Demet Özdemir
Demet Özdemir in 2018
Born	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 Izmit, Turkey
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Height	1,7m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Oğuzhan Koç ​ ​ (m. 2022; div. 2023)​

Demet Özdemir (born 26 February 1992) is a Turkish actress and former dancer known for her role in Erkenci Kuş, Çilek Kokusu and Adım Farah. She has been increasingly recognized for both her dancing and acting.^[1][2]

Personal life

Demet Özdemir was born on 26 February 1992 as the youngest of three children. She moved to Istanbul with her mother and siblings after her parents' divorce, when she was seven years old.^[3][4]

Her grandmother was the one of Turkish minorities in Bulgaria. She immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey. Her grandmother and her brother later immigrated to Germany.^[5][6][7]

On 28 August 2022, she married musician and actor Oğuzhan Koç.^[8] In April 2023, the couple announced that they were getting a divorce.^[9] They divorced on 8 May 2023.^[10]

Dance career

Initially, she was a backup dancer for Bengü and later joined the dance group of Efes Kızları.^[11] Özdemir then appeared on Mustafa Sandal's music video "Ateş Et ve Unut".

^[12]Demet Özdemir is a famous Turkish actress and former dancer. She was born on February 26, 1992, and hails from Izmit. She has two older siblings. Her parents got divorced and when she was seven years old, she moved to Istanbul, Turkey, with her mother and siblings. She experienced the 1999 Izmit earthquake.

Her appearances in TV series, including “Erkenci Kuş”, “Love Tactics” and “Adm Farah”, have earned her recognition. She is recognised for both her entertaining dance videos and her outstanding performances.

Even though Özdemir is known for acting, she revealed in a 2020 interview that acting wasn’t her “first love.” Instead, she has been passionate about dancing since she was fifteen. She received training in dancing, but she does not think that dancing will be her only job in the future.

Although the talented actress is originally from Turkey, her ancestral roots also trace back to Bulgaria. She stands at an impressive 5 feet 7 inches tall and falls under the Pisces Zodiac sign, according to her date of birth. Her grandma relocated from Bulgaria to Turkey as she was part of a group of Turkish people who lived there. Later, her grandma and brother went on to live in Germany.

Acting career

She had her first casting for Fox's fantasy series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim alongside her first partner Ekin Koç, playing the character "Aylin" with electric power. This role became phenomenon for young audience. The series developed a loyal fanbase. Due to, The series was published before prime time. It wasn't known for adult audience.

She portrayed the character of "Ayla" on historical series Kurt Seyit ve Şura. She won Kineo Award for her role in this series.^[13]

She got a role as "Demet" in the movie Tut Sözünü. She then played the character of "Aslı" on Star TV's series Çilek Kokusu. Özdemir also appeared in Bengü's music video "Hodri Meydan".^[14][15]

In 2016, Özdemir played the lead role "Lale Yenilmez" in the Turkish romantic comedy series No 309. It ended on 25 October 2017 with 65 episodes. It was aired in Venezuela, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Spain, Romania, and Hungary as well. She played in dance-comedy film "Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun, written by Burak Aksak famous writer of hit surreal comedy Leyla ile Mecnun.^[16]

From 2018 to 2019, she played the lead role "Sanem" in the Turkish romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş (Daydreamer) opposite Can Yaman.^[17] She received the Best Actress award at the 2019 Murex d'Or in Lebanon for her role in this series.^[18] Erkenci Kuş aired many times as prime-time in Italy and the actress was invited at the popular entertainment show Verissimo. Her interview was watched by over 3.5 million people.

In November 2019, she became a brand ambassador for Pantene Turkey.^[19]

Between 2019 and 2021, Özdemir played the lead role "Zeynep" in Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (My Home, My Destiny). The series is produced by OGM Pictures, directed by Çağrı Bayrak and premiered on TV8 on 25 December 2019. The script is inspired by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu's novel Camdaki Kız.^[20]

She then had a leading role in the Netflix movies Aşk Taktikleri and Aşk Taktikleri 2.^[21] with male lead [Sukru Ozyildiz].

Becoming an ambassador for the new release of Disney Plus Turkiye, she starred as the lead in [Dunyayla Benim Aramda] with other prominent actors including Bugra Gülsoy, Hafsanur Sancaktutan, Zerrin Tekindor. It follows the character of Ilkin [Demet Ozdemir] who worries that the love of her life, a famous actor, is no longer in love with her. One day, she decides to reach out to him from a fake social media account and almost creates the woman who can seduce her lover with her own hands.

She is currently the female lead 'Farah' in Adim Farah (beginning March 1, 2023) airing every Wednesday on Fox Tv w/ male lead [Engin Akyurek]. It has sold to several countries across the globe and renewed for the first episode of its 2nd season on September 27, 2023). The plot follows the story of Farah Ershadi, an Iranian who escaped to Turkey and works as a cleaner to earn money after committing a crime in Iran. She lives for her son Kerimshah who suffers with an autoimmune condition which completely suppresses his immune system. On a cleaning shift at night, she witnesses a murder and meets Tahir Lekesiz (Engin Akyurek), a mafia member who was taken in by Aga (Ali Galip Akinci) as his own when his parents tragically died in an unknown event. Tahir, heartless and stern, is ordered to kill Farah after witnessing the event, but events take place which change everything.

Filmography

References

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External links

• Demet Özdemir at IMDb
• Demet Özdemir on Instagram
• Demet Özdemir on Twitter