Begüm Kütük

Begüm Kütük Yaşaroğlu was born on 27 August 1980 in the Konak district of Izmir. On her mother's side she is of Bosniak descent, and on her father's side of Kosovo Albanian descent. She completed her primary education at Namık Kemal Elementary School, and her middle and high school education at the private Tevfik Fikret High School in Izmir, where she also played volleyball. For her university studies she went to France, enrolling in the Department of Cultural Mediation and Communication at the University of Nancy (Lorraine region), though she left before completing the degree and returned to Turkey. In 2001 she took part in the "Turkey Best of Model" competition, finishing third, after which she began a modeling career. She made her acting debut in 2002 with a lead role in the series "Melek"; in 2003–2004 she also starred in the lead role of the series "A.G.A." She gained wide recognition for the role of Safiye Karahanlı in the cult series "Kurtlar Vadisi" (Valley of the Wolves, 2004). She also appeared in the series "Çalıkuşu" (as Neriman), "Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün" (2014, as Defne, opposite Özcan Deniz), "El Değmemiş Aşk" (2016), and "Uygun Adım Aşk" (lead role) on Fox TV. Her film credits include "Gecenin Kanatları," "Romantik Komedi," and "Mar" — the latter won Best Film at the SİYAD Film Festival, a Special Jury Award at the Malatya Film Festival, and Best Film at the Alexandria International Film Festival. For the role of Joy in the play "Olağan Mucizeler" (2010–2011) she won Best Actress at the 11th Direklerarası Seyirci Awards. From 2005 to 2007 she produced and hosted the film show "Sineshow" on Show TV. She appeared in advertising campaigns for Orange GSM (abroad) as well as Bosch, Samsung, and Sarelle in Turkey. She has served as a jury member at the İnönü University Short Film Festival and in the National Short Film Competition of the Antalya Golden Orange (Altın Portakal) International Film Festival. On 16 September 2010 she married Erdil Yaşaroğlu, a cartoonist for the magazine "Penguen." In 2018 the couple experienced a miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy.