İrem Helvacıoğlu (born 2 February 1990) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her role in ''

Sen Anlat Karadeniz ''Sen Anlat Karadeniz'' (English title: ''Tell them, Black Sea'') is a Turkish drama television series, starring Ulaş Tuna Astepe, İrem Helvacıoğlu, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu, Sinan Tuzcu and Öykü Gürman. It premiered on ATV on January 24 ...

'' as Nefes Kaleli.

Career

Helvacıoğlu was born on 2 February 1990 in Germany. Her family is originally from

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. Her father is a colonel in the Turkish army. Her grandfather, an

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by descent, immigrated from

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during the Ottoman Empire. She took acting lessons at Müjdat Gezen Art Center and had her first role on stage at the age of 11. In 2014, she had her first cinematic experience with a role in the movie '' Aşkın Dili''. She made her television debut with a supporting role in the TV series '' Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi''. She was later cast in popular series such as ''

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'', ''Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu'' and '' Güneşin Kızları''. Meanwhile, she continued her career in cinema with leading roles ''Organik Aşk Hikâyeleri'', ''Babası'' and ''Kızım ve Ben''. In 2016, she portrayed the character of Pelin Su in the series ''

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''. She had her first leading role on TV in the series ''

'', for which she won a

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with

Ulaş Tuna Astepe Ulaş Tuna Astepe (born 5 May 1988) is a Turkish actor. Biography Ulaş Tuna Astepe was born on 5 May 1988 in İzmit. He finished his elementary and secondary education in İzmit, and then enrolled in Istanbul High School. In 2008, Astepe w ...

as the Best TV Couple. In 2020, she was cast as the leading character in the series ''Seni Çok Bekledim'' and portrayed the character of Ayliz. In 2021, Helvacıoğlu went on to star as a leading character alongside

Seçkin Özdemir Seçkin Özdemir (born 25 August 1981) is a Turkish actor, TV presenter, radio personality and disc jockey. Early life Seçkin Özdemir was born and raised in Istanbul. His mother, who was born in Greece and immigrated to Turkey, is of Turkish ...

in the romantic comedy ''Baş Belası'', where she played crime psychologist Dr. İpek Gümüşçü. With

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, she played in series Annenin Sırrıdır Çocuk. She played in series ''Yürek Çıkmazı'' alongside

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. She played blind in festivale film "Eflatun" alongside

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. In 2022, she shared the leading role in the

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series ''Kaçış'' with

Engin Akyürek Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and author. Akyürek began his acting career in the year 2004. He has starred in many acclaimed series and movies. Akyürek received no official schooling for acting, stage ...

Filmography

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* 21st-century Turkish women artists 1990 births Living people Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Turkish people of Albanian descent German film actresses German television actresses German people of Albanian descent German people of Turkish descent German emigrants to Turkey {{Turkey-actor-stub