Melike İpek Yalova (born 29 April 1984) is a Turkish actress from a family of Egyptian origins. She is also the daughter of the former minister of state Yüksel Yalova.
After studying international communications at
Bilkent University
Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constan ...
, Yalova studied international politics and crisis management at the
Sapienza University of Rome
The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a Public university, public research university l ...
. She made her debut as an actress in 2011, with a recurring role in the Turkish historical drama ''
Muhteşem Yüzyıl
''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (, ) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his ...
'', in which she portrayed a
Castilian princess named Isabella. Between 2012 and 2015, she had a leading role in the drama series ''
Karadayı
''Karadayı'' ( en, The Uncle in Black) is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on ATV. It was directed by Uluç Bayraktar (who also directed '' Ezel''). It originally aired on 8 October 2012 in Turkey. It sta ...
''. She then had brief roles in the series ''Hayat Şarkısı'', ''Çember'' and ''İnsanlık Suçu''. The next year she was cast in a leading role in series ''Bir Zamanlar Çukurova''.
Filmography
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1984 births
Actresses from Istanbul
Living people
Turkish television actresses
Turkish film actresses
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