Fahriye Evcen

Fahriye Evcen Özçivit ( Evcen; born 4 June 1986) is a German-born Turkish actress and model. She is known for her roles as Necla Tekin in the TV series Yaprak Dökümü and as Feride in the TV series Çalıkuşu, both based on novels by Reşat Nuri Güntekin.

Life and career 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. One of her first prominent roles was that of the character of Necla in the TV series Yaprak Dökümü. Her first cinematic debut was with the movie Cennet, released in 2008, and in 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 opposite Burak Özçivit. In 2017 she acted in the TV series Ölene Kadar opposite Engin Akyürek and also played in the movie Sonsuz Aşk opposite Murat Yıldırım. In 2021, she acted in Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu as Akça Hatun, and in the same year she launched her own line of clothing under the name Ivy People.

Personal life Her maternal family is of Circassian descent. Her paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala, Ottoman Empire. On 29 June 2017, she married actor and model Burak Özçivit in Istanbul. Their first son named Karan was born on 13 April 2019. Their second son named Kerem was born on 18 January 2023.

Filmography +Film Year Film Role Notes 2007 Cennet Kız Leading role 2008 Aşk Tutulması Pınar Leading role 2010 Spur des terrors takiye / Takiye: Allah Yolunda Sevde German, Turkish 2011 Signora Enrica Young Signora Enrica Italian, Turkish 2012 Evim Sensin Leyla Leading role 2015 Aşk Sana Benzer Deniz/Defne Leading role 2017 Sonsuz Aşk Zeynep Leading role

+Television Year Work Role Notes 2005 Asla Unutma Pınar Supporting role 2006 Hasret Songül Supporting role 2006–2010 Yaprak Dökümü Necla Tekin Aydınoğlu Leading role 2011 Yalancı Bahar Zeynep Leading role 2012 Veda Mehpare Leading role 2013–2014 Çalıkuşu Feride Leading role 2014 Kurt Seyit ve Şura Mürvet (Murka) Leading role 2017 Ölene Kadar Selvi Nardan/Vildan Leading role 2021–2022 Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu Akça Hatun Leading role

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