Aybüke Pusat (born 25 February 1995) is a Turkish actress, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Turkey 2014 and was supposed to represent her

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at the

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pageant. Her maternal family is of Tatar descent (a Turkic ethnic subgroup). She graduated from ballet department of

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. Also, she is studying distance education in business department of Anadolu University.

Miss Earth 2014

By winning Miss Earth Turkey, Pusat was supposed to fly to the

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in November to compete with almost 100 other candidates to be

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's successor as

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Acting career

TV series

Pusat made her debut appearance in the popular TV series ''

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'' as a supporting role in 2014. She then went on to play a series of supporting roles in comedy series '' Beş Kardeş'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2015–16). In 2016, she was offered a leading role in the comedy series '' Familya'' where she plays Su Beyoğlu, the only daughter of the Beyoğlu family, who along with her siblings, tries to mend things in their family after the death of their mother. She rose to fame in 2017 for playing the headstrong, resilient female lead Dr. Bahar Kutlu in two seasons of '' Söz'', one of Turkey's most popular and internationally acclaimed action drama, alongside

Tolga Sarıtaş Tolga Sarıtaş (born 30 May 1991) is a Turkish actor. Career Tv Series He played in medical series "Sen de Gitme" with Eslem Akar. He had guest roles in popular series such as "20 Dakika", "Arka Sokaklar", "Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki". His brea ...

, who was nominated for an International Emmy Award (Best Performance by an Actor) for his role. In 2018, she went on to star in a leading role in ''

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'', an adaptation of the widely acclaimed US TV series ''

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''. However, ''

'' enjoyed a short run due to low local viewership ratings. In 2019, she starred alongside

Furkan Andıç Furkan Andıç (born 4 April 1990) is a Turkish actor and model, known for ''Kaçak Gelinler'' (2014–2015), ''Bir Kurabiye Masalı'' (2012), ''Kolej Günlüğü'' (2011), ''Tatlı İntikam'' (2016), ''Meryem'' (2017) and ''Her Yerde Sen'' (2019 ...

in the romantic comedy ''

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'' where she plays Selin Sever, a lively and intelligent interior architect who was forced to share a house with Andıç's character Demir Erendil, who was also her boss. ''

'' received international recognition and high praise after having won a Golden Lens Award from the Journalists' Association for its impeccable storytelling, directing, and cinematography. In 2020, both Pusat and Andıç won the Pantene

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for Best TV Couple. Subsequently, ''Her Yerde Sen'' was the only Turkish production to be named in ''

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''s list of 52 Romantic Comedies for Valentine's Day 2021. With

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, She played in military series '' Sıfırıncı Gün'' for twice. She joined in fourth season of agent series '' Teşkilat''.

Web series

Pusat was cast as the female lead in the

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dark comedy '' 50m2'' alongside

. She was subsequently cast in another BluTV original '' Alef: Mâl-i Hülya'' (the second instalment of the ''

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'' series) with ''

'' co-star

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, as well as the BeIN original '' Hayaller ve Hayatlar'' alongside an ensemble cast including

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and Ekin Mert Daymaz.

Film

In 2019, she took on a supporting role in the film '' Kapı'', alongside

Kadir İnanır Kadir İnanır (born 15 April 1949) is a Turkish people, Turkish film actor and Film director, director. Biography İnanır was born on 15 April 1949 in Fatsa, a town in Ordu Province, Ordu province of Turkey. In the Turkish movie industry (Ye� ...

Vahide Perçin Vahide Perçin (born 13 June 1965) is a Turkish actress and acting trainer. She was credited for a number of years by her married name Vahide Gördüm, but after divorcing, she went back to her birth name. Early life Perçin was born on 13 Jun ...

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Filmography

Film

Web series

TV series

References

External links

Official Miss Turkey website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pusat, Aybuke Living people Turkish beauty pageant winners Models from Istanbul 1994 births Crimean Tatar models Turkish people of Crimean Tatar descent Actresses from Istanbul Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory alumni Crimean Tatar women