 years and psychology and philosophy at the

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. She started modelling in 2000. Her breakthrough role is ''Ayça'' in hit comedy series Yarım Elma. She was cast in hit series Asi alongside

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, Murat Yıldırım. She portrayed as the Hatice Sultan in

and as

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. She had leading role in "Gönül İşleri". She played many languages in historical film Kırımlı based on novel "Korkunç Yıllar" alongside Murat Yıldırım. Her fantasy roles are in "Ses", "Yaşamayanlar", "Atiye". She acted as

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's wife in ''

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'', as the teacher in ''

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''.

Personal life

She speaks

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fluently and

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with limited proficiency. On 26 September 2015 Ergeç married Can Öz. The wedding was held in Ergeç's childhood hometown in Germany. The couple's daughter, Yasmin, was born on 8 April 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Digital (internet)

Music video

*"Gidecek Yerim Mi Var" -

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References

External links

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Official website
1978 births Living people People from Hamm German film actresses Turkish film actresses German female models Turkish female models German people of Turkish descent Turkish people of German descent German television actresses Turkish television actresses 21st-century German actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses University of Münster alumni Actresses from North Rhine-Westphalia {{turkey-actor-stub