Nuray "Nur" Yerlitaş (11 August 1955 – 27 April 2020) was a Turkish fashion designer.

Life

Nur Yerlitaş was born on 11 August 1955 in the Vefa,

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. She was of

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descent from her mother's side, and of Turkish descent from her father's side. She started her career by selling accessories from Italy. In the following years she opened her own boutique and entered into designing business. In August 2018, Yerlitaş was diagnosed with

brain cancer A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...

, for which she underwent surgery. She had a second surgery in March 2019. She died on 27 April 2020 at her home in Istanbul. Her funeral was held at Zincirlikuyu Mosque and her body was buried at Ulus Cemetery.

Filmography

;Television * ''Bak Kim Dans Ediyor'' (2007) * '' Yemekteyiz'' (2010) * ''Bugün Ne Giysem'' (2011) * '' Bu Tarz Benim'' (2014) * ''

İşte Benim Stilim ''İşte Benim Stilim'' (previously aired as ''Bu Tarz Benim'') is a reality competition show in Turkey. The show is hosted by Öykü Serter. The jury members on this show are Nur Yerlitaş, Ivana Sert, Kemal Doğulu, Uğurkan Erez, and Kerimca ...

'' (2015–2017) * ''Maral: En Güzel Hikâyem'' (2015) – episode 9 ;Music videos * "Türkan" –

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(2011) * "Karagözlüm" – Serkan Kaya (2019) ;Commercials * Yedigün (2015)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yerlitas, Nur 1955 births 2020 deaths Turkish people of Arab descent Turkish fashion designers Turkish women fashion designers Deaths from brain cancer in Turkey Burials at Ulus Cemetery