Biography
Ayça Bingöl was born on 16 January 1975 in Istanbul and graduated from the theatre department of Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1998. She started acting professionally at the Dormen Theatre in 1996, was a guest at Theatre Fora and has also worked for years as a voice actress, dubbing major international films into Turkish.
Her television career goes back to Sır Dosyası in 1999. Her best-known role is Cemile Akarsu in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki (2010, 120 episodes), for which she won best actress awards two years running, including the Golden Butterfly for best drama actress in 2011. She later led Benim Adım Gültepe, Babam ve Ailesi, Kardeş Çocukları and Kirli Sepeti, and in film she appeared in Benim Dünyam and played Emine Akbaş in the biopic Müslüm.
In 2026 she joined ATV‘s Aşk ve Taht as Ümmühan Hatun, wife of Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev and mother of Alaeddin Keykubad. She has been married to the producer Ali Gökmen Altuğ since 2001 and they have twin daughters, Aylin and Leyla.
