Merih Öztürk (born 28 December 1999) is a Turkish actress and model. She was the third-place winner of Best Model of Turkey in 2018.
Life and career She was born on 28 December 1999 in Düzce, the daughter of a father from Düzce who was Abkhazian and a mother from Arhavi. She became interested in acting from the age of 6 and appeared as a child actress by participating in television programs.
She was selected as Turkey's third-place winner at the 2018 Best Model of Turkey competition at the age of 18. She subsequently played the character Güney in the science fiction series Börü 2039, produced by Alper Çağlar and broadcast on BluTV. Later, between 2022 and 2023, she gained recognition by taking on the role of Jovanka, her first leading role, in the series Balkan Ninnisi, directed by Selahattin Sancaklı and Serdar Akar and broadcast on TRT 1. In 2023, she appeared alongside Boran Kuzum in a commercial for Türkiye Ekonomi Bankası (TEB). In the same year, she played the character Leyla in Başım Belada (2023), broadcast on atv, and in 2024 she played the leading character Gülnaz in the series Kara Ağaç Destanı, broadcast on TRT 1, increasing her popularity.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes Network2008İki AileSupporting roleStar TV2022–2023Balkan NinnisiJovankaLeading roleTRT 12023Başım BeladaLeyla Biçeratv2024Kara Ağaç DestanıGülnazTRT 12026–HaysiyetSimayKanal DStreaming films and series Year Title Role Notes Platform2021–2022Börü 2039GüneySupporting roleBluTV2025% İkiBesteLeading roletabiiFilm Year Title Role Notes2007Son Osmanlı Yandım AliSupporting role
Commercials Year Product / Label2019Liverpool Victoria2020VeetMolped2021Enza Home2023TEB Bankası Reklamı
Awards YearOrganizationCategory2017Best Model of TurkeyBest Promising (Gelecek Vaat Eden)2018Third place
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