Begüm Çağla Taşkın

Begüm Çağla Taşkın — Biography

Begüm Çağla Taşkın is an actress and screenwriter whose path runs from the theater to sketch comedy. She is best known today for her sketches on the BKM team's Çok Güzel Hareketler 2, which airs on Kanal D.

After Bursa Cumhuriyet High School she graduated in 2010 from the Economics Department of İzmir University of Economics, but acting was her childhood dream. She enrolled at Actor Studio in İzmir, where her teacher Apo Kaya encouraged her to sit the talent exam at the Müjdat Gezen Conservatory. She describes the conservatory years as the best of her education. She entered the theater in 2013 as assistant director on the play Kim Korkar Hain Kurttan, and another teacher, Sevinç Erbulak, helped her to a small part in Haluk Bilginer's play Nehir.

She joined the BKM team in 2016. From 2017 she also took roles in films and series such as OHA Diyorum, Jet Sosyete, Organize İşler and Kuruluş Osman, and she has been in the Çok Güzel Hareketler 2 cast since 2019. She is sometimes credited simply as Begüm Taşkın.