Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere (; born 14 October 1980) is a Turkish actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. Biography. Her family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Greece and Bulgaria. After graduating from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, Dere made her debut in both cinema and television at the beginning of 2004. Between 2006 and 2008, Dere had the leading role as 'Sila' in the "Sıla" series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. She then starred as 'Defne' with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, in the film "The Last Ottoman". In 2009, she acted in the dark comedy, "Acı Aşk". In 2011 , she played the lead protagonist 'Eyşan' in the TV series "Ezel". From 2012 to 2013, she played Persian Safavid spy Firuze/Huymerya in Magnificent Century. In 2016-2017, Dere starred as Zeynep Güneş in the series "Anne (Turkish TV series)" alongside "Beren Gökyıldız" who played her daughter Turna/Melek. Dere can currently be seen playing Dr. Asya Arslan in the series "Sadakatsiz" which has been on the air since October, 2020.