Nazlı Pınar Kaya

Nazlı Pınar Kaya — Biography

Nazlı Pınar Kaya is an Istanbul-born actress best known for playing Cemile in TRT 1's long-running series Gönül Dağı. She moves between stage, cinema and television, and has also worked as an assistant director and as part of a writing team.

She trained in theater: after graduating from the Theatre Department of Yeditepe University she kept working on stage and made her on-camera debut in 2014 with Yetim Gönüller. She then appeared in series such as Bulutların Ötesi, Küçük Kıyamet and Küçük Gelin; in 2015 she acted in Günebakan and entered cinema with Selam: Bahara Yolculuk. In 2016 she played Figen in Kalbimdeki Deniz, broadcast on Fox with Kutsi and Özge Özberk in the leads, and Elif in the 2017 film Sonsuz Aşk. After Zümrüdüanka in 2020 she joined the cast of Gönül Dağı; the role became the turning point of her career, and the series was still on air in 2026. The press reported in 2020 that she would take archery lessons for Cemile, and in interviews she said every character is a new journey for her.

Beyond acting, she worked on the writing team of the series Seni Kalbime Sakladım in 2022. She married in August 2023, with fellow actors serving as witnesses.