Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she had made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such as "Pangar", "Hata Yapım Atölyesi", "Müşterek", "Multi Arts Production".
Evgar was born in
Manisa
Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.
Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port ci ...
in 1980. Her paternal family is of
Albanian origin. While Ottoman Empire was collapsing, other part of her family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
, today part of Greece. Her brother is director Yiğit Evgar.
Her film career has awards and box office successes. In her television career, she starred in the rom-com ''1 Kadın 1 Erkek'' for 8 seasons. She also played supporting roles in the hit comedy series ''Emret Komutanım'', ''Yedi Numara'', and ''Tatlı Hayat''. She played the role of "Kara Fatma" (guest star) in the period series ''
Vatanım Sensin
''Vatanım Sensin'' (, alternatively known as ''Wounded Love'' in English) is a Turkish television drama set during the last years of Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. The main character "Cevdet" is based on the life of Mustafa ...
'' and had a leading role in drama series ''Avlu'' and ''Alev Alev''.
Demet Evgar Biyografi
/ref> In 2020, she released her first official single "Nanay" and in 2021 she was featured on Can Bonomo
Can Bonomo (Hebrew: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-Jewish singer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Early life
Bonomo was born in İzmir, Turkey to a Sephardic Jewish family. At ...
's song "Rüyamda Buluttum".
Filmography
Theatre
Discography
Singles
* "Farketmeden" (2013)
* "Mak Mek Mok" (2014)
* "Bu Şarkıyı Dinliyorsan" (with Multitap) (2019)
* "Nanay" (2020)
* "Rüyamda Buluttum" (with Can Bonomo
Can Bonomo (Hebrew: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-Jewish singer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Early life
Bonomo was born in İzmir, Turkey to a Sephardic Jewish family. At ...
) (2021)
References
External links
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* Diziler.com
''Biography of Demet Evgar''
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1980 births
People from Manisa
Living people
20th-century Turkish actresses
21st-century Turkish actresses
Turkish stage actresses
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
Turkish people of Albanian descent