Yasemin Ergene

Yasemin Ergene
Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985
OccupationsActress, model, fashion designer
Years active2002–2009; 2019; 2026–
Spouse
İzzet Özilhan
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(m. 2011; div. 2025)​
Children2
RelativesSevinç Kıranlı (cousin)

Yasemin Ergene (born 22 January 1985) is a Turkish actress and former model.

Life and career

She was born in West Germany on 22 January 1985. At the age of three, she returned to Turkey with her family. After completing her education in the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, she moved to Istanbul and enrolled at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. While studying there, she was directed toward on-screen acting by her instructor, Müjdat Gezen.[1] She played the character Eylül in the television series Koçum Benim. She is known for playing Ekin Serbest Teksoy in the series Aşk Oyunu and Ela Altındağ in the series Doktorlar. Ergene, who graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University with a degree in Public Relations, married businessman İzzet Özilhan on July 16, 2011.[2] She has two daughters: Emine, born in 2012, and Ela, born in 2013.[3] On 3 September 2025, she announced that she had divorced her husband, İzzet Özilhan.[1]

Ergene has not worked as an actress since 2009, but in 2019 she made a guest appearance as Doctor Ela in the television series Mucize Doktor. She is a cousin of actress Sevinç Kıranlı.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleType
2002–2003Koçum BenimEylülTelevision series
2003Vizontele TuubaAynurFilm
2004Çocuğun Var Derdin VarSibelTelevision series
2004Ah Be İstanbulEsraTelevision series
2005Hırsız Var!modelFilm
2005Aşk OyunuEkin Serbest TeksoyTelevision series
2006–2010DoktorlarDr. Ela AltındağTelevision series
2008Babam Adam OlacakYeşimTelevision series
2019Mucize DoktorDr. Ela AltındağTelevision series
TBDTuzlu KahveSelinTelevision series

References

  1. 1 2 ŞAKA, Sibel ARNA-Photographs: Murat (21 February 2016). "Yasemin Ergene Özilhan: Benimki bir Külkedisi masalı değil". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "YASEMİN ERGENE EVLENDİ". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Yasemin Ergene anne oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "'Canım Yasemin'imi çok özlemişim'". hthayat.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.