Asiye Nur Fettahoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [nuɾ ˈfettahoːɫu]) (born 12 November 1980) is a Turkish-German actress, model, television presenter and fashion designer known for playing numerous characters in several films and television series, including her role as Mahidevran Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl.
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Early life
Fettahoğlu was born to Fatma and Sinan Fettahoğlu as one of their five children in Duisburg, West Germany. Her family is from Rize, Turkey. After the Ottoman Empire collapsed, her paternal family, who were Cretan Muslims, immigrated to Turkey from Crete, Greece. Her maternal family who were originally Kosovo Albanians, immigrated from Yugoslavia to Rize. She was educated at Beşiktaş High School before enrolling in Haliç University, where she graduated with a degree in fashion design. She worked for a while as a television anchor for financial news on the Sky Türk channel.
Personal life
Between 2008 and 2011, Fettahoğlu was married to Murat Aysan. After they divorced, she married businessman Levent Veziroğlu in 2013. The couple separated in 2015 but reconciled before the divorce proceedings were finalized. On 11 February 2016, Fettahoğlu gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Elisa. The couple formally divorced in March 2021.
