Melahat Özgü Namal (born 28 December 1978) is a

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actress.

Biography

Her maternal family are Turkish immigrants from

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(now in

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). Her paternal family is Turkish immigrant from Macedonia. Özgü Amel Namal started acting at the Masal Gerçek Theatre when she was a child. She graduated from the theater department of the State Conservatory of

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. She made her television debut in ''Affet Bizi Hocam'' and then appeared in the TV series ''Karete Can'', hit series ''Yeditepe İstanbul'', in one of the longest hit series ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' as Elif Eylül, "Hanımın Çiftliği" based on a classic novel by

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and "Merhamet" based on a novel by Hande Altaylı. Namal made her film debut in ''Sır Çocukları'' in 2002. Since then, she appeared in several other films such as ''

Anlat İstanbul ''Istanbul Tales'' ( tr, Anlat İstanbul) is a 2005 Turkish drama-anthology film, directed by Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay, which tells five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based ...

'', ''

Büyü ''Büyü'' (''The Spell'') is a 2004 Turkish horror film directed by Orhan Oğuz. Though the film was a surprise box office success, it received very poor reviews. Plot A group of archeologists go into a ghost village that is cursed by its ...

'', ''

Organize İşler ''Magic Carpet Ride'' (A.K.A.: ''Organized Jobs''; tr, Organize İşler) is a 2005 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, about a small-time criminal who accidentally recruits a failed comedy Superman impersonator into hi ...

'', ''

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'', '' Beynelmilel'' and '' O... Çocukları''. She was awarded the

Golden Orange The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor ...

for Best Actress for her performance in '' Mutluluk'' in 2007.

Filmography

Television

Film

TV programs

*2008: ''Koca Kafalar'' *2014–2015: ''

Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye ''Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye'' is the local version of ''Got Talent'', published in Turkey. Finalists Season 1 * Ali Ozan Bayram (Champion) * Yusuf Ayata * Alican Aslan (english) * Hakan Akdoğan * Bilal Göregen * Hüsnü Mirza Turan * Emre ...

'' (judge)

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