Meriç Aral
{{short description|Turkish actress}}
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| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2012–present
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Meriç Aral (born 17 November 1988{{cite web|url=http://www.personasanat.com/oyuncu.php?id=meric-aral#persona|title=Meriç Aral|agency=Persona|accessdate=11 July 2020}}) is a Turkish actress. After studying law, she started acting and became known with her role as Hale in Medcezir. She has taken part in various cinema and television productions.
Life and career
Aral was born on 17 November 1988, to parents who were lawyers. She graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law, but also minored in comparative literature. She started acting after passing an internship. She worked as a film assistant for a short time.{{cite web|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/magazin-haberleri/meric-aral-nereli-ve-kac-yasinda-meric-aralin-hayati/|title=Meriç Aral nereli ve kaç yaşında? Meriç Aral'ın hayatı…|newspaper=Sözcü|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=11 July 2020}} Aral made her television debut in the series Sultan and started to study acting. She rose to prominence with her role as Hale in Medcezir. Then he played in the movie Unutursam Fısılda, directed by Çağan Irmak. In the following period, she appeared in the series Yüksek Sosyete (2016) and in the movie Hesapta Aşk (2015) and Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin Dönüşü (2017).{{cite web | title = Pozitif ve samimi: Meriç Aral | url = https://www.elele.com.tr/unluler/roportajlar/su-gibi-meric-aral | magazine = elele | date = 10 October 2016 | accessdate = 3 December 2017 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224845/https://www.elele.com.tr/unluler/roportajlar/su-gibi-meric-aral | archivedate = 3 December 2017}}{{cite web | title = Yaşasın tarzların özgürlüğü | url = https://www.elele.com.tr/unluler/roportajlar/yasasin-tarzlarin-ozgurlugu | magazine = elele | date = 12 December 2014 | accessdate = 3 December 2017 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224753/https://www.elele.com.tr/unluler/roportajlar/yasasin-tarzlarin-ozgurlugu | archivedate = 3 December 2017}} She was then cast in a leading role in the TV series Söz alongside Tolga Sarıtaş, Deniz Baysal, Sarp Akkaya and Nihat Altınkaya between 2017 and 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/televizyon/meric-aral-kimdir-meric-aral-kac-yasinda-ve-nereli-41409787|title=Meriç Aral kimdir? Meriç Aral kaç yaşında ve nereli?|newspaper=Hürriyet|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=11 July 2020}} In 2020, she played the character of Beril in the movie Biz Böyleyiz.
Filmography
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Television | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sultan | Diyar
| Supporting role | |
| 2013–2014 | Medcezir | Hale | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Yüksek Sosyete | Ece | Leading role |
| 2017–2019 | Söz | Eylem Mercier | Leading role |
| 2020–2021 | Kırmızı Oda | Doctor Ayşe | Leading role |
| 2021–2022 | Kaderimin Oyunu | Helin Demirhan | Leading role |
| 2022 | Yakamoz S-245 | Hatice Çelik | Supporting role |
| 2024-2025 | Sandık Kokusu | Irmak Çelik | Leading role |
| 2024 | Kimler geldi kimler geçti | Funda | Supporting role |
| colspan="4" style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Film | |||
| 2013 | Balayı | Leading role | |
| 2014 | Muska | Melis | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Unutursam Fısılda | Mediha | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Hesapta Aşk | Ezgi | Leading role |
| 2017 | Cingöz Recai | Filiz | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Yanımda Kal | Zeynep | Leading role |
| 2020 | Biz Böyleyiz | Beril | Leading role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6441344}}
- {{Instagram|mericaral}}
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Category:Istanbul Bilgi University alumni
Category:Turkish television actresses