Ayça Ayşin Turan

Ayça Ayşin Turan was born on 25 October 1992 in Sinop, the youngest of seven siblings (five boys and two girls). Her mother is from Sinop, with maternal ancestors who came from Selânik (present-day Thessaloniki, Greece); her father is from Kastamonu. She became interested in music early on and played the violin from age seven until university. She studied at the Department of Radio, TV and Cinema, Faculty of Communication, Istanbul University. She began her acting career in 2011, playing Gülfem in the series "Dinle Sevgili." She gained wide recognition through the role of Ada in "Karagül" (2013–2016) and later through the lead role in "Meryem" (2017–2018). In 2018–2019 she starred as Leyla Sancak in Netflix's first Turkish original series, "Hakan: Muhafız" (The Protector). Other notable works include the series "Arıza" and "Ada Masalı" (2021), for which she won the Best Romantic Comedy Actress award at the Golden Butterfly Awards (Altın Kelebek, 2021). While filming the movie "Sevimli Tehlikeli" (2015), she fell off the roof of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul during a scene. She practices pilates and often speaks about her healthy lifestyle in interviews. She has never been officially married. She previously dated actor Alp Navruz, her co-star in "Ada Masalı." She has no children.