Biography

Hazal Kaya was born in Gaziantep on October 1, 1990. Kaya attended Italian High School in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, and graduated in 2009. She currently continues her studies in Istanbul Bilgi University

Istanbul Bilgi University

Istanbul Bilgi University is a private, non-profit university in Istanbul, Turkey. It was actually established in 1994 under the name ISIS , but its name was changed to Istanbul Bilgi University with the foundation of the school on June 7, 1996...

 (Performing arts

Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...

). Her parents (both lawyers) divorced when she was 7 years old. She was introduced to the world of arts at a very young age, as a child she took ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 and violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 lessons for 7 years. She also loves tango, and develops her skills. Her favorite football team is Besiktas

Besiktas

Beşiktaş is a municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus...

. Hazal Kaya speaks Turkish

Turkish language

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 (native language), fluently English

English language

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 and Italian

Italian language

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 (advanced), and is learning her fourth language, German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

.

Her first role (2007) was in the TV series 'Genco' where she took one of the leading roles. In 2008, Kaya continues as one of the leading actresses by playing Nihal Ziyagil in a modern day adaptation of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's classic novel "Aşk-ı Memnu

Ask-i Memnu (TV series)

Aşk-ı Memnu is a Turkish romantic drama television series produced by Ay Yapım Productions and originally broadcasting by Kanal D between 2008 and 2010...

".

Currently Kaya is playing in TV series titled "Adını Feriha Koydum" as Feriha(2011). The series have one of the highest TV ratings in Turkey. She plays the role of a porter's daughter trapped between two lives; her dreams and desires.

Short description

• Height: 1.58 m.
• Weight: 50 kg
• Eye Color: Green
• Hair Color: Brown wavy hair

Filmography

• Sıla (2006)
• Acemi Cadı (2006)
• Taşların Sırrı (2006)
• Genco (2007)
• Aşk-ı Memnu
  Aşk-ı Memnu
  Aşk-ı Memnu is a Turkish romantic novel by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. It was first serialized in 1899 and 1900 in Servet-i Fünun, a leading Turkish literary magazine of the time.-Plot summary:...
  
  (2008–2010)
• Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi
  Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi
  “Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi” is a TV crime series based on the novel of the same name by Emrah Serbes. It's lead actor is Erdal Beşikçioğlu and Canan Erguder. The series take place in Ankara. It began 19 September 2010 on Star TV.Orginal Page: tr: Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi-Plot:Behzat Ç...
  
  (2010)
• Adını Feriha Koydum (2011)
• Muhteşem Yüzyıl
  Muhteşem Yüzyıl
  Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a Turkish prime time historical soap opera television series broadcast on Turkey's Show TV network. It is based on the life of Süleyman I , the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Hürrem Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a Turkish prime time historical soap opera television...
  
  (2011-2012) [Post-production]
• Ay Büyürken Uyuyamam (2011)

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• Tofita (2007)
• Turkcell(2007)
• Eti (2008)
• Nescafe (2009)
• Penti (2010)

External links

• Hazal Kaya at the Sinema Turk