Özge Özpirinçci

Özge Özpirinçci is a Turkish actress acclaimed for the drama Kadın (the Turkish remake of Japan’s Woman), the youth hit Melekler Korusun and Netflix’s Yakamoz S-245. She was born on 1 April 1986.

Career

Özpirinçci began with the series Cesaretin Var mı Aşka and Kavak Yelleri, the Turkish remake of Dawson’s Creek. Her breakthrough came with the lead in the youth series Melekler Korusun, followed by the romantic comedy Aşk Yeniden with Buğra Gülsoy.

She has starred in several literary adaptations, including Al Yazmalım, Deli Saraylı, Tatar Ramazan and Ağır Roman: Yeni Dünya. With Caner Cindoruk she led Kadın, the story of a young widow struggling to raise her children, which was widely praised and sold internationally, and later Aramızda Kalsın.

On streaming she guest-starred in Fi, appeared in İlk ve Son and starred in the sci-fi series Yakamoz S-245 on Netflix.

Film and TV hosting

Her films include Anadolu Kartalları, about the Turkish Air Force, Veda, in which she played Fikriye, and Acı Tatlı Ekşi. Her short film The Loss won awards at international festivals. She also hosted the TV programme Toplu Hayat.

Personal life

In 2021 she married her Tatar Ramazan co-star Burak Yamantürk; they have a daughter, Mercan.

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