Deniz Cengiz

Deniz Cengiz — Biography

Deniz Cengiz is an actress who moved from comedy videos posted online to television and cinema, and in recent years has turned to writing and directing as well. She reached her widest audience as İlayda Çıkrıkçıoğlu in the series Jet Sosyete, and her first short film as writer and director, Kaçanlar (2024), has been shown at festivals.

She began with social media content: she wrote for an online platform, then drew attention with her YouTube channel Kılavuzu Karga and, on Vine, a character called Helin Su Yılmaz and her comedy sketches, which also caught the eye of Gülse Birsel. In the 2017-2018 season she worked as a humor writer on Beyaz Show. On the big screen she appeared in films such as Ölüm Hakkında Bilmeniz Gereken Üç Şey and Görümce, and in 2018 she took a role in Deliha 2. Jet Sosyete, which began the same year, kept her on screen until 2020, alongside Çağlar Çorumlu, Sarp Apak and Cengiz Bozkurt.

She stayed on screen in the series İçimizden Biri (2021) and Kusursuz Kiracı (2022), and in 2024 joined the cast of the play Hücreler at BKM. Kaçanlar was a finalist at the 31st Adana Golden Boll Film Festival and won an award at the 3rd Kaş Film Festival. She graduated from the Acting Department at İstanbul Kültür University.