SERAY KAYA. WHEN SHE WAS BORN, IT WAS ON FEBRUARY 4, 1991. BORN IN ISTANBUL, KAYA STARTED HER BUSINESS LIFE AT THE AGE OF 14. HER CHILDHOOD DREAM WAS TO BECOME A VETERINARIAN. BUT LIFE DRAGGED HER TO OTHER PLACES. SHE WORKED AS A MAKE-UP DESIGN FOR A WHILE. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, SHE RECEIVED ACTING TRAINING AT SADRİ ALIŞIK CULTURE CENTER. SHE ALSO TOOK ACTING LESSONS FROM THEATER ACTOR İSMET ÜSTEKİN. IN THE INTERVIEW SHE GAVE TO HABERTÜRKTEN EKİN TÜRKANTOSA ABOUT WHAT KIND OF CHILDHOOD SHE HAD AND HOW HER ACTING ADVENTURE BEGAN, SHE SAID THE FOLLOWING: I WAS BORN IN 1991, IN ISTANBUL. I GREW UP AS A BABY IN A CROWDED FAMILY, WE ARE A FAMILY WHO HAS A LOT OF FUN AND BUT BELLY BLOWS WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER. WHILE I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL, I ALSO WORKED AT A BEAUTY CENTER. I WORKED AS A MAKE-UP DESIGNER FOR 7 YEARS INCLUDING MY APPRENTICESHIP PERIOD. I STARTED MY WORKING LIFE AT AN EARLY AGE DUE TO SPECIAL REASONS AND TRANSITIONED INTO ACTING FROM THERE. I THINK MY PEN IS GOOD, I LOVE WRITING. SOME PEOPLE FIND PEACE WHEN THEY GO TO NATURE, BUT I AM ONE OF THOSE WHO LIKES TO STAY BY THEIR OWN AND WRITE, I DO MY MEDITATION THAT WAY. I DISCOVERED HOW MUCH I LEFT MY IMAGINATION FREE BY WRITING. I STARTED WRITING THE STORIES I WANTED TO PLAY. ACTING STARTED A LITTLE LIKE THIS. I WRITE THE ROLES I WANTED TO PLAY. I HAD NO INTENTION OF FILMING, SO I SAID, "I'LL STEP IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA" BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO START. MY FAMILY WAS AGAINST IT AT FIRST. WHEN I TOOK MY FRIEND TO SADRI ALISIK CULTURE CENTER, I SAW THAT THE CLASS HOURS WERE SUITABLE FOR ME TOO, AND I REGISTERED. LATER, WHEN THE SERIES CALLED "HUZUR SOKAĞI" WAS MADE, I WAS OVER THE TOP. HER FAMILY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT ACTING DUE TO COMMON IDEAS ABOUT THE SECTOR. HE OBJECTED IT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A TEMPORARY FAVORITE. KAYA STARTED ACTING IN 2012, AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SÖZCÜDEN TANER BİLDİK, HE EXPLAINED HOW HE GOT INVOLVED IN THE SERIES HUZUR SOKAĞI: MY FAMILY SUPPORTED ME IN EVERY WAY, BUT THEY WERE CONCERNS DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THIS SECTOR. I HAD TO LIE TO THEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO BECOME AN ACTOR SO MUCH. AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT FOR MY FIRST PROJECT, 'HUZUR SOKAĞI', I TOLD MY FAMILY... IT WAS EFFECTIVE THAT SHE TOLD HER FAMILY LATER THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE SERIES. BECAUSE I RECEIVED TRAINING, I MADE A CONTRACT, I MADE A CONTRACT WITH THE AGENCY, AND SHE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING WHAT SHE WANTED BY SAYING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY COMPENSATION. LATER, HER FAMILY REALIZED HOW MUCH THEIR DAUGHTER WANTED TO BECOME AN ACTOR AND STARTED TO SUPPORT ME. SHE WAS INEXPERIENCED IN THE FIRST DAYS ON THE SET, BUT SHE STILL MANAGED TO COMFORT HER EXCITEMENT WITH A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. IN THIS PRODUCTION, SHE WORKED WITH NAMES SUCH AS SELİN DEMİRATAR, KUTSİ, GÜVEN HOKNA, SİNEM ÖZTÜRK, GÖKHAN METEİ YEŞİM SALKIM, FATMA KARANFİL, NİLGÜN KASAPBAŞOĞLU. KAYA, WHO DRAWN ATTENTION WITH HIS SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE IN HUZUR SOKAĞI, PROVED HER TALENT ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SERIES KOCAMİMIN AİLESİ IN 2014. SHE BROUGHT LIFE TO THE CHARACTER OF MİRAY, A MAKE-UP-FREE, TOMBEST GIRL. THIS WAS ACTUALLY HER OWN CHOICE. SHE WAS ALSO IN TALKS FOR OTHER WORKS DURING THE PROCESS, BUT SHE WAS IMPRESSED BY MİRAY'S STORY. SHE WANTED TO BREAK BEAUTY CRITERIA HERE. AND SHE DID IT. SHE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA WITH NAMES SUCH AS SELEN SEYVEN, ŞEHSUVAR AKTAŞ, TUĞÇE KURŞUNOĞLU, YEŞİM SALKIM, AYŞENİL ŞAMLIOĞLU, GÖKHAN ALKAN, DURUL BAZAN IN THE SERIES MY COWBOM'S FAMILY. SHE LATER ACTED IN SERIES SUCH AS MARRIED AND ANGRY, AND SMILE ENOUGH. BUT SHE HAD HER BIGGEST BREAK WITH THE SERIES 'KADIN'. SHE WAS PLAYING TOGETHER WITH MANY FAMOUS NAMES SUCH AS ÖZGE ÖZPİRİNÇCİ, FEYYAZ DUMAN, CANER CİNDORUK, AHU YAĞTU, BENNU YILDIRIMLAR, ŞERİF EROL, GÖKÇE EYÜBOĞLU, HÜMEYRA. FURTHERMORE, SHE BROUGHT LIFE TO ONE OF THE MOST UNLIKED CHARACTERS OF THE SCREEN IN THIS SERIES: SERAY KAYA... THE YOUNG ACTRESS, WHO WON THE HATE OF THE VIEWERS WITH THE CUTE ROLE SHE SUCCESSFULLY PLAYED IN THE SERIES 'KADIN', ACHIEVEMENT DUE TO HER TALENT AND DETERMINATION IN ACTING. TANER BILDICE HAD SAYING THE FOLLOWING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SÖZCÜDEN ABOUT THIS SERIES AND THE CHARACTER SİRİN HE PLAYS IN THE SERIES: I THINK THAT THE REASON IT IS SO LOVED IS BECAUSE WE TOUCH TRUE STORIES AND CHARACTERS LIVED BY MANY PEOPLE. I THINK THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HEALTHY SPIRIT TO NORMALITY LEVEL IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN IS VERY FEW. THAT IS WHY ŞİRİN IS NOT A 'BAD' PERSON FOR ME, SHE IS SOMEONE WITH DISEASES. I AM HAPPY THAT I DON’T HAVE THE ANGER INSIDE ME LIKE THE SIRIN EXPERIENCED, THE VACANCIES SHE COULDN’T FILL. AFTER HER SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE IN THE SERIES WOMAN, SHE APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCES WITH THE MOVIE CALLED TURKS COMING JUSTICE KICILI. SHE ALSO GAVE LIFE TO THE CHARACTER OF LENA IN THE SERIES ESTABLISHMENT OSMAN. KAYA, WHO IS PROGRESSING SUCCESSFULLY IN HER CAREER, STARTED TO PLAY IN THE SERIES MAHKUM. AFTER THE SERIES MAHKUM, SHE STARTED TO PLAY IN THE SERIES CALLED BİR KÜÇÜK Gün Işıkıgı.