| Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat | |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Mersin, Turkey |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Website: | www.zeyneptugcebayat.com |
Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat (born 8 February 1990[1]) is a Turkish actress. She is known for her role as "Targun Hatun" in and series Afili Aşk, Teşkilat, Baba, Çilek Kokusu.
Bayat was born in Mersin. Through generations of her family is nomad Turks in Taurus Mountains. Her surname Bayat is the one of 12 Oğuz tribes .[2] After, she graduated law at Marmara University. She graduated from theatre department of Anadolu University State Conservatory.[3] During her university education, she worked behind the scenes in private theatres,[4] which led to her even winning an award for one of her plays called Closer.[5] She went to Spain to study acting at a higher level after a period of internship. Zeynep went on the TV screens for the first time in a series called Beyaz Gelincik, which was broadcast in 2006 and is now starring in the popular Turkish TV series, Teşkilat.[6] [7] Also, she wrote and played in short series Dünyayı Kurtaran Kadın.[8]
On 24 August 2020, she married the Turkish actor Cansel Elçin.[9]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2017 | Şansımı Seveyim | Yaprak | |
| 2018 | Akvaryum | Defne | Short film |
| Web series | |||
| 2021 | Senkron | Şebnem | |
| Dünyayı Kurtaran Kadın | Herself | writer, actor | |
| 2023 | Hür | Banu | |
| 2024 | La Pasión Turca | ||
| 2024 | Prens | ||
| TV series | |||
| 2006 | Beyaz Gelincik | Kız | |
| 2009 | Arka Sıradakiler | Öğrenci | |
| 2010–2011 | Gönülçelen | Nevra | |
| 2011 | Yıldız Masalı | Pelin | |
| 2014 | Ah Neriman | Yeşim | |
| 2015 | Çilek Kokusu | Gonca | |
| 2016 | Seviyor Sevmiyor | Buket | |
| 2019 | Afili Aşk | Ceyda Aran | |
| 2020 | Targun Hatun | ||
| 2022 | Baba | Şahika Saruhanlı | |
| 2023 | Teşkilat | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Tempest | Miranda | Moda Sahnesi | Leading role |
| 2018 | Closer - Sevgi Neden Yetmez | Alice | İkinci Kat |
| Year | Single | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hep O Küçük Şeyler | ||
| 2016 | Karlar Kraliçes |