Begüm Birgören (born 20 September 1982) is a Turkish actress.

Early life

Begüm Birgören was born on 20 September 1982 in Eskişehir,

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. Her maternal family is of Circassian origin. Her father is a teacher, and her mother is an economist. The actress has stated that she has been fascinated in acting since she was 13. She completed her education in Bahçeşehir University Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design. She completed her master's degree at Film and Drama Department at Kadir Has University.

Career

Birgören started her acting career in 1997, when she made her debut in the series ''Beşibiryerde''. In 2003, she appeared in the series ''Pilli Bebek'' alongside

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and depicted the character of Olcay and fantasy child series ''Mavi Kolye'' and portrayed the character of Nil and then in series ''Arapsaçı. In 2005, she made her debut in the series ''Seher Vakti'' as her first leading role and portrayed the character of Melike alongside Berk Hakman In 2006, she made her debut in the period series ''Kırık Kanatlar'' as a main character and portrayed the character of Elvan alongside Berk Hakman. In 2007, she appeared in the period series ''Kara Yılan'' which was directed by

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, she portrayed the character of Elvan alongside

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and

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. She made her cinematic debut in the film ''

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'' and depicted the character of Young Eleni alongside

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. She appeared in films ''Nokta'', ''Türkan'', ''Göl Zamanı''. She played in the movie ''Ali'nin Sekiz Günü'' directed by Cemal Şan. She played in film "Kendime İyi Bak" alongside

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Personal life

Birgören dated Mehmet Cemil. The couple got engaged in June 2020. They got married on 18 October 2020.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Birgoren, Begum Living people 1982 births Turkish television actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Turkish film actresses People from Eskişehir Turkish people of Circassian descent Kadir Has University alumni