Elçin Sangu (born 13 August 1985) is a Turkish actress and model. With her appearance in television ads and campaigns, she has become one of the highest-paid celebrities in

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. Sangu is best known for her leading role Defne in the Star TV romantic comedy series '' Kiralık Aşk'' (2015–2017). For this work, she has been nominated and has received multiple awards in Turkey, including three Golden Butterfly Awards. Sangu also appeared in the television series '' Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'' (2011), ''Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer'' (2012–2013), '' Bir Aşk Hikâyesi'' (2013–2014), '' Kurt Seyit ve Şura'' (2014), and ''Sevdam Alabora'' (2015).

Life and career

Elçin Sangu was born on 13 August 1985, as the only child of an ethnic Circassian family from

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in Western coast of

. She graduated from Opera Department at Mersin University and took acting lessons at the Sahne Tozu Theatre. In 2011, she was cast as Jale in

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drama series '' Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'', where she also sang and played piano. Between 2012 and 2013, she played the lead role of Nehir in ''Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer''. From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Eda Çağlar in '' Bir Aşk Hikâyesi'', an adaptation of the South Korean television series '' I'm Sorry, I Love You''. In 2014, she portrayed Güzide in

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series '' Kurt Seyit ve Şura'' filmed in

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, and

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. Following another leading role in 2015 ''a''TV series ''Sevdam Alabora'', she started acting in '' Kiralık Aşk'' along with Barış Arduç the same year. In 2016, she became the face of Sunsilk care products, and Boyner. The popular romantic comedy series '' Kiralık Aşk'' aired on Star TV until its finale in January 2017. Her performance in the series received critical acclaim. In the second season of the series, she came across Seçkin Özdemir, the lead actor in one of her earlier projects, Bir Aşk Hikayesi. In 2017, it was reported that Sangu would appear in a news series on

. In August of the same year, Sangu together Barış Arduç were cast in the movie ''Mutluluk Zamanı'' (previously titled ''Yanımda Kal'' and ''Gitme Sen!'')."Barış Arduç ve Elçin Sangu ikilisi dönüyor (Yanımda Kal)"
'' NTV''. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017."Barış Arduç ve Elçin Sangu "Gitme Sen!"de Yeniden Bir Araya Geliyor!"
'' Beyazperde.com''. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

Personal life

Sangu is in a relationship since 2011 with Yunus Özdiken, who holds a job at a private firm outside the world of arts and entertainment. Sangu was chosen as the second most popular actress in Turkey in 2016, based on a number of different surveys. As of September 2016, she is the tenth most followed Turkish celebrity on

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Filmography

Film

Web Series

Tv Series

Music videos

Theatre

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangu, Elcin 1986 births Living people 21st-century Turkish actresses Golden Butterfly Award winners Actresses from İzmir Turkish female models 21st-century Turkish women opera singers Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Mersin University alumni