Demet Özdemir

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.

Personal life
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 grandmother was the one of Turkish minorities in Bulgaria. She immigrated from Bulgaria to Turkey. Her grandmother and her brother later immigrated to Germany.

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

Dance career
Initially, Özdemir started dancing at 15. She studied and danced at the same time to support her family. she was a backup dancer for Bengü and later joined the dance group Efes Kızları. Özdemir then appeared in Mustafa Sandal's music video "Ateş Et ve Unut".

Her appearances in TV series, including Erkenci Kuş, Love Tactics and Adım Farah, have earned her recognition. She is recognised for both her dance videos and her acting 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 actress is originally from Turkey, her ancestral roots also trace back to Bulgaria. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and falls under the Pisces Zodiac sign. 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
Özdemir took theater and acting class from Şahika Tekand Studio for two years. 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.

She portrayed the character of "Ayla" on historical series Kurt Seyit ve Şura.

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". which tells the story of the power struggle of two women.

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.

2017 she played in the dance-comedy film Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun, written by Burak Aksak, writer of the hit surreal comedy Leyla ile Mecnun.

From 2018 to 2019, she played the lead role "Sanem" in the Turkish romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş (Daydreamer) opposite Can Yaman. She received the Best Actress award at the 2019 Murex d'Or in Lebanon for her role in this series. 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 2.5 million people.

In November 2019, she became a brand ambassador for Pantene Turkey.

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 was inspired by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu's novel Camdaki Kız. It has sold to more than 90 countries across the globe

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

Becoming an ambassador for the 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 and Metin Akdülger  It follows the character of Ilkin (Özdemir) 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.

At 15th February 2023 Demet participated in a joint live broadcast titled  "Türkiye Tek Yürek (Turkey One Heart) to collect donations for citizens affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş.

She plays the female lead "Farah" in Adim Farah (March 1, 2023 to December 30, 2023), which was aired in Fox TV (NOW) with male lead [Engin Akyürek]. Adim Farah is adaption from the award-winning Argentinian series “La Chica Que Limpia”, 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. On a cleaning shift, 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. Özdemir was chosen as the actor of the year (2023) by Socipol members. Demet was nominee to 'Outstanding Celebrity Woman of the Year' award of  Kizlar Soruyor, the celeb who sets an example to the society with her words, behaviours and actions, inspires and mobilizes people, and proves that we can #TogetherOneStepForward.