Nilperi Şahinkaya

Born

1988-02-23

Birthplace

Dakar, Senegal

Biography

Nilperi Şahinkaya (born 23 February 1988) is a Turkish actress. She made her television debut with a role in the TV series Deniz Yıldızı. She graduated from the university with her name entering the institution's High Hall of Fame. In June 2010, she was cast in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki and settled in Istanbul. After portraying the character of Mesude in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, she joined the cast of Kayıp, playing the roles of Defne and Sedef. Her breakthrough came with a leading role in Cherry Season as Şeyma, after which she got a role in N'olur Ayrılalım, playing the character of Temmuz Akıncı. She continued her stage career by getting a role in an adaptation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Hira Tekindor, in which she acted alongside Zerrin Tekindor, Tardu Flordun and Şükrü Özyıldız. She later joined the cast of ATV's series Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek, playing the role of Aslı. After appearing in the web series Immortals and Aynen Aynen, she continued her career on television with a supporting role in Kuzgun.