Hazal Kaya

Leyla Hazal Kaya (born 1 October 1990) is a Turkish actress. Kaya was born in Istanbul, Turkey. She attended Gaziosmanpaşa elementary school and she graduated in 2009 from the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul. She went to Istanbul Bilgi University for her university. She is currently continuing her studies in Istanbul. Her parents who are both lawyers divorced when she was 7 years old.

She was introduced to the art and the acting world at a very young age, 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 her fourth language German.

Name Hazal Kaya
Date of Birth 1st October 1990
Birth Place Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Education Graduated in 2009, currently continuing her studies in Istanbul
College

Graduated from Liceo Italiano di Istanbul (2009), went to Department of Performing Arts at Istanbul Bilgi University

Years active 2014–present
Currently Dating Married (Ali Atay)

Kaya started her acting career in 2007 with TV series Genco. She played Özge (Gülay Erkaya). In 2008, Kaya played Nihal Ziyagil in a modern-day adaptation of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu written by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. She had her first 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.

Kaya played in the first two seasons of TV series titled Adını Feriha Koydum as Feriha Yılmaz Sarrafoğlu (2011). She played the role of a porter’s daughter trapped between two lives that fall 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. Later, together with her mother Ayşegül Kaya, she appeared in the commercials for Bingo.

In 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. Her latest TV show is Bizim Hikaye (in English: Our Story) which is the Turkish version of the American TV series Shameless. In this TV show, Kaya plays Filiz, opposite the Turkish TV actor Burak Deniz.

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 different 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 different 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 Beautiful ranked her fifth on the list of 10 most beautiful women of 2016.

Movies And TV Series

Series

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

Movies

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

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Hazal Kaya Age?

Hazal Kaya is 31 years old as of 2022.

Hazal Kaya Height?

Hazal Kaya is 5’2″ tall.

Hazal Kaya Weight?

Hazal Kaya’s weight is 53 kg.

Hazal Kaya Boyfriend, Relationship & Love Affair?

She married actor Ali Atay on 6 February 2019, and gave birth to their son Fikret Ali Atay on 22 October 2019.

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