Çağla Şimşek (born 1 August 2002) is a Turkish actress.
Life and career
Çağla Şimşek was born on 1 August 2002 in
Istanbul
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. Her father is from
Samsun
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while her mother is from
Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane () is a city in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Gümüşhane Province and Gümüşhane District. Şimşek's talent was discovered by actor Osman Yağmurdereli, after which she made her television debut as a child actress with the TV series ''Elveda Derken'', playing the role of Naz.
On her debut as an actress, she said:
She continued her career with her roles in the series ''Kırmızı Işık'' (2008), fantasy child series ''Kayıp Prenses'' (2008–2009) and ''Cuma'ya Kalsa''(2010) with
Haluk Bilginer
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor. For his role in ''Åžahsiyet'' (2018), Bilginer won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His movie ''Wi ...
. In 2011, she portrayed the character of Lavin in the series ''Hayat Devam Ediyor''. Her breakthrough came with her role as Zehra in the series ''Küçük Gelin'', after which she rose to prominence.