Ahu Yağtu

Ahu Yağtu — Biography

Before turning to television, Turkish actress Ahu Yağtu worked on the catwalk. She reached her widest audience as Candan in the series Paramparça, and she has kept up her work in fashion alongside acting. In 2013 she won the Style Icon of the Year award at the Elle Style Awards.

Her career began in modeling: she decided on the profession as a child, moved from İzmir to Istanbul, and started modeling in 1993. Her first screen role was Esin in the series 90-60-90, and around the same period she presented the competition show Biri Bizi Gözetliyor. She went on to appear in Kampüsistan, Savcının Karısı, 29-30, Komiser Nevzat, Kavak Yelleri and Aşk ve Ceza. In cinema, her work in Bir Avuç Deniz was followed by Arif V 216 and Hilal, Feza and Other Planets. After Paramparça she played in the series Kadın, Kardeşlerim (as Suzan) and Kardelenler.

She trained as an actress at Şahika Tekand's studio and has also performed on stage in the plays Closer and Karanlıkta Komedi. She works as a style consultant and fashion designer, and runs a vintage boutique called Second Chance in Bebek.