Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu

Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu (born 29 October 1989) is a Turkish-German actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Turkey 2008, and represented Turkey at the Miss World 2008 pageant.^[3][4]

Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
Tuğutlu in 2008
Born	(1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, singer
Spouse	Ceyhun Ergin ​ (m. 2022)​ [1]
Children	1[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Turkey 2008
Years active	2008–present
Major competition(s)	Miss Turkey 2008 (Winner) Miss World 2008 (Unplaced)

Early life

Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu was born in Berlin in 1989, the daughter of a Turkish father and a German mother. After primary school and Anatolia High School, she attended a Turkish conservatory, where she learned to play the piano and the violin, and Istanbul University, where she studied German language and literature. (She speaks English as well as German and Turkish.) She began working as a model while still a student.

She began her acting career with a leading role in a Turkish television series for young viewers, Es-Es. She went on to star in Kızım, the romantic comedy series Tatlı İntikam and the popular Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, in which her co-stars included Buğra Gülsoy and Ekin Koç. She also appeared in several successful films.^[5]

Beauty contests

In 2005, Tuğutlu won the "Best promising" award in a competition for Turkish models. In 2006, she was garlanded as "International princess" in the Miss Tourism Queen International competition in China. In 2007, she was judged "Most promising model" in the TV Fashion Oscars. She was crowned Miss Turkey in 2008, and so went on to represent her country in the Miss World competition held in Johannesburg, South Africa in December 2008.

Filmography

Television
Year	Series	Role	Note(s)
2008–2009	ES-ES	İrem	Leading role
2010–2011	Kirli Beyaz	Melis	Supporting role
2012–2015	Karadayı	Songül Kara	Supporting role
2015–2016	Kiralık Aşk	İz	Supporting role
2016	Tatlı İntikam	Pelin Soylun	Leading role
2017	Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek	Derin Mirkelamoğlu	Leading role
2018–2019	Kızım	Candan Hoşgör Göktürk	Leading role
2020–2021	Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu	Elçin Hatun	Leading role
Cinema
Year	Film	Role	Note
2013	Günce	Aslı	Supporting role
2014	İçimdeki Ses	Ayşıl	Leading role
2015	Delibal	Fusun	Leading role
2018	Dışarda 2	Meryem	Supporting role
2018	Cebimdeki Yabancı	Tuba	Leading Role