Serenay Sarıkaya was born on July 1, 1991 in Ankara. Turkish TV series, movie actress and model.
Name: Serenay Sarıkaya
Date of Birth: July 1, 1991
Place of Birth: Ankara
Height: 1.75 m.
Weight: 55 kg
Horoscope: Cancer
Eye color brown
Hair Color: Auburn
Mother: Ümran Sarıkaya
Father: Mustafa Sarıkaya
Siblings: One child
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serenayss/
Pets: She has a dog.
Family: Born in Ankara. She lived with her family in Antalya for a while. Her parents separated when she was seven years old. She started to live in Istanbul with her mother after her father married another. She grew up without her father. “Raising a girl without a father is a big deal, especially when the father factor is so important in the developmental stage. My mother is my companion. There is very little age difference between us. Something more than a mother to me. We talk and meet with my father whenever possible. But I always had my mother with me. I fell, he lifted me, he fell, I lifted him. “
Childhood years: As a child, she did not think of being an actress and wanted to model. She played volleyball for a long time, was interested in basketball for a while and played tennis for a while. Before starting acting, she was also interested in latin dances. At the age of 15, she participated in the European Youth Beauty Contest held in the Czech Republic and received the Special Jury Prize and then began her acting career.
Education life: She completed her high school education in Antalya Saime Salih Konca High School. She did not study university.
First step into acting: She started her television adventure in 2008 with the series ‘Fairy Tale’ (Peri Masalı).
With which project did sh shine? She drew attention with the character “Yeşim Taşkıran” in the TV series “The Tulip Age”.
Personality traits: Thesis lively, stubborn, sincere, natural.
Mindset: She doesn’t like to go against the universe. She prefers to let herself flow. “I am fully open to the universe. If something bad happened to me, I think there is a lesson to learn from it. That’s why I don’t stop the flow, I don’t try to change it “Stop and learn a lesson from here,” I tell myself. If something good happens to me, I say it’s my reward. That’s why I take my life as if I had to live it and accept it. That’s why I feel like the Universe treats me well. ”
Source of happiness: She is happy with the attention of her fans and tries to be a good role model for them. “I believe I have responsibilities for addressing such a young audience. I can’t be reckless. I want I can create an awareness in their life. That’s why I try to live my own life beautifully and properly. Because whatever I do has a reflection on them. Whatever I wear, what I prefer, or wherever I go. Therefore, I try to set an example for the things I choose. ”
First motion picture: Şahin Alparslan / Şaşkın
View of life: Motto of life; “If you believe you can achieve something, never lose faith and be hopeful.” He believes that if he pursues something with all his naivety, good things will always come in return. He does not like much greed. “I was so afraid of the speed of everything, I wanted to enjoy every second and moment so much that I might have developed such a defense mechanism. I believe that everything goes well by looking inside and staying calm. When you deliver something to the universe, it finds the right path for you. I believe him. I have a totem notebook for this. I write something I want in that notebook for pages! I started to keep this notebook when I first moved to Istanbul. Because I entered the market in the basement, and I was living an anxious, lost period when I did not know what to do very well. Sitting in a cafe on İstiklal Street and drinking tea “What will happen?” It was a period we thought. The ‘Lemon Tree’ (Limon Ağacı) series has just finished. I did not have a job for a long time after that drama. I had an uncertain period in Istanbul for five or six months. That’s when I started keeping this notebook. A notebook where I write down the things I want so much. For example, I wanted to be in Ay Yapım’s works while I was playing in the The Tulip Age. I also wrote Ay Yapım in the notebook saying “I want it very much.” Before that, I wrote a lot about the Mavi campaign. So much so that the next day, I called my manager Ayşe Barım and said, ‘What about Ayşe, wouldn’t we look good with a jean brand? Why can’t we do something like this? I said, “I want so much.”
Her view of business life: Throughout her life, nothing more excited her than acting. When she first started acting, she said, “I always have to do this!” “I don’t get into this sector at a very early age, my parents divorce when I was little, my mother and I try to make ourselves available. All this may have matured me quickly. I was like 15 when I earned my first money. Since then, I have taken the burden of the house as much as possible. Therefore, human beings recover by bumps and have to grow quickly. So am I unhappy? Never! I lived everything I wanted to live. I traveled a lot, had fun and lived my youth. the sum of these created me today. I am happy and at peace with myself. As a young actor, it is very important that I feed on people and constantly observe them. I love to explore as much as possible. If I have time, I don’t get lazy, I write and draw in a cafe in Paris all day long and then go back to the country. ”
Career plan: She makes an effort to maintain balance in her profession and career. “Acting is a profession that not only brings a lot but also takes away, and sometimes people forget themselves and lose their essence. When you portray completely different characters, people see you like that and after a while you can disappear. It’s hard to keep yourself in the moment, in reality. I am trying to maintain this balance. My goal is not to get temporary popularity. I love my job so much; I wanted to exist and be permanent with my profession. I’ve always worked for this. I’ve always kept my dreams big. For example, in an interview I made 10 years ago, I said “I will be at the top in 10 years”, just as I am confident in myself. In that sense, I had an attitude that always dreamed and did not set any limits. Because I believed in myself, and I also had a mother who believed in me. ”
Is she thinking of releasing an album? It came to the agenda that she sang very well with the TV series ‘Tides’ (Medcezir). But there is no career planning for music in the long run. “Frankly, I didn’t plan anything about music. I love singing, but it has always been within the scope of the project. I also sang it in the Tulip Era before “Tides”. They liked that formula a little too. They paved such a path in the two series in a row. I like to sing in the series, but I don’t know if this will turn into something else. I like it to taste for now. ”
Her hobby: She writes, she loves listening to old Turkish movie music and has a record collection. “Apart from the totem notebook, I have a diary and a poetry notebook. There are three separate notebooks so! I write whenever it blows. Sometimes I feel very full. I have to transfer this energy somewhere. Writing makes me feel very comfortable. I write often. I even go somewhere to write. Where nobody is. I’m a little old-fashioned about this. So much so that I like to listen to old Turkish movie music, for example. I have thousands of records. Ajdas, Sezen, Zeki Müren, Müzeyyen Senar. I always prefer such nostalgia. ”
How is it with social media? She thinks that the use of social media distances people from each other, divides and closes communication. “I wish we were still communicating by letter! Due to my job, I have to be in social media somehow. I also like communicating with fans. I think of social media as a way. But on the one hand, everyone hides behind social media and goes wild. I am not a person reading comments one by one. Besides, not everyone has to love me at all. It is not possible to build a life by taking everyone seriously. ”
What does it do when its mode drops? Listening to music is very good for her. As soon as the mood drops, she can relax by hearing a favorite song. “Other than that, I have a little bit of a chocolate addiction. I refer to these when my energy seems to fall from light to shooting. I love doing sports. Sport is definitely something that relaxes me a lot. Sometimes even if I am in a very busy working tempo, even if I don’t have any time, I do a few moves at home and I feel really refreshed. ”
How does she keep her shape? She enjoys practicing yoga. Spe mostly likes doing small gym sports, running, walking and swimming. “Actually I am interested in many branches of sports. I have been taking good care of my skin since I was little, my mother made me a habit like that. Since I was 15 years old, I have been cleansing skin with tonic and peeling. I go to skin care once a month during my busy periods. I am a healthy eating person. I consume my water very well, I eat really good things. I think this is reflected in my skin. ”
TV SERIES
2008 – Fairy Tale (Peri Masalı) / Talya
2008 -Lemon Tree (Limon Ağacı) / Peri
2008/2010-Adanalı / Sofia Dikkaya
2010- Love Is In The Air (Yer Gök Aşk) / Yeşim Ilgaz
2010/2011-The Tulip Age/ Yeşim Taşkıran
2013/2015- Tides (Medcezir) / Mira Beylice
2017/2018-Phi / Duru Durulay
TV FILMS
2006 -Şaşkın /Itır
2008-Plajda /Aslı
2011 -Hoşçakal /Sarah (Short Film)
2013-Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor / Melisa
2016 -İkimizin Yerine /Çiçek
2020-Bergen: Acıların Kadını /Bergen
THEATER GAMES
2019 -Alice The Musical / Alice
AWARDS
2010-Miss Turkey / 2nd place
2013 -Elle Style Awards / Most Style Hair / Tides
2014 -Karadeniz Technical University Awards / Best Actress
2014- 13th Magazinci.com Awards / Best Actress
2014- Istanbul Technical University Awards / Best Female TV Series Player
2014- Çanakkale 18 Mart University Awards / Best Actress
2014- 3rd Crystal Mouse Media Awards / Best Actress
2014- 41st Magnum Golden Butterfly Awards / Best Actress
2014- 5th Standed Newspaper TV Stars Awards / Best Drama Series Actress
Turkey 2014- GQ Men Of The Year Awards / Woman of the Year
2014- 5th IMK Social Media Awards / Best Actress
2015 – 13th YTU Stars of the Year Awards / Most Admired Female Series Player
2015- 5th Unimpeded Life Foundation Awards / Best Female TV Actor of the Year
2015- 1st Turkey Youth Award / Best Actress
2015- Arel University 4th Media and Art Awards / Most Admired Female Series Player
2015- Ege University 4th Media Awards / Best Actress
2015- Kayahan Media and Art Awards / Best Actress of the Year
2015- MGD 21st Golden Lens Awards / Best Drama Actress
2015- 6.Quality of Magazine Magazine Awards / Best Quality Actress
2015- 42nd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards / Best Actress
2017 -24.İTÜ EMÖS Achievement Awards / The Most Successful Female Movie Actor of the Year /İkimizin Yerine
2017- 12.İTÜ Makinistanbul Media, Art and Sports Awards / Female Movie Actress of the Year
2017- 4th Mersin Golden Palm Awards / Female Movie Actor of the Year
2017- 7th Unimpeded Life Foundation Awards / Best Actress of the Year / Fi
2017- 6.Fashion TV Fashion Awards / Most Successful Actress of the Year
2017- 6th Footed Newspaper Awards / Best Actress
2018 – 16th YTU Stars of the Year Awards / Most Admired Female TV Series Movie Actor
2018- 12.GSÜ EN Awards / Best Female Series / Movie Player
2018- Turkey yılnda Cool Brand Marketing / Best Cool Face of Female Brand
2018- 30th Crystal Apple Awards / Serenay Sarıkaya ft. Jabbar
2019-MEF Schools / Turkey’s Changemakers Award
2020 -18th YTU Stars of the Year Awards / Most Admired Actress of the Year / Alice Musical
2020- 8th Footed Newspaper TV Stars Awards / Most Admired Actress of the Year
2020- 6th Golden 61 Awards / Most Admired Female Theater Actor of the Year