Selma Sabine Ergeç (; born 1 November 1978) is a
Turkish-German actress
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, beauty pageant titleholder,
model
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Models c ...
,
designer
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,
philologist
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,
psychologist
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and
doctor
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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
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, 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
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. 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 ''
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 ...
''.
Personal life
She speaks
German
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,
English
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,
Turkish,
French fluently and
Italian
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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
*
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
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