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Name: Ceren Yilmaz
Birthdate: June 03, 1990
Birthplace: Samsun, Turkey
Height: 173 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Kocaeli University Fine Arts School – Stage Designing (Kocaeli Universitesi Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi Sahne Tasarimi Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Gun Casting Agency
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Biography: Ceren Yilmaz was born in 03 June 1990 in Samsun. After graduating from Kocaeli University Fine Arts School, she made her debut with her role as Hatice in Filinta tv series.

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Name: Ayca Varlier
Birthdate: June 22, 1977
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 174 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Education: Hartt School of Music – Musical Theatre; Master’s degree in theatre from a joint program of American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and Moscow Art Theatre School
Talent Agency: Wamp
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Biography: Ayca Varlier is a Turkish actress and singer. She was born in 22 June 1977 in Ankara. Ayca Varlier went to the US in 1993 when she was 16 years old to complete high school education. She studied musical theatre at Hartt School of Music, USA. After then, did her master’s degree in theatre and studied at Moskow Art Theatre School for 5 months and 2 years at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Ayca Varlier took part in various tv projects and musical events after 2005. While she does acting, she also continues her music career through singing and composing songs. She became a soloist at Istanbul Senfoni Orkestrasi, TRT Caz Orkestrasi, D-Marin Turgutreis Uluslararasi Muzik Festivali’nde Izmir Senfoni Orkestrasi, Altin Portakal Film Festivali’nde Antalya Senfoni Orkestrasi, Bursa Senfoni Orkestrasi and Ephesus Brass Orkestrasi. Ayca Varlier was awarded as best theatre actor with her role as Roxy at theatre play named Leyla’s House.

Ayca Varlier Tv Series / Movies
2004 – Istanbul Tales (Anlat Istanbul) (Movie)
2004 – My Wife and My Mom (Karim ve Annem) (as Buket)
2005 – Silver (Gumus) (as Pinar)

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Name: Erkan Sever
Birthdate: July 11, 1974
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 184 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Education: 9 Eylul University – Theatre (9 Eylul Universitesi Oyunculuk Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Dilek Carkci Management
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Biography: Erkan Sever was born in 11 July 1974 in Izmir. He is a Turkish actor and at the same time, assistant of director. After working at state theatre, he joined Istanbul City Theatre in 1996. While he is taking part of various tv projects, Erkan Sever continues to work at Istanbul City Theatre.

Erkan Sever Tv Series / Movies
1988 – Kaynanalar
1995 – Cicek Taksi
1998 – Orumcek (as Cihan)
2000 – House of Angels (Melekler Evi) (as Turan) (Movie)
2001 – Cinlerle Periler (as Ahmet)
2002 – Fathers Last Hear (En Son Babalar Duyar)

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Name: Bora Akkas
Birthdate: October 12, 1990
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 178 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Isik University Fine Arts School – Theatre (Isik Universitesi Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Onem Gunal Agent Management
Spouse: Seda Turkmen (m. 2017–2019)
Biography: Bora Akkas was born in 12 October 1990 in Istanbul. His full name is Doga Bora Akkas. After studying at isik University, he also got training from Istanbul City Theatres. He made his debut with his role in Gonlumdeki Kosk Olmasa and was awarded Golden Orange Prize (Altin Portakal Odulu). Bora Akkas is also interested in music through playing bas guitar as a group member of Hakunamatata.

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Name: Gorkem Sevindik
Birthdate: October 17, 1986
Birthplace: Adana, Turkey
Height: 186 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Education: Mujdat Gezen Art Center and Pana Academia (Mujdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi ve Pana Akademi)
Talent Agency: Erdem Erguney Menajerlik
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Biography: Gorkem Sevindik was born in 17 October 1986 in Adana. He made his debut with his role as Pusat in popular Turkish drama Valley of Wolves Ambush (Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu). He became very popular with his role in turkish series Oath (Soz).

Gorkem Sevindik Tv Series / Movies
2007 – 2016 Valley of Wolves Ambush (Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu) (as Pusat)
2011 – My Heart Chose You (Kalbim Seni Secti)
2017 – Bandits (Eskiya Dunyaya Hukumdar Olmaz)
2017 – 2019 Oath (Soz) (as Kesanli Mucahit)
2020 – Ramo (as Boz)

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Name: Mesut Akusta
Birthdate: February 22, 1964
Birthplace: Konya, Turkey
Height: 180 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
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Talent Agency: Ates Menajerlik
Spouse: Safak Ozbir (m. 2016-present)
Biography: Mesut Akusta was born in 22 February 1964 in Konya, Sarayonu, Gozlu. He went to primary school there. After his father was retired, they moved to Afyon in 1976 and Mesut Akusta went to secondary school in Afyon. When his father died in 1985, Mesut Akusta went to Ankara and attended trainings at public training centers. He took technical painting classes and theatre classes. Mesut Akusta took part in children theatre plays during 1986 and 1992. He joined to theatre group named Hadi Caman Yedi Tepe Oyunculari in Istanbul in 1992.Mesut Akusta started his acting career on tv with his role in Turkish series Sen Olasin Nuri Bey. While his tv career, Mesut Akusta also continued to take part in various theatre plays and musicals such as Cahide by Nezihe Araz (1997); Fehim Pasa Konagi; Atlari da Vurdular; Serefe Yirmibirinci Yuzyil.

Mesut Akusta Tv Series / Movies
1993 – Sen Olasin Nuri Bey
1993 – Son Soz Sevginin
1993 – Wrong Address (Yanlis Adres) (as Ercan) (Movie)
1996 – 1997 Black Angel (Kara Melek) (as Hidayet)
1997 – Nice Yillardan Sonra (as Haldun) (Movie)
1997 – Yanlis Saksinin Cicegi (Movie)
1997 – Yasemin

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Name: Akin Akinozu
Birthdate: September 22, 1990
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 180 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: University of California, Berkeley, Applied Math
Talent Agency: Gunfer Gunaydin Agency
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Biography: Akin Akinozu was born in 22 September 1990 in Ankara. He comes from Ankara. His mother is a conservatory graduate who worked as a voice actress and used to voice the female lead roles in most of the foreign series that TRT broadcasted. His father was a government official who served as vice president of privatisation and adviser to the prime minister during Ecevit’s reign. He decided to study math while he was thinking about what would keep him alive in the college. He studied at Wisconsin University for one year and after then, he went to Santa Monica College. He was transferred to UC Berkeley and studied applied mathematics there. When he was studying at Berkeley, he started to question what he really wanted. He realized that there was mathematics in the art and there were problems to be solved. He was very excited about solving these problems which required mental, spiritual, emotional and physical effort. Even though Akin Akinoglu studied math, he wanted to do acting and took acting lessons from CRAFT Oyunculuk Atolyesi. After countless auditions, he was called to the ‘Magnificent Century: Kosem’ audition. Zeynep Günay Tan came to the audition and said ‘OK’ in the room while he was still there. After then, Akin Akinoglu started his acting career.

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Name: Ebru Sahin
Birthdate: May 18, 1994
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1.70 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University Faculty of Sports (Istanbul Universitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakultesi), Acting lessons from Atolye Craft
Talent Agency: Abdullah Bulut Management
Spouse: Cedi Osman (m. 2022 – present)
Biography: Ebru Sahin was born in 18 May 1994 in Istanbul. After she graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Sports, she took acting lessons.

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Name: Ahmet Tansu Tasanlar
Birthdate: May 31, 1984
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 190 cm (6′ 2¾”)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Selcuk University State Conservatory – Theatre (Selcuk Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro Bolumu)
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Biography: Ahmet Tansu Tasanlar was born in 31 May 1984 in Ankara. Since his father is a government official, he had to live in different cities throughout his childhood. Durinh high school, Ahmet Tansu Tasanlar started to be interested in theatre. In 1996, he took acting lessons at Osmangazi Culture Center (Osmangazi Kultur Evi) and then studied theatre at Selcuk University. While he was studying at Selcuk University, he took part in theatre plays at Konya State Theatre. After then, He worked at Bursa and Ankara State Theatres. He first became a guest actor in turkish tv series Taxi Station (Akasya Duragi) and then, took part in various tv projects.

Ahmet Tansu Tasanlar Tv Series / Movies
2008 – Taxi Station (Akasya Duragi)
2008 – 2010 Little Women (Kucuk Kadinlar) (as Ceyhun)
2009 – Beyond the Clouds (Bir Bulut Olsam) (as Salih)
2009 – Peevish Girl Kadife (Hircin Kiz Kadife) (as Suleyman) (Movie)
2011 – Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil) (as Antuan)
2011 – False Spring (Yalanci Bahar) (as Aras)

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Name: Ilay Erkok
Birthdate: October 1, 1993
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 170 cm (5′ 7″)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University State Conservatory – Theatre (Istanbul Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: PH7 Entertainment
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Biography: Ilay Erkok was born in 1 October 1993 in Istanbul. After graduating from Istanbul University State Conservatory, she also took acting lessons from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After returning from UK, Ilkay Erkok worked as an assistant of Turkish comedian Tolga Cevik. She made her debut with her role in Turkish series Waiting for Sun (Gunesi Beklerken). Ilay Erkok also took part in various theatre plays such as “Coriolanus”, “Merchant of Venice”, “Death and The Maiden” and “Two Gentleman of Verona”

Ilay Erkok Tv Series / Movies
2013 – Waiting for Sun (Gunesi Beklerken) (as Demet)
2015 – Love Out of Spite (Inadina Ask) (as Damla Basar)
2016 – Love of My Life (Hayatimin Aski) (as Sezen)
2016 – Cetin Ceviz 2 (as Aysen) (Movie)
2017 – Seni Gidi Seni (as Elif) (Movie)
2017 – First Kiss (Ilk Opucuk) (Movie)
2018 – May It be Our Turn (Darisi Basimiza) (as Nur Tekinsoy)
2019 – Hercai (as Yaren Sadoglu)