Esra Bilgiç
Born (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Spouse
(m. 2017; div. 2019)

Esra Bilgiç (Turkish: [esˈɾaː bilˈɟitʃ]; born 14 October 1992) is a Turkish actress.[1][2] She is best known for portraying the role of Halime Hatun in the Turkish historical adventure television series Diriliş: Ertuğrul from 2014 to 2018.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Among other roles, she starred in the 2020–2021 crime drama Ramo.

Career

Bilgiç was born on 14 October 1992 in Ankara, Turkey.[1][9] In 2014, she made her television debut in the Turkish historical adventure series Diriliş: Ertuğrul on TRT 1, alongside co-actors Engin Düzyatan and Hülya Darcan. The story of the series is centred around the life of Ertuğrul Bey, the father of Ottoman dynasty founder Osman Bey.[10][11][12] Bilgiç played the role of Halime Hatun, mother of Osman, but left in 2018, due to changes in the new season.[13][14][15][16]

She also appeared in Bir Umut Yeter alongside Tolgahan Sayışman and Hazal Subaşı. In 2020, Bilgiç appeared in a leading role in the Turkish film Adanış Kutsal Kavga with co-star İsmail Filiz. She is the female lead in the Turkish crime-drama television series Ramo with co-star Murat Yıldırım.[17] Outside of Turkey, Bilgiç has seen wide popularity in Pakistan, leading her to become the brand ambassador of the Pakistani cricket team Peshawar Zalmi, consumer electronics company QMobile and mobile network provider Jazz in 2020.[18][19][20][21][22]

From September 2021 until February 2022, she shared the lead role in the period drama Kanunsuz Topraklar with actor Uğur Güneş. The series was canceled after 16 episodes due to poor ratings.[23][24]

In March 2022, Bilgiç appeared in a Victoria's Secret commercial for the "Love Cloud" collection.[25]

Personal life

She is currently studying law at Marmara University.[26] In 2015, Bilgiç began dating a professional Turkish footballer, Gökhan Töre. The couple got married on 21 October 2017, and divorced on 17 June 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were present at Bilgiç's wedding.[27][28]

In August 2021, after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Bilgiç posted retweets with hashtags including "I don’t want refugees in my country" and "I don’t want Afghans here." She later removed the retweets. Dawn described the original tweets as "hateful".[29]

Filmography

TV series
Year Title Role Note
2014–2018 Diriliş: Ertuğrul Halime Hatun Leading role
2018 Bir Umut Yeter Derya Akar Leading role
2020–2021 Ramo Sibel Yıldırım Leading role
2021–2022 Kanunsuz Topraklar Gülfem Paşazade Leading role
2023 Atatürk Madame Corrine Guest role
Films
Year Title Role Note
2022 Adanış Kutsal Kavga Cemre Haznedar Leading role

Awards and nominations

Bilgiç has won several awards. Some of them are:

Awards
Year Awards Ceremony Category Project Result Ref.
2014 Antalya TV Awards Best female actress in series Diriliş: Ertuğrul Won
2015 Sosyal Farkındalık Ödülleri Best female actress in series Won [30]
2015 18. Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards Best female actress Won
2016 Anadolu Media Ödülleri Best actress in series Won [31]
2016 Türkiye Gençlik Ödülleri Best female actress Won

References

  1. 1 2 "Esra Bilgiç kimdir?" [Who is Esra Bilgiç?]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 1 February 2016 via haberturk.com.
  2. "'Ertugrul' star Esra Bilgic turns off Instagram comments on bikini post". The Express Tribune. 10 July 2020.
  3. "Diriliş Ertuğrul 74. yeni bölüm fragmanı TRT 1'de nefes kesti" [Diriliş Ertuğrul's 74th new episode trailer took his breath away on TRT 1]. Akşam (in Turkish). 19 January 2017 via aksam.com.tr.
  4. "Dirilis Ertugrul's success is approved!". 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.
  5. "Esra Bilgiç ve Gökhan Töre mutluluğa 'evet' dedi" [Esra Bilgiç and Gökhan Töre said 'yes' to happiness]. A Haber (in Turkish). 23 October 2017.
  6. "Esra Bilgiç Haberleri - Son Dakika Yeni Esra Bilgiç Gelişmeleri" [Esra Bilgiç News - Last Minute New Esra Bilgiç Developments]. CNN Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018.
  7. "Turkish history-themed series Diriliş Ertuğrul enjoyed in 60 countries". Daily Sabah. Istanbul. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  8. "La TRT fue premiada en varias categorías - TRT Español" [TRT was awarded in several categories]. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2021 via www.trt.net.tr.
  9. "Esra Bilgiç kimdir? Güzel oyuncu Esra Bilgiç nereli ve kaç yaşında?" [Who is Esra Bilgiç? Where is the beautiful actress Esra Bilgiç and how old is she?]. Sözcü (in Turkish). 20 September 2018 via www.sozcu.com.tr.
  10. "Diriliş 'Ertuğrul' Yılın En Popüler Dizisi Oldu!" [Diriliş "Ertuğrul" Became the Most Popular Series of the Year!]. Haberler.com (in Turkish). 4 January 2017.
  11. "Esra Bilgiç ve Gökhan Töre dün evlendi! - İşte düğün fotoğrafları" [Esra Bilgiç and Gökhan Töre got married yesterday! - Here are the wedding photos]. Sabah (in Turkish).
  12. "Turkey's new TV series about the founding of the Ottoman empire tops the ratings". Daily Sabah. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  13. "Gökhan Töre ile Esra Bilgiç gizlice nişanlandı" [Gökhan Töre and Esra Bilgiç got engaged secretly]. Sabah (in Turkish). 2 November 2016.
  14. "Diriliş Ertuğrul'un Halime'si Esra Bilgiç Gökhan Töre ile nişanlandı" [Resurrection Ertuğrul's Halime Esra Bilgiç got engaged to Gökhan Töre]. haberakar.com (in Turkish). 2 November 2016.
  15. "Gökhan Töre, Oyuncu Sevgilisi Esra Bilgiç'le Evleniyor" [Gökhan Töre marries his actress girlfriend Esra Bilgiç]. Haberler.com (in Turkish). 1 February 2016.
  16. "Esra Bilgiç ile Gökhan Töre evleniyor" [Esra Bilgiç and Gökhan Töre are getting married]. aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). 31 January 2016.
  17. "Ramo'nun Sibel'i Esra Bilgiç'i hiç böyle görmediniz! Estetikli mi estetiksiz mi?" [You've never seen Ramo's Sibel, Esra Bilgiç! Is it aesthetic or not?]. Takvim (in Turkish). 6 April 2020.
  18. "Esra Bilgic (Halima Sultan in Ertgrul Ghazi) becomes the Brand Ambassador for Q Mobile". Daily Times. 12 July 2020.
  19. "Esra Bilgic AKA Halime Sultan signed a contract with Three Pakistani Brands". Dispatch News Desk (DND). 2 July 2020.
  20. Gulrez, Ali (31 July 2020). "Esra Bilgic is now brand ambassador for Jazz 4G". INCPak.
  21. Mehmood, Munazza (13 July 2020). "Esra Bilgic Joins QMobile as Brand Ambassador". Lens via propakistani.pk.
  22. "Esra Bilgiç to become Peshawar Zalmi brand ambassador?". The Express Tribune. 4 July 2020.
  23. "Reyting canavarına yenik düştü! İddialı dizi bu akşam final yapıyor" [Succumbed to the rating monster! The ambitious series makes its finale tonight.]. Haberglobal.com (in Turkish). 9 February 2022.
  24. "Pelin'in Mutfağı Ramazan ayı boyunca Star'da". NTV (in Turkish). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  25. "Pakistani men feel cheated over Esra Bilgiç's VS ad". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  26. https://www.cnnturk.com/magazin/esra-bilgic-bakin-hangi-bolumde-okuyor
  27. "Esra Bilgiç ile Gökhan Töre boşandı" [Esra Bilgiç and Gökhan Töre divorced]. CNN Türk (in Turkish). 17 June 2019.
  28. "Gökhan Töre ile Esra Bilgiç Evlendi" [Gökhan Töre and Esra Bilgiç got married] (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  29. "Esra's Xenophobia." Dawn News. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  30. ""1. Sosyal Farkındalık Ödülleri" sahiplerini buldu" ["1st Social Awareness Awards" found their owners]. TRT Haber (in Turkish). 20 January 2016.
  31. "2. Anadolu Medya Ödülleri'nin sahipleri belli oldu!" [Winners of the 2nd Anadolu Media Awards have been announced!]. gazeticeler.com (in Turkish). 12 October 2016.
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