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Hazal Kaya

Turkish actress (born 1990)

Hazal Kaya
Summary

Turkish actress (born 1990)

FieldValue
nameHazal Kaya
imageHazal Kaya.jpg
birth_date
birth_nameLeyla Hazal Kaya
birth_placeKonya, Turkey
alma_materIstanbul Bilgi University
spouse
children2
occupationActress
years_active2006–present
website

Leyla Hazal Kaya (born 1 October 1990) is a Turkish actress best known for her leading roles in Aşk-ı Memnu (2008–2010), Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) and Bizim Hikaye (2017–2019).

Kaya is one of Turkey's highest-paid actresses. She received several accolades and was the only Turkish recipient of the "Lebanon Awards 2015" award. She made her acting debut with a guest role in Acemi Cadı. Kaya gain popularity for Nihal Ziyagil in a modern-day adaptation of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu, written by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil.

She is best known for playing the role of Feriha Sarrafoglu, Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) and won 2nd Crystal Mouse Media Awards for Best Actress. The series had one of the highest TV ratings in Turkey. She further known for playing Filiz Elibol in Bizim Hikaye (inspired by the British TV show Shameless) (2017–2019) for which she received highly acclaimed and Latina Turkish Awards for Best Actress respectively.

Kaya also plays the lead character Esra / Peride in the time travel historical drama series Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022). The show was premiered on Netflix. She married actor Ali Atay in 2019; they have two children together.

Early life

Kaya was born in Konya, Turkey. She attended Gaziosmanpaşa elementary school and graduated in 2009 from the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul. She enrolled in Istanbul Bilgi University for her higher education. Her parents, who are both lawyers, divorced when she was 7 years old. She was introduced to the art and acting world at a very young age, and as a child she took ballet and violin lessons for 7 years. Kaya speaks Italian and English fluently, in addition to her native language Turkish. She was also said to be learning a fourth language, German.

Career

Early work (2006–2011)

Kaya started her acting career in 2006 with TV series Genco. She played the character of Özge (Gülay Erkaya). She had guest roles in fantasy series Acemi Cadı of Turkish version "Sabrina Teenage Witch", popular series Sıla, "Taşların Sırrı". In 2008, Kaya played Nihal Ziyagil in a modern-day adaptation of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu, written by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. co-starring Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ and Beren Saat. She had her cinematic debut in Selçuk Aydemir's movie Çalgı Çengi in 2011.

At the same time she took lessons from Ayla Algan in drama. She then joined Ümit Çırak Modern Acting Techniques Workshop and took acting lessons from Ümit Çırak himself.

Career progression (2012–2016)

Kaya's turning point came when she starred in the first two seasons of the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum (2011) as the lead character, Feriha Yilmaz. She played the role of a porter's daughter trapped between two lives and falls in love with the most popular student at her university, a rich and handsome boy "Emir Sarrafoğlu" (Çağatay Ulusoy). The series had one of the highest TV ratings in Turkey and was highly acclaimed. Later, together with her mother Ayşegül Kaya, she appeared in the commercials for Bingo. In the late 2012, she left the cast of Adını Feriha Koydum and starred in a new series called Son Yaz Balkanlar 1912, portraying the character Emine. However, the series ended after a few episodes due to low ratings.

She later appeared in the 2013 series A.Ş.K and played the character of Azra Özak, a tennis coach. That series also ended after 13 episodes. In 2015 she appeared in Maral: En Güzel Hikayem, opposite Aras Bulut İynemli. She played the leading character Maral Erdem.

Established actress (2017–present)

After a break of one year, she starred in TV show Bizim Hikaye (in English: Our Story), which is the Turkish adaptation of the American TV series Shameless. In this TV show Kaya plays "Filiz Elibol Aktan", (a young girl forced to take care of her five younger siblings after her mother left the lower-class family) opposite actor Burak Deniz. Writing for Vatan, "She reacted positively to Hazal Kaya's acting, stating while watching Filiz on the screen". The series received positive response and kaya's performance was highly acclaimed and teamed as "remarkable" and received several accolades including 19th Internet Media Best of the Year Awards for Best Actress and Latina Turkish Awards for Best Series Pair (Burak Deniz). The series was aired in variety of languages.

As of 2021, she shares the leading roles with Bugra Gulsoy and Ozan Dolunay in the TV series Misafir, an adaptation of the Japanese TV series Oasis. Since 2010, she appears as Behzat's dead daughter "Berna" in some episodes and film of hit crime series Behzat Ç.

Personal life

She married actor Ali Atay on 6 February 2019, and gave birth to their son later that year. Their daughter was born in February 2023. In April 2023, prosecutors demanded that Kaya be imprisoned for two years and four months for a tweet in which she allegedly had insulted a Turkish sergeant who was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for having raped Ipek Er.

In the media

Kaya is one of Turkey's highest-paid actresses. Ichaps, having chosen the most important names of 2014 in many categories, included Hazal Kaya among the "most influential names in the world" and granted her the medal of international excellence in the category of artists. According to the results of a survey conducted on the United Arab Emirates-based MBC channels, which ranked Turkish series and special programs, she ranked 4th on the list of most admired Turkish women artists. At the same time, official surveys covering the August 2010–August 2015 period, taken in 35 countries, placed her 6th on the list of 10 most popular actresses. She was also the only Turkish recipient of the "Lebanon Awards 2015" award. According to the results obtained from 35 countries between May 2011 and May 2016, Kaya was the 6th most popular actress. In May 2016, she rose to number five on the list. The website World's Most Beautifuls ranked her fifth on the list of 10 most beautiful women of 2016.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Çalgı ÇengiYoung girl at the warehouseSpecial guest appearance
2011Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime GömdümBerna Ç.Special guest appearance
2011Ay Büyürken UyuyamamHülyaLeading role
2012Bu Son OlsunLaleLeading role
2013Mavi DalgaArzuSupporting role
2014İtirazım VarZeynep BulutLeading role
2015Kırık Kalpler BankasıAslımLeading role
2022Benden Ne Olur?Sertab BalLeading role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2007Acemi CadıPelinGuest appearance
2006Taşların SırrıBengüGuest appearance
2006–2008SılaBerrinGuest appearance
2007–2008GencoÖzge (Gülay Erkaya)supporting role
2008–2010Aşk-ı MemnuNihal Ziyagilsupporting role
2010Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara PolisiyesiBerna Ç.Guest appearance
2011–2012Adını Feriha KoydumFeriha Yılmaz SarrafoğluLeading role
2012Son Yaz-Balkanlar 1912EmineLeading role
2013A.Ş.K.Azra ÖzakLeading role
2015Maral: En Güzel HikayemMaral ErdemLeading role
2017–2019Bizim HikayeFiliz Elibol AktanLeading role
2020Menajerimi AraHerselfGuest appearance
2021MisafirGece / GüneşLeading role

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022–Midnight at the Pera PalaceEsra / PerideLeading role

Other work and image

In advertising

YearCommercials
2006Tofita
2007Nescafé
2007Molped
2007Turkcell
2008Eti Burçak
2010Penti
2012Bingo
2014Lux Arabia
2020–2021İstegelsin
2021Önlem Bebek Bezi

In music videos

YearMusic video
2008Aslı Güngör - "İzmir Bilir Ya"
2011Selçuk Balcı - "Deniz Üstünde Fener"
2017Çağatay Akman - "Bizim Hikaye" with Burak Deniz
2018Cihan Mürtezaoğlu - "Bizim Hikaye" with Burak Deniz

Awards and nominations

Kaya receiving an award from Istanbul Aydın University in 2019
Awards and nominationsYearAwardCategoryResult
2010Kavram Olympic AwardsBest Young Actress
2011Ayaklıgazete.com Awardstitle=Kivanç Tatlıtuğ ve Hazal Kaya birinci sırada!url=https://gecce.com/haber/kivanc-tatlitug-ve-hazal-kaya-birinci-sirada-174787.htmlpublisher=gecce magazineaccess-date=30 September 2015archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001170629/https://gecce.com/haber/kivanc-tatlitug-ve-hazal-kaya-birinci-sirada-174787.htmlarchive-date=1 October 2015url-status=deaddf=dmy-all}}
2011Dizifilm.com Oscarstitle=En İyi Drama Kadın Oyuncusuurl=http://forum.dizifilm.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116618publisher=dizi filmaccess-date=30 September 2015}}
2012Ayaklıgazete.com Awardsurl=http://www.ayakligazete.com/title=Magazin haberleri anında Ayaklı Gazete'deauthor=SiteNano Internet Workswork=AYAKLI GAZETE}}
2012Televizyondizisi.com AwardsMost Popular Actress
2012Sosyalmedya.cc AwardsBest Actress
2012Eniyiyisec.com AwardsBest Actress
2012Bakmoda.com AwardsBest Actress
2013Sayidaty Arab Journaltitle=En İyi Türk Kadın Yıldızıurl=http://www.sayidaty.net/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%91%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84#pd_a_6820860publisher=sayidaty magazineaccess-date=30 September 2015archive-date=13 February 2013archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213005851/http://www.sayidaty.net/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%91%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84#pd_a_6820860url-status=dead}}
20132nd Crystal Mouse Media AwardsBest Actress
2013MagaziMedya.comTurkey's Most Beautiful Screen Face
2013Gazete5.comBest Actress
2013Sizcene.com Awardstitle=Türkiye'nin En Güzel Bayan Dizi Oyuncusuurl=http://www.seninfikrin.com/showvotes.phppublisher=seninfikrin.comaccess-date=30 September 2015archive-date=11 April 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411045833/http://www.seninfikrin.com/showvotes.phpurl-status=dead}}
2013Magazincity.com Awardstitle=En İyi Kadın Dizi Oyuncusu Hazal Kaya olduurl=http://www.magazincity.com/en-iyi-kadin-dizi-oyuncusu-hazal-kaya-oldu/publisher=magazincityaccess-date=30 September 2015url-status=usurpedarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001192244/http://www.magazincity.com/en-iyi-kadin-dizi-oyuncusu-hazal-kaya-oldu/archive-date=1 October 2015df=dmy-all}}
2013Politics Magazine AwardsTV Actress of the Year
2013YılınFenomeni.comPhenomenon Actress of the Year
2013OMÜ 3rd Media AwardsBest Actress
2014Ayaklıgazete.com AwardsBest Drama Actress
20142nd Düzce University Media AwardsBest Actress
20145th KTÜ Media AwardsThe Most Admired Actress
2014Bilgisefi.comdate=October 2017bot=InternetArchiveBotfix-attempted=yes }}
2014Felsebiyat Journal Cinema NomineesThe Actress of the Year
2014The Medal of Excellence for the Most Influential Figures in the World Awardstitle=Winners of Medal of Excellence for the Most Influential Figures in the World 2014url=http://www.ichaps.org/voting/medalofexcellence.php#.U_3WkcV_s4r/publisher=ichapsaccess-date=30 September 2015archive-date=3 September 2014archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903053521/http://www.ichaps.org/voting/medalofexcellence.php#.U_3WkcV_s4r/url-status=dead}}
2014Top 33 of The Most Beautiful Women on TV Awardstitle=Most Beautiful Women In The World 2014url=http://summitrans.com/bvct/dich/186/most-beautiful-women-in-the-world-2014.htmlpublisher=summitrans.comaccess-date=9 October 2015archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208053139/http://summitrans.com/bvct/dich/186/most-beautiful-women-in-the-world-2014.htmlarchive-date=8 February 2018url-status=dead}}
2015Lebanon AwardsBest Actress
2015TelevizyonDizisi.com AwardsBest Actress
2015Marie Claire TurkeyThe Most Favorite Actress
2015Eurasia Best AwardsBest Actress
20154th Crystal Mouse Media AwardsBest Actress
20167th KTÜ Media AwardsThe Most Admired Actress
2017Latina Turkish AwardsBest Kissing Scene (Hazal Kaya - Çağatay Ulusoy)
2017Turkey Youth AwardsBest TV Actress
2017Stars of the Year AwardsMost Popular Female TV Series
2018IU Student Council 1453 AwardsBest Actress of the Year
2019Latina Turkish Awardsurl=https://www.fox.com.tr/Bizim-Hikaye/haber/2043/Bizim-Hikaye-Latin-Amerika-yi-fethettititle=Bizim Hikaye Latin Amerika'yı fethettipublisher=FOXaccess-date=15 March 2019archive-date=24 May 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524210237/https://www.fox.com.tr/Bizim-Hikaye/haber/2043/Bizim-Hikaye-Latin-Amerika-yi-fethettiurl-status=dead}}
2019Latina Turkish AwardsBest Series Pair (Hazal Kaya - Burak Deniz)
201919th Internet Media Best of the Year AwardsBest Actress
2019Istanbul Aydın University Communication AwardsBest Actress
2021Istanbul University 7th Golden 61 AwardsBest Advertising Face of the Year

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