Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat (born 8 February 1990) is a Turkish actress. She is known for her role as "Targun Hatun" in '' Kuruluş: Osman'' and in other series such as ''Afili Aşk'', ''Teşkilat'', ''Baba'', and ''Çilek Kokusu''.

Biography

Bayat was born in

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. Through generations of her family is nomad Turks in

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. Her surname Bayat is the one of 12 Oğuz tribes . After, she graduated law at

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. She graduated from theatre department of Anadolu University State Conservatory. During her university education, she worked behind the scenes in private theatres, which led to her even winning an award for one of her plays called ''Closer''. She went to

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to study acting at a higher level after a period of internship. Zeynep went on the TV screens for the first time in a series called ''

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'', which was broadcast in 2006 and is now starring in the popular Turkish TV series, '' Teşkilat''. Also, she wrote and played in short series ''Dünyayı Kurtaran Kadın''.

Personal life

On 24 August 2020, she married the Turkish actor

Cansel Elçin Cansel Elçin (born 20 September 1973) is a Turkish actor. Biography Cansel Elçin was born on 20 September 1973, in İzmir, Turkey, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old. Elcin grew up trilingually and can speak French, ...

. The couple welcomed a son in January 2025.

Filmography

Theatre

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * 1990 births Living people People from Mersin Marmara University alumni Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub