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For a generation of Turkish viewers, Sezer Güvenirgil is Şehriye Hanım, the mother of Zeliş in the late-1990s TV series Bücür Cadı, remembered for her embroidered headscarf, fringe and dark hair. Recent images of the 77-year-old actress have put her back on the entertainment agenda, because many people who see them find it hard to believe she is the same woman. The attention has also renewed interest in a career that started in the Yeşilçam era of Turkish cinema.Source: Sabah

Actor Şükrü Özyıldız was the guest on the second episode of Kişisel Dönüşüm Mutfağı, Aret Vartanyan's show on YouTube. When the talk turned back to an interview he gave in 2012, the subject became second chances, and Şükrü Özyıldız answered by separating a mistake from a wrong.

Sıla, Ezel, Anne, Sadakatsiz... Over the years, Cansu Dere has brought one memorable character after another to the screen. Now, as she gets ready to appear as Scheherazade in Binbir Gece Masalları (One Thousand and One Nights), photos of Cansu Dere then and now have caught viewers' attention, and the 46-year-old actress's look became a talking point once again.

Megan Fox picked an eye-catching costume for Halloween this year. In the photos she shared on Instagram, the actress skipped the classic, sweet mermaid look and went for something much darker. Here is a closer look at her costume.

Doğukan Güngör, known to audiences as Fatih in the hit Turkish series Kızılcık Şerbeti, is making headlines this time for his physical transformation. The actor said he has lost 23 kilos in total and talked about his new look and the changes in his life.Source: Gazetemagazin

Paris Hilton has been one of the most recognizable faces in pop culture since the early 2000s. She first became famous through reality television, and today she is also known as a singer, a DJ and a businesswoman. With her name trending in searches again, here is a quick guide to who she is, how old she is and where she comes from.

Ediz Hun, one of the great leading men of Yeşilçam, Turkey's classic film industry, was photographed at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival alongside his wife Berna Hun. The 85-year-old actor came to the festival for Son Oyun (The Last Play), a documentary about his life. His graceful appearance drew attention, but so did one short sentence about Turkish cinema's past, reported by the Turkish daily Sabah.

Turkish actor Murat Yıldırım traveled to Japan for the Tokyo International Film Festival, where his film Trees Are Watching, in which he shares the lead with Eva Green, is screening. His wife Iman Elbani was by his side for the big night, and when rain caught the couple on the red carpet, they simply posed together under an umbrella.

Bade İşçil, remembered as Şebnem in Ezel and Banu in Kuzey Güney, is one of the actresses who has not returned to television with a new series for quite some time. According to the Turkish outlet Gecce, she was spotted on a walk in Baltalimanı, and when reporters asked, she spoke openly about why she has stayed away from the screen and whether she might act in series again.

McKenna Grace was one of the most talked-about guests at the London premiere of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Her gown looked like a painting: blue sky, purple mountains, green meadows and three-dimensional flowers. It also echoed the film's poster, and the story behind it is almost as surprising as the dress itself.

For years Defne Samyeli has been talked about for her looks and her fit, polished style. Yet the Turkish presenter and singer, who placed third at Miss Turkey in 1991, says the pageant period felt very different from the inside than it looked from the outside.

Singer Mustafa Sandal performed at Istanbul's Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, and his very short haircut got people talking. Those who saw his new look were surprised by the change. After the concert, the singer posted a thank-you message on social media.

Gamze Erçel, the older sister of actress Hande Erçel, married Caner Yıldırım in 2019, and the couple has a daughter. In June, Gamze Erçel announced on social media that she was expecting a second child with the note 'Our little family is growing.' The couple later learned at a small celebration in their garden that the baby is a girl. Now close friends have thrown the mom-to-be a surprise baby shower, and Hande Erçel and Yasemin Şefkatli were among the guests.

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, one of Turkish television's most popular leading men, turned 43 on October 27. Fans flooded social media with birthday wishes, but the most special message came from his wife, Başak Dizer, who shared a pair of affectionate photos of the couple with a short, sweet note.

Damla Sönmez, remembered by many viewers as Efsun from the hit series Çukur, was a guest on 'Aslı Şafak'la İşin Aslı', a talk show on Bloomberg HT. Her candid answers about her career quickly became a talking point on social media. Damla Sönmez spoke about the moment she faced her own arrogance years ago, explained why she chose acting in the first place and responded to the pressure to constantly share her life online, revealing a far more reserved side than the strong characters she plays on screen.