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Hande Dogandemir

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Looking for a better life, Demet tries to convince her only daughter Zeynep to leave their home village. They move into Demet's old friend's house Jale, and Zeynep is able to enrol at the same private college as where Jale works as the principal. Moving to a new big city and a new school is found to be very challenging for Zeynep - and she finds herself getting into a fight against the school owner's son, Kerem. Zeynep was brought up without a father and was told by her mother that her father was lost as a member of the navy during one of his missions at sea. All Zeynep has as a memory of his father is a photo that she takes everywhere with her. Her biggest dream is to one day meet her father and she is determined to not stop looking for him, even after moving to Istanbul. Meanwhile, Kerem Sayer's is initially portray somewhat as a bully - he owns the schoolyard and forces the kids to do what he pleases. He becomes the nemesis of Zeynap when finding out that Zeynap is willing to stand up to him.
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Hande Dogandemir (born 22 November 1985) is a Turkish actress, TV host and sociologist. She is best known for her role as Zeynep Yilmaz Sayer on Kanal D series Günesi Beklerken.

Dogandemir, is also known for her roles as "Sans" in the surreal comedy show Leyla ile Mecnun and Elem in Subat.

She graduated from Ankara University, Department of Sociology. In her senior year in university, she went to Lille, France with Erasmus programme. She speaks French and English fluently. Dogandemir began in production for communication sociology. She simultaneously worked as an actress, editor and host. She came to attention for her Browni Intense commercial with Nejat Isler.

Dogandemir is set to star in 'Bana Masal Anlatma', a film directed and written by Burak Aksak. The film will be released in 2015. Also it has been announced that she will star in an upcoming series, which has yet to be titled.
BornNovember 22, 1985
BornNovember 22, 1985
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    Hande Dogandemir and Serkan Çayoglu in Love of My Life (2016)
    Love of My Life
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Gökce Senkal
    • Gökçe
    Waiting for the Sun (2013)
    Waiting for the Sun
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Zeynep yilmaz guzel
    Köksal Engür, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Serkan Keskin, Ali Atay, Cengiz Bozkurt, and Osman Sonant in Yeniden (2021)
    Leyla and Mecnun
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Sans
    Haluk Bilginer and Ali Atay in Noah Land (2019)
    Noah Land
    7.1
    • Elif
    • 2019

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      • 2025
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      6.2
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      • 2024
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      Hatirladigim Agaçlar
      3.8
      • Bahar
      • 2024
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      Yaren Leylek
      5.6
      • Arzu
      • 2024
    • Daha Iyi Bir Yarin (2024)
      Daha Iyi Bir Yarin
      6.4
      • Ekin
      • 2024
    • 49 (2023)
      49
      5.5
      • Sahra
      • 2023
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      Sadece Arkadasiz
      5.7
      TV Series
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      • 2023
    • Hayat Bugün (2022)
      Hayat Bugün
      5.7
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      • Dr. Derin Nalbantoglu
      • 2022
    • Özgür Daniel Foster and Erdem Kaynarca in Annemizi Saklarken (2021)
      Annemizi Saklarken
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Handan Bulut
      • 2021–2022
    • Tolga Çevik in Tolgshow (2017)
      Tolgshow
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Guest star
      • 2021
    • Ismail Hacioglu, Burçin Terzioglu, Alican Yücesoy, and Hande Dogandemir in The Void (2021)
      The Void
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Filiz Sefer
      • 2021
    • Weasel (2020)
      Weasel
      5.9
      • Sevim
      • 2020
    • Binnur Kaya in The Red Room (2020)
      The Red Room
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nesrin
      • 2020
    • Haluk Bilginer and Ali Atay in Noah Land (2019)
      Noah Land
      7.1
      • Elif
      • 2019
    • Ugur Yücel, Yigit Kirazci, Engin Öztürk, and Hande Dogandemir in Yüzlesme (2019)
      Yüzlesme
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Masal Karaca
      • 2019
    • Özgür Çevik, Alican Yücesoy, Funda Eryigit, Seçkin Özdemir, and Hande Dogandemir in Can Kiriklari (2018)
      Can Kiriklari
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Leyla Akgün (Dogan)
      • 2018

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      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
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      • November 22, 1985
      • Ankara, Turkey
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      She studied sociology at Ankara University in her native Turkey.

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