Alina Boz (; born 14 June 1998) is a Russian-born Turkish actress. She is best known for her series ''Elimi Bırakma'' and '' Maraşlı'', and the

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series ''

Aşk 101 ''Love 101'' ( tr, Aşk 101, link=no) is a Turkish teen comedy-drama, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Alina Boz, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz, Kaan Urgancıoğlu and Ece Yüksel (2nd season). Its first s ...

.'' She gained recognition for her work as Eda in the Netflix series

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and Mahur Türel in the TV series Maraşlı.

Early life

Alina Boz was born on 14 June 1998 in

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, Russia, to Turkish father and Russian mother. Her paternal grandparents were among the Turk minority in Bulgaria and then immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey (also known as Bulgarian Turk). Boz was seven when her family moved to Turkey due to her father's new job. There she learned Turkish and attended primary school. She speaks Turkish, Russian and English. She studied at Private Gökjet Aviation High School. She began her dance career in the dance theatre. Before starting her acting career, Boz worked as a model on commercials and magazines.

Career

Before commencing her acting career, Boz worked in several commercials. She started her acting career at the age of fifteen in the 2013 series ''Cesur Hemşire'' as Canan. In 2014, she starred in the series '' Paramparça'' and depicted the character of Hazal along with actress

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. In 2016, she appeared in the movie ''Kaçma Birader'' and portrayed the character of Melis Kahvaci. In 2017, Boz had a role in the movie ''Böluk'' and also worked in the series ''Sevdanın Bahçesi'' as Defne. In 2018, she was cast in the series ''

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'' as Princess Anastasia Romanova, and in the same year she had a leading role as Azra Güneş in the series ''Elimi Bırakama''. Boz had a leading role in the

original series ''

'' and portrayed the character of "Eda". In 2021, she starred as Mahur Türel opposite

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in the television series '' Maraşlı''. In 2021, she signed a contract for the brand ''Duru'', she received 1 million Turkish

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for the deal. The commercial was shot in

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. Simultaneously, Boz starred in the sequel of ''Aşk 101'', which premiered on 30 September 2021 on Netflix. In 2021, she was cast in the movie ''Bandırma Füze Kulübü'' and depicted the leading female role of Leyla, the movie was set in the late 1950s and focused on a group of qualified students who began constructing missiles. In 2022, Boz starred in the short film ''Babamın Öldüğü Gün'' and depicted the character of Hale, who was the coping the death of her father, with her sister Sema, portrayed by

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boz, Alina Living people 1998 births Actresses from Istanbul Actresses from Moscow Turkish television actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Turkish film actresses Turkish people of Russian descent Russian people of Turkish descent Golden Butterfly Award winners