Asiye Nur Fettahoğlu () (born

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, 12 November 1980) is a Turkish-German actress, model, television presenter and fashion designer known for playing numerous characters in several films and television series, including her role as Mahidevran Sultan in ''

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''.

Early life

Fettahoğlu was born to Fatma and Sinan Fettahoğlu as one of their five children in

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. Her family is from

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. After the

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collapsed, her paternal family, who were

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, immigrated from

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. Her maternal family who were originally

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, migrated from

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to Rize. Her education was at Beşiktaş High School and then she went to

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 ...

and graduated with a degree in fashion design. She worked for a while as a television anchor for financial news on the Sky Türk channel.

Personal life

Between 2008 and 2011, Fettahoğlu was married to Murat Aysan. After they divorced, she married businessman Levent Veziroğlu in 2013. The couple separated in 2015 but reconciled before the divorce proceedings were finalized. On 11 February 2016, Fettahoğlu gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Elisa. The couple formally divorced in March 2021.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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1980 births Living people Actors from Duisburg German people of Turkish descent German people of Albanian descent German people of Kosovan descent Turkish people of Albanian descent Turkish people of Kosovan descent Turkish film actresses German film actresses Turkish television actresses German television actresses Actresses from North Rhine-Westphalia 21st-century Turkish actresses 21st-century German actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub