Fahriye Evcen


Fahriye Evcen is a German-Turkish actress. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin on Yaprak Dökümü based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin, and as Feride in the TV series Çalıkuşu, based on the novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.

Life and career

She was born on 4 June 1986 in Solingen, Germany. At young age while she was on a vacation in Turkey, she took part in a program of Oya Aydoğan, who introduced her to producer İbrahim Mertoğlu. While she was studying sociology at Düsseldorf Heinrich-Heine University, she received an offer to work on a TV series as an actress, and Evcen moved to Istanbul. One of her first prominent roles was that of the character of Necla on the TV series Yaprak Dökümü. Her first cinematic debut with the movie Cennet, released in 2008, and at the same year she was cast in a leading role in the movie Aşk Tutulması. As Evcen had not finished her studies in Germany, she enrolled in Boğaziçi University and studied history. She later played the character Feride in the TV series Çalıkuşu produced by TİMS Productions. She later acted in the movie Aşk Sana Benzer. In 2017 she acted in the TV series Ölene Kadar opposite Engin Akyürek and also played in the movie Sonsuz Aşk.

Personal life

On 29 June 2017, she married actor and model Burak Özçivit in Istanbul. Their son, named Karan, was born on 13 April 2019. In 2017, she ranked ninth on Buzznet's list of the "World's 30 Most Beautiful Women" in which the likes of Gigi Hadid, Emma Watson, Adriana Lima, Hillary Clinton and Angelina Jolie were also named.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2005Asla UnutmaPınar
2006HasretSongül
2006-2010Yaprak DökümüNecla Tekin
2011Yalancı BaharZeynep
2012VedaMehpare
2013-2014ÇalıkuşuFeride
2014Kurt Seyit ve ŞuraMürvet
2017Ölene KadarSelvi