Hafsanur Sancaktutan bio, age, height, boyfriend, tv shows, career path, family 2025

Biography of Hafsanur Sancaktutan

Hafsanur Sancaktutan is a young Turkish actress. She captured the hearts of drama series fans with her breakout role in "Ya Çok Seversen."

Childhood and Youth

The rising star was born in Istanbul in March 2000. Hafsanur's maternal relatives are from the Georgian city of Batumi, and her paternal side is from the Turkish Rize.

The actress explains that her name comes from the Arabic "Hafsa," meaning "guardian" or "protector." "I never tolerate injustice and always want to protect those in need. So I believe that names have significance," says Hafsanur.

Hafsanur is not the only child in the family – she has two sisters. One of them pursued a career in medicine as she grew up, and the other in pedagogy.

Unfortunately, her childhood wasn't without its struggles. Already a famous actress, Hafsanur Sancaktutan often spoke about violence against children and women. She revealed that her grandfather was a pedophile who abused her. She also faced harassment from cousins, neighbors, and even colleagues.

Acting wasn't Sancaktutan's first career choice. During her school years, she was engaged in sports, eventually earning a black belt in karate. She even considered becoming a coach at one point.

At eleven, a friend of her sports instructor read her palm and predicted she'd become famous. Years later, Sancaktutan would understand what those words meant.

She started performing in school productions and eventually got serious about acting, signing with a talent agency.

After graduation, she planned to attend conservatory, but students were banned from filming during their first three years. So Hafsanur scrapped that plan and took private acting lessons instead.

Acting Career

Hafsanur launched her acting career at just 19 years old. She landed her first role as Fidan in the TV drama "Gülperi", starring alongside Nurgül Yeşilçay.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series 'Gülperi'

When "Ask Aglatir" premiered in 2021, she took on one of the central roles as Ada Varli. Her character is an orphan, raised by a very harsh uncle. When her uncle tries to force her into marriage, she escapes to Istanbul completely penniless.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series 'Ask Aglatir'

That same year, she appeared in "Son Yaz" as Yagmur Kara, an ambitious and bold recent graduate.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series 'Son Yaz'

Next, she joined the cast of the 2022 series "Darmaduman". She landed one of the main roles as Derin, a popular girl struggling with psychological trauma and addiction.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series 'Darmaduman'

That same year, she began filming the drama "Dünyayla Benim Aramda". She plays Sinem, a colleague of Demet Özdemir's main character.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series 'Dünyayla Benim Aramda'

Hafsanur made history as the first Turkish woman to become the face of French luxury brand Cartier.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in a photoshoot for Cartier

Personal Life of Hafsanur Sancaktutan

The actress has opened up about her life beyond acting, revealing she studied sociology at university. She's also planning to sharpen her foreign language skills and pursue acting training abroad.

Her favorite city, aside from her hometown, is Paris. She loves spontaneous travel and diving into different cultures. She's expressed her eagerness to visit South America when the opportunity comes up.

As for her love life, she previously dated actor Deniz Can Aktaş, her co-star from "Ask Aglatir".

Hafsanur Sancaktutan and Deniz Can Aktas

Later, romance rumors swirled around her and actor Kerem Bursin. Both denied the rumors, insisting their frequent outings together were simply because they're close friends. However, in October 2023, Turkish journalist Mehmet Üstündağ claimed they're actually dating and will go public soon.

Hafsanur Sancaktutan Now

In 2023, the actress landed the leading role in the TV series "Ya çok seversen." Her co-star was the popular Kerem Bürsin, who won over countless Turkish drama fans after "Love is in the Air."

Hafsanur Sancaktutan in the series "Ya çok seversen"

In this ambitious new project, Hafsanur played Leyla - a young woman struggling to earn money to save her family while putting her own dreams on hold.

Early in 2023, the actress found herself at the center of controversy sparked by TV host Birjan Bali. Bali alleged that Hafsanur Sancaktutan was hospitalized after supposedly overdosing on pills and self-harming.

Hafsanur quickly shot down these claims on social media, posting photos of her wrists showing no signs of self-harm. The reason for her hospitalization was food poisoning. In response to the incident, she planned to take legal action against Birjan for defamation. The TV host, however, maintained that Sancaktutan had posted old photos.