Aslı Enver (born 10 May 1984) is a British-born
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...
actress. She is best known for her roles in several TV series including as Mine in ''
Kavak Yelleri'', as Ahu Kumral in ''
Suskunlar'' and as Süreyya in ''
İstanbullu Gelin
''İstanbullu Gelin'' (''Bride of Istanbul'') is a 2017 Turkish television series signed by O3 Medya. The first episode was broadcast on March 3, 2017, directed by Zeynep Günay Tan and Deniz Koloş. The final episode aired on May 31, 2019. It ...
''. She is also known for her roles in ''Kayıp'', ''Bana Artık Hicran De'', ''Kardeşim Benim'', ''
Tamam mıyız? and Babil.''
Biography
Enver was born on 10 May 1984, in
London, England
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, and lived there until she was 12 years old.
Her father is a
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...
who grew up in London and met and married Enver's mother there, while she was abroad for her studies.
As a teenager, Aslı Enver won a song contest in London. She started theatre at Mujdat Gezen Art Centre in Istanbul. She studied at Pera Fine Arts High School and graduated in theatre studies from
Haliç University
Haliç University () is a university in Turkey, which was founded in 1998 by the Children Leukemia Foundation.
Haliç University offers 21 academic departments, with three schools: the School of Nursing, the School of Physical Education and Spo ...
. She had her first minor-guest role in ''
Uzay Sitcomu''. Later, she had a part in the hit young series ''
Hayat Bilgisi
Hayat or Hayet is an Arabic word which means "life".
People
*Hayat Boumeddiene, common law wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who perpetrated the Montrouge shooting in France in 2015
* Hayat El Garaa, Moroccan para-athlete
* Malik Asif Hayat, chairman of t ...
'' and played the main character "Mine Ergun" in the popular youth series ''
Kavak Yelleri'' (a remake of ''
Dawson's Creek
''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college. It aired from January 20, 19 ...
'') for five seasons. She played as Ahu Kumral in ''
Suskunlar'' which the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market for remake. She has acted in the movies ''
Tamam mıyız?'' and ''Kardeşim Benim'' and starred in the TV series ''Kayıp'', ''Bana Artık Hicran De'', ''Mutlu Ol Yeter'' and ''Kış Güneşi''.
Personal life
On 13 July 2012, Enver married
Birkan Sokullu.
[ On 27 August 2015, they made a statement through their lawyers and announced their divorce.
In 2015, she became close to her ''KardeÅŸim Benim'' costar, ]Murat Boz
Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer, songwriter and actor.
Boz began his solo career by releasing his first single, "Aşkı Bulamam Ben", in 2006. In the following year his first studio album titled ''Maximum (Mura ...
, with whom she started a relationship in 2016. The couple broke up in May 2017. After a few months of reconciliation, they eventually ended their relationship in April 2018. In November 2018, they announced their reconciliation after 8 months of separation. However, they broke up again in October 2019.
On 12 November 2022, Enver married businessman Berkin Gökbudak. The couple's daughter, Elay, was born in July 2023.
Dolunay Soysert
Dolunay Soysert (born 25 March 1973) is a Turkish actress.
Soysert first rose to prominence with her role as Latife Hanım in the series ''Cumhuriyet''. She had leading role in other popular series such as '' Benim Annem Bir Melek'', '' Kayıp'' ...
and Nilay Sorgüven are among her close friends.
In May 2020, she confirmed that she had been diagnosed with dyslexia
Dyslexia (), previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, wri ...
at a young age.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Actresses from London
21st-century Turkish actresses
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
Turkish stage actresses
British people of Turkish Cypriot descent
British people of Turkish descent
Golden Butterfly Award winners
Actors with dyslexia
Turkish people with disabilities
21st-century English actresses
British actors with disabilities
Actors from the London Borough of Redbridge
People from Redbridge, London