Yasemin Ergene (born 22 January 1985) is a Turkish actress and former model.
Life and career She was born in West Germany on 22 January 1985. At the age of three, she returned to Turkey with her family. After completing her education in the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, she moved to Istanbul and enrolled at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. While studying there, she was directed toward on-screen acting by her instructor, Müjdat Gezen. She played the character Eylül in the television series Koçum Benim. She is known for playing Ekin Serbest Teksoy in the series Aşk Oyunu and Ela Altındağ in the series Doktorlar. Ergene, who graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University with a degree in Public Relations, married businessman İzzet Özilhan on July 16, 2011. She has two daughters: Emine, born in 2012, and Ela, born in 2013. On 3 September 2025, she announced that she had divorced her husband, İzzet Özilhan.
Ergene has not worked as an actress since 2009, but in 2019 she made a guest appearance as Doctor Ela in the television series Mucize Doktor. She is a cousin of actress .
Filmography Year Title Role Type2002–2003 Koçum Benim Eylül Television series2003 Vizontele Tuuba Aynur Film2004 Çocuğun Var Derdin Var Sibel Television series2004 Ah Be İstanbul Esra Television series2005 Hırsız Var! model Film2005 Aşk Oyunu Ekin Serbest Teksoy Television series 2006–2010 Doktorlar Dr. Ela Altındağ Television series2008 Babam Adam Olacak Yeşim Television series2019 Mucize Doktor Dr. Ela Altındağ Television series2026 Tuzlu Kahve Elit İpekli Television series
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