Hazal Kaya is one of Turkey’s most recognizable actresses, born in Istanbul on October 1, 1990. She rose to fame with Adını Feriha Koydum and Bizim Hikaye, and in 2026 she remains active with a new period-drama role and an international production venture with husband Ali Atay. Here is everything to know about her age, family, career, and the latest 2026 news.

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Hazal Kaya came to the limelight with her performance in a TV serial called Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012) where she was playing the role of Feriha Sarrafoglu. And later on, she played Filiz character role in Bizim Hikaye (inspired by the British TV show Shameless) (2017–2019). Where Burak Deniz was also the cast of that TV series.

Hazal Kaya Biography (Personal life)

Kaya was born in the Turkish city of Istanbul. She went to Gaziosmanpaşa Elementary School and completed her graduation from the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul in 2009. Now she has enrolled again for her higher studies at Istanbul Bilgi University. Hazel Kaya’s mother and father both are a lawyer and but they are separated when Kaya was only 7 years old.

She got into the acting world when she was very young, and she loved ballet & Violin and learned for 7 years. She speaks 3 languages Native language Turkish, English & Italian fluently. She also learning the 4^th language German.

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Hazal Kaya Biography (Professional life)

In 2006 her acting career started, Genco was thefirst TV series, where she played the role of Özge (Gülay Erkaya). Then in 2008 Kaya played a character role of Nihal Ziyagil in a modernization era of the novel Aşk-ı Memnu, it was written by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil.

Kaya’s debut in a film came in 2011 in Selçuk Aydemir’s movie called Çalgı Çengi, and then she took lessons from Alya in theatre acting. Hazel Kaya also joined a Modern Acting Techniques Workshop and took acting lessons from Ümit Çırak.

Kaya played the main role, Feriha Sarrafolu, in the first two seasons of the TV serial Adn Feriha Koydum (2011). She was recognized as a Feriah Star Girl, she received recognition from that series.

Where her character was playing the role of porter’s daughter who was caught between two worlds. She then fell in love with the most famous student at her university he was a handsome and rich boy “Emir Sarrafoğlu” (Çağatay Ulusoy).

The series went skyrocketing was telecasted in most of the countries like the USA, India, Pakistan, UK, etc. where she received a lot of love from all over the world. The series received the highest TV rating in Turkey.

Then with a surprise to everyone, she was seen with her mother in a TV commercial called Bingo. There was a bad time for Hazel Kaya 2012 & 2013 after Adını Feriha Koydum in late 2012 he has appeared in a new serial called Son Yaz Balkanlar 1912, she was cast as Emine, but the series had to end due to a low rating. Then in 2013, she played the role of Azra Özak, a tennis coach in A.Ş.K series. That series too had to end after airing 13 episodes.

Hazel Kaya appeared back on TV in 2015 with Maral: En Güzel Hikayem, opposite Aras Bulut İynemli. Where she played a leading role Maral Erdem. Kaya’s latest TV series is ongoing Bizim Hikaye (in English: Our Story), where the series is influenced by the American TV series Shameless. Kaya played Filiz Elibol Aktan’s character opposite to actor Burak Deniz.

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Latest News – Hazal Kaya (2026)

• Hazal Kaya was cast as the adult version of pioneering Turkish artist Aliye Berger in the Medyapım period drama Şakir Paşa Ailesi: Mucizeler ve Skandallar, alongside Vahide Perçin, Fırat Tanış, and Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu; the casting was reported in January 2025, with Kaya reportedly taking vocal lessons for the role.
• In July 2026, Kaya and husband Ali Atay announced they had founded a new production company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, aimed at developing international projects; Turkish outlets reported the couple will split time between Turkey and the Netherlands rather than relocate permanently.
• The couple’s family has grown since this page was first published: alongside son Fikret Ali Atay, they welcomed a daughter, Leyla Süreyya, in 2023.

Hazal Kaya Awards and Life Achievements

• Kaya became one of the highest-paid actresses in Turkey. Ichaps, who selected the most significant names of 2014 in a variety of categories, named Hazal Kaya one of the “world’s most popular names” and awarded her the award of international excellence in the category of artists.

• She became the first woman from Turkey to receive Lebanon Awards 2015’ award.

• And where there was a survey organized on United Arab Emirates-based MBC channels, where Turkish serials and programs were mentioned, Hazel Kaya raked 4^th in the most admired Turkish women artist. Similarly, there was a survey conducted by 35 countries from August 2010 – August 2015 period, she was ranked 6^th on the list of Top 10 most popular actresses.

• Kaya was the 6^th most famous actress according to results collected from 35 different countries between May 2011 and May 2016. In May 2016, she climbed to 5^th place on the list.
• She was named 5^th on the list of the top ten most attractive women in 2016 by the website World’s Most Beautifuls.

• According to estimates, the well-known actress has a net worth of $2 million dollars as of now because she has invested a lot of money.

• Hazal Kaya is one of Turkey’s highest-paid actresses and one of the top ten highest-paid TV celebrities.

• Hazal Kaya is still a student she is currently pursuing her higher education at Istanbul Bilgi University, and a student in Istanbul.

• Hazal Kaya has performed in Turkish pop songs for a variety of well-known pop singers’ songs, such as the song “zmir Bilir Ya” performed by Asl Güngör in 2008.

• On Twitter she has 970.9K Followers and on Instagram she has 6.4M followers

• Hazal Kaya received lot of love from India, Pakistan, UK, USA because of the famous series adapted from UK’s famous series Shameless, it was named “Bizim Hikaye” (Our Story) in Turkey was telecasted internationally.

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