Nilperi Şahinkaya (born 23 February 1988) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career

Şahinkaya was born on 23 February 1988 in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

. Her father, Salim Levent Şahinkaya, is a diplomat. She finished primary school in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and attended secondary school in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. In 2003, her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

and in 2006 she graduated from

Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle The Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, usually referred to as the Lycée or the French Lycée, is a French co-educational primary and secondary independent school, independent day school, situated in South Kensington in the Royal Borough ...

. Between 2006 and 2010, she studied 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 ...

School of Music and Performing Arts. As she was studying, she made her television debut with a role in the daily series ''Deniz Yıldızı''. She graduated from the university with her name entering the institution's High Hall of Fame. In June 2010, she was cast in period series ''

Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki ''Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'' (English: ''Time Goes By'') is a Turkish drama television series broadcast by Kanal D based on a true story. Plot Season 1 The series is set in 1967 and revolves around the Akarsu family. Ali Akarsu is the patri ...

'' and settled in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

. After portraying the character of Mesude in ''Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'', she joined the cast of crime series ''Kayıp'', playing the roles of Defne and Sedef. Her breakthrough came with a leading role in rom-com ''

Kiraz Mevsimi ''Kiraz Mevsimi'' is a Turkish drama series ran on Fox (Turkish TV channel), Fox TV. It is also dubbed in Arabic in the Middle East on MBC 4 (Middle East), MBC 4, Urdu in Pakistan on ARY Zindagi, Indonesian in Indonesia on Trans TV and in Italian ...

'' as Şeyma, after which she got a role in ''N'olur Ayrılalım'', playing the character of Temmuz Akıncı. She continued her stage career by getting a role in an adaptation of ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'' directed by Hira Tekindor, in which she acted alongside

Zerrin Tekindor Zerrin Tekindor (born 5 August 1964) is a Turkish actress and painter. Biography In 1985 she graduated from the Hacettepe University State Conservatory, School of Theater. In that year, she began to work at the Adana State Theatre as an inte ...

Tardu Flordun Tardu Flordun (born 25 May 1972) is a Turkish actor. Biography Tardu Flordun was born on 25 May 1972 in Ankara as the son of actor Macit Flordun. He graduated in theatre from Hacettepe University after which he went to work at the Kocaeli Cit ...

and

Şükrü Özyıldız Şükrü Özyıldız (born 18 February 1988) is a Turkish actor. He is best known for his roles in the series ''Benim Hala Umudum Var'', '' Şeref Meselesi'' and ''Kış Güneşi''. Life Özyıldız was born in the city of İzmir. During Ottom ...

.She performed in play "Dijital Sahne: Bir Bebek Evi" which published in YouTube. She later joined the cast of ATV's series ''Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek'', playing the role of Aslı alongside

Kerem Bürsin Kerem Bürsin (born 4 June 1987) is a Turkish actor, known for his role in the TV shows ''Güneşi Beklerken'' (2013−2014), '' Şeref Meselesi'' (2014−2015) and ''Sen Çal Kapımı'' (2020–2021). Life and career Bürsin has lived in numer ...

. After appearing in the web series '' Yaşamayanlar'' and ''Aynen Aynen'' with

for third times. She continued her career on television with a supporting role in ''Kuzgun'', ''Yeni Hayat'', ''Yasak Elma''. With comedian

Cem Yılmaz Cem Yılmaz (, born 23 April 1973) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor, stand-up comedian, musician, filmmaker, screen writer, and cartoonist. He is best known for his films ''G.O.R.A.'' (2004), ''A.R.O.G'' (2008) and ''Yahşi Batı'' (2010), an ...

, she played for many times. She played an actress and her many roles in Netflix spin off comedy series Erşan Kuneri. She was cast in films "Yahşi Batı", "Deli Aşk". She played two roles in film series Karakomik Filmler and spin off film "Ayzek ile Bir Gece". She performed in surreal web series "Derin Mor" and comedy web series "Nasıl Fenomen Oldum". She played in drama films "Gelincik", "Benim Babam Bir Melek".

Personal life

She speaks

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

and

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

fluently.

Filmography

Web series

TV series

Film

Theatre

Awards

* Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Best Supporting Actress (2005) * Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Turkish Ambassador to France's Special Award (2006) * 24th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards, Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Şahinkaya, Nilperi 1988 births Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Living people