Selma Sabine Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

, beauty pageant titleholder,

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and

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. She is known for her performance in ''Asi'', ''

Vatanım Sensin ''Vatanım Sensin'' (, alternatively known as ''Wounded Love'' in English) is a Turkish television drama set during the last years of Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. The main character "Cevdet" is based on the life of Mustafa ...

, Yaşamayanlar'' and ''

Muhteşem Yüzyıl ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (, ) is a Turkish historical fiction television series. Written by Meral Okay and Yılmaz Şahin, it is based on the life of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and hi ...

'' as the sister of

Sultan Süleyman Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ ...

; Hatice Sultan.

Early life and career

Born in

Hamm Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railwa ...

, Germany. Her mother is German and her father is Turkish. She stated in an interview that her paternal family came from lineage of

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She studied medicine at Westfalia Wilhems University in Münster for 3 years and psychology and philosophy at the

FernUniversität Hagen The University of Hagen (german: link=no, FernUniversität in Hagen, informally often referred to as FU Hagen) is a public research university that is primarily focused on distance teaching. While its main campus is located in Hagen, North Rh ...

. She started modelling in 2000. She acted as

Uğur Polat Uğur Polat (born 4 September 1961, in Istanbul) is a Turkish actor. He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu). He has ...

's wife in '' Sis ve Gece'', as the teacher in '' Beş Vakit'' and as the Hatice Sultan in ''

''.

Personal life

She speaks

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, Turkish, French fluently and

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with limited proficiency. On 26 September 2015 Ergeç married Can Öz. The wedding was held in Ergeç's childhood hometown in Germany. The couple's daughter, Yasmin, was born on 8 April 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Digital (internet)

Advertising

Music Video

*Gidecek Yerim Mi Var -

Emre Altuğ Niyazi Emre Altuğ (born 14 April 1969) is Turkish actor and singer. Biography Emre Altug was born in Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the second son to a housewife mother and dentist father. His family is of Niğde origiHe graduated from the ...

References

External links

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Official website
1978 births Living people People from Hamm German film actresses Turkish film actresses German female models Turkish female models German people of Turkish descent Turkish people of German descent German television actresses Turkish television actresses 21st-century German actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses University of Münster alumni {{turkey-actor-stub