Leyla Göksun
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Leyla Göksun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1983 |
| Education | Yeditepe University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouses | Cemal Alpan
(m. 2011; div. 2012)Mert Alacahanlı (m. 2016) |
Leyla Göksun (born 19 July 1983) is a Turkish actress and former television personality known for her work in film and TV dramas. She began her professional life in modeling and advertising, and later she moved towards acting, where she got wider popularity for her role as Gönül in Kurtlar Vadisi. Later she achieved national recognition as Ela in the medical drama Doktorlar.
When Göksun was 14, she went to England and studied 6 years as a boarder at the International Turkish High School. In 2007, she graduated from Yeditepe University with a degree in communications.[1] She started her career by joining the Gaye Sökmen Agency. She initially worked as a model for magazine and then played in various commercials. She portrayed a blind girl named Gönül in the Kurtlar Vadisi series. Göksun took theatre lessons at Academy Kenter. She made her cinematic debut in 2009 by appearing as Ece in the movie Dabbe 2.[2] She joined the cast of Doktorlar as an extra, but later her breakthrough came by portraying a leading role in the same series as Ela.[3]