Demet Özdemir

Demet Özdemir

Demet Özdemir (born 26 February 1992) is a Turkish actress and former dancer. She rose to international prominence with the romantic comedy television series Erkenci Kuş (2018–2019), which was broadcast internationally and contributed to the growing global popularity of Turkish television dramas. She has since starred in television dramas and streaming productions, including the Netflix film Love Tactics (2022) and Disney + miniseries Dunyayla Benim Aramda (2022).

Personal life

Demet Özdemir

Özdemir was born on 26 February 1992 in İzmit, Turkey. She is of Bulgarian Turkish descent. Following her parents' separation, she moved to Istanbul with her mother and siblings.

On 28 August 2022, she married musician and actor Oğuzhan Koç. They divorced on 8 May 2023.

Dance career

Demet Özdemir

Özdemir began her career as a dancer at the age of 15, working while continuing her studies to support her family. She worked as a backup dancer for singer Bengü and later joined the dance group Efes Kızları. She later appeared in music videos for Mustafa Sandal ("Ateş Et ve Unut") and Bengü (Hodri Meydan)

Acting career

Early career (2013–2016)

Özdemir studied acting at Şahika Tekand Studio for two years (between 2011 and 2013).

Özdemir made her acting debut in the 2013 fantasy series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim alongside Ekin Koç, playing the "Aylin".

She later appeared as a supporting character, "Ayla", in the historical series Kurt Seyit ve Şura (2014). She appeared as "Demet" in the movie Tut Sözünü. In 2015, she had her first leading role in the romantic comedy series Çilek Kokusu.

Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in No 309, one of her first long-running leading roles in a romantic comedy format. It ended on 25 October 2017 with 65 episodes.

In 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.

Breakthrough and international success (2017–2019)

From 2018 to 2019, Özdemir starred as Sanem Aydın in the romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş , opposite Can Yaman. The series was broadcast internationally and contributed to the wider distribution of Turkish television dramas. Her performance earned her several awards, including Best Actress award at Murex d'Or in Lebanon. Erkenci Kuş aired on prime-time in Italy and the actress was invited at the popular entertainment show Verissimo.

She also performed the theme song "Günaydın" (Good Morning), composed by Cem Öget.

Transition to dramatic roles (2019-2021)

From 2019 to 2021, she played the lead role of Zeynep in the drama series Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, which focused on themes of family and social issues. The series was directed by Çağrı Bayrak. The script was inspired by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu's novel Camdaki Kız which is based on a true story.

Streaming projects (2022–2023)

In 2022, Özdemir starred in the Netflix romantic comedy film Love Tactics (Aşk Taktikleri ), which was released internationally. She played the lead role of "Aslı Yıldırım" alongside actor Şükrü Özyıldız. She also appeared in the internationally released Disney+ drama series Dunyayla Benim Aramda with Bugra Gülsoy, Hafsanur Sancaktutan, Zerrin Tekindor and Metin Akdülger. It follows the character of "İlkin" (Özdemir) who worries that the love of her life, a famous actor, is no longer in love with her. In 2023 the Netflix film Love tactics 2 (Aşk Taktikleri 2) was released as a sequel to Love Tactics.

Projects since 2023

In 2023, she starred in Adım Farah opposite to Engin Akyürek. Adım Farah is adaption of the award-winning Argentinian series La Chica Que Limpia. For her role as Farah, Özdemir was awarded the 2025 PRODU award for Best Actress in a Contemporary Non-Spanish Language Telenovela.

In 2024, she appeared in the film Cinlerin Düğünü. The film was directed by Ferit Karahan, known for the film ''Brother's Keeper'' (''Okul Tıraşı'').

Since March 2025, she has been portraying the lead character "Nisan Akyol" alongside Çağatay Ulusoy ("Eşref Tek") in the TV series Eşref Rüya. The character Nisan Akyol is a singer and because of that Özdemir has performed several songs in the series, including "Aşiyan" (lyrics and composition by Afra, arrangement by Mustafa Ceceli). Özdemir together with singer Afra released the song "Şimdi Böyle Biriymiş" (lyrics and composition by Afra, arrangement by Mustafa Ceceli).

On 18 September 2025, Özdemir released a single "Ah Yar" by Tiizz Records with lyrics and music by Zeynep Melisa Gülen, arrangement by Mustafa Ceceli. On 2 January 2026 Özdemir released a single "Gözü Kara" by Tiizz Records & Demet Özdemir with lyrics and music by Zeynep Melisa Gülen, arrangement by Bertin Yıldız and video by Meryem Baburoğlu. She performed the both songs as part of the soundtrack for Eşref Rüya.

International recognition

She received the Best Actress award at the 2019 Murex d’Or Awards for her role in ''Erkenci Kuş''.

In September 2023 Özdemir participated in the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival where she received the Kinéo Award for Best International Actress for the series Kurt Seyit ve Şura, and the movies Love Tactics and Love Tactics 2.

In November 2024 Özdemir was awarded during the 8th Edition of the Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards - DIAFA 2024 with an honorary award for her professional career as Best International Actress.

For her role as Farah, Özdemir was awarded the 2025 PRODU award for Best Actress in a Contemporary Non-Spanish Language Telenovela.

Public image

Demet Özdemir

Özdemir and her ''No: 309'' co-star Furkan Palalı participated in a New Year's event organized by LÖSEV (Foundation for Children with Leukemia).

In November 2019, she became a brand ambassador for Pantene Turkey. She served as a brand ambassador for Pantene Turkey from 2019 to 2024.

She was part of the jury of the 21st Cinema of the Future Competition (Geleceğin Sineması Yarışması), which was organized with contributions from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and aims to discover new talents of cinema.

Filmography

Demet Özdemir

<table><thead><tr><th>Film</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Title</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Tut Sözünü</td><td>Demet</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun</td><td>Aysel</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Love Tactics (Aşk Taktikleri)</td><td>Aslı Yıldırım</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Love Tactics 2 (Aşk Taktikleri 2)</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>TBD</td><td>Cinlerin Düğünü</td><td>Ceren</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>Web series</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Title</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Dünyayla Benim Aramda (Between the World and Me)</td><td>İlkin</td><td>Main role (8 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>Television</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Title</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim</td><td>Aylin Gündoğdu</td><td>Main role (29 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Kurt Seyit ve Şura</td><td>Alina (Alya) Baronez</td><td>Main cast (21 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Çilek Kokusu</td><td>Aslı Koçer</td><td>Main role (23 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2016–2017</td><td>No: 309</td><td>Lale Yenilmez</td><td>Main role (65 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2018–2019</td><td>Erkenci Kuş</td><td>Sanem Aydın</td><td>Main role (51 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2019–2021</td><td>Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir</td><td>Zeynep Göksu Tunahan</td><td>Main role (42 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Kırmızı Oda</td><td>Guest star (1 episode)</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Adım Farah</td><td>Farah Erşadi / Lekesiz</td><td>Main role (27 episodes)</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Eşref Rüya</td><td>Nisan Akyol</td><td>Main role</td></tr><tr><td>Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Title</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Tolgshow</td><td>Improvisation</td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Çok Güzel Hareketler 2</td><td></td><td>Guest</td></tr><tr><td>Commercials</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Commercial</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Pegasus Hava Yolları</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Fresh Company Markasının Reklam Yüzü</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Garnier</td><td>Brand ambassador</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>CERTETEB</td><td>together Can Yaman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019–2024</td><td>Pantene Türkiye</td><td>Brand ambassador</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>#ALLFOR1TURKEY dance challenge (in cooperation with Nike)</td><td>Voluntary supporter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>8. Pembe Top Sahada 8th Pink Ball on the Field (breast cancer awareness campaign)</td><td>Voluntary supporter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Disney+ Türkiye</td><td>Brand ambassador</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>ETİ Browni Intense</td><td>Advertising face</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eğitime Devam Now TV (FOX) ve Türk Eğitim Vakfı "Continue Education" charity campaign (FOX and Turkish Education Foundation)</td><td>Face of the campaign</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024–</td><td>Konfor Mobilya</td><td>Brand face</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TV programs</td></tr><tr><td>2015, 2017</td><td>Beyaz Show</td><td>guest</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016–2017</td><td>3 Adam</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018, 2020</td><td>O Ses Türkiye yılbaşı özel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>“Umut Yeşerten Şarkılar” NTV "Songs That Bring Hope" NTV</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Verissimo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021–2022</td><td>Ibrahim Selim ile Bu Gece</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Oğuzhan Uğur'la P!NÇ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Empati</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>As dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Artist</td><td>Role</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Mustafa Sandal</td><td>Dancer support</td><td>"Ateş Et ve Unut" music video</td></tr><tr><td>2012–2013</td><td>Efes Kızları</td><td>Dancer team</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Bengü</td><td>Guest star</td><td>"Hodri Meydan" music video</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and recognitions

Demet Özdemir

<table><thead><tr><th>Awards and nominations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Award</td><td>Category</td><td>Work</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>StarMetre Fan Faktör 2 Kristal Awards</td><td>Kristal Ödül Crystal Award</td><td>I'll Tell You a Secret Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>2nd Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>Best Female TV Actress</td><td>Çilek Kokusu</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43rd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best Actress in a Comedy Series</td><td>Room 309 No: 309</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Gelişim University 6th Media Awards</td><td>Best TV Actress of the Year</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>Best Best Supporting TV Actress</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best Couple in a TV Series (with Furkan Palalı)</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Comedy & Romantic TV Series Actress</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>45th Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best Romantic Comedy Series Actress</td><td>Daydreamer Early Bird Erkenci Kuş</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Romantic Comedy Series</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Can Yaman)</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Media and Arts Awards</td><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Can Yaman)</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>19th İnternet Medyası Best of the Year</td><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Can Yaman)</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Murex D'or Awards</td><td>International Best Actress</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5th Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>Best Female TV Actress</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best TV series</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>10th Quality Awards</td><td>Best Quality Actress</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>46th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best Romantic Comedy Series Actress</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Can Yaman)</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>6th Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>Best Female TV Actress</td><td>My Home is My Destiny Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Premios PRODU</td><td>Best Actress in a Foreign Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>Best Female TV Actress</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best TV Series Couple (with İbrahim Çelikkol)</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best Digital Series</td><td>Between the World and Me Dünyayla Benim Aramda</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Female TV Actress</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Buğra Gülsoy)</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>9th Türkiye Youth Awards</td><td>The Best Digital Platform Series</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kinéo Awards 21st Edition of the Venice Biennale</td><td>Best International Actress</td><td>Honorary award for her professional career</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Trendler Zirvesi 23' İTÜ Istanbul Technical University</td><td>Most Popular Actress</td><td>Honorary award</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kizlar Soruyor Awards</td><td>Series Couple of the Year (with Engin Akyürek)</td><td>My name is Farah Adım Farah</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dizilah Güzel Awards</td><td>Best New TV Series</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards</td><td>Best TV Series Couple (with Engin Akyürek)</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>İKÜ Kariyer Onursal Ödülleri Istanbul Kültür University</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Honorary Award for her professional career</td><td>Won</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>8th Edition of the Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards - DIAFA 2024</td><td>Best International Actress</td><td>Honorary award for her professional career</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Premios PRODU</td><td>Best Actress in a Contemporary Non-Spanish Language Telenovela</td><td>My name is Farah Adım Farah</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11th Altın 61 Awards</td><td>Most Inspiring Woman of the Year</td><td></td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yılın Mimar Sinanları Awards Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Eşref Rüya</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EİK Ödül Sabancı University Economics and Business Club</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Honorary award for her professional career</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>