Sevda Erginci

Sevda Erginci is a Turkish actress known for Ayşe in the long-running drama Karagül, Zeynep in Yasak Elma and Turna Hatun in Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu. She was born on 3 October 1993 in Istanbul and holds degrees in acting and music.

Early career

Erginci began acting at fifteen in the play Paki ve Sevgi Çiçekleri for the Semaver Company and then studied at the Kenter Theatre. In 2012 she was cast in Koyu Kırmızı alongside Özgü Namal and Ozan Güven, and appeared in the historical film Veda the same year.

Television

She played Ayşe in Karagül for 125 episodes, a role that made her widely known. She made her film debut in Onur Ünlü’s Uzaklarda Arama (2015) and then led the youth series Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır and Ver Elini Aşk.

She joined the cast of the hit drama Yasak Elma as Zeynep Yılmaz, played İpek Gencer in Sevgili Geçmiş (2019), and in 2020 portrayed Turna Hatun in the historical epic Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, alongside Buğra Gülsoy.

Awards

Erginci has received Best New Actress honours from Istanbul Kültür University’s career awards and Best Debut by an Actress at the Medipol Business Awards.

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