Per Damgaard Hansen

Nilperi Şahinkaya, a theatre and television actress, rose to fame with her role as Mesude in the TV series "Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki." Her mother is a foreign affairs specialist and translator, and her father is diplomat Salim Levent Şahinkaya. Şahinkaya was born in 1988 in Dakar, Senegal, where her father worked as a clerk. Due to her father's job, she lived in many different countries during her childhood. She completed her primary education at Charles De Gaulle French primary school and later graduated from Bilkent University's Theatre Department. She first gained recognition with her role as Hande in the TV series "Deniz Yıldızı." In 2014, she won over audiences with her role as Şeyma in the series "Kiraz Mevsimi." She gained a large fan base, particularly with her performance in the series "Aynen Aynen." In 2022, she appeared in the Netflix series "Erşan Kuneri."