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Pelin Karahan says acting helped her leave her first marriage
Turkish actor Pelin Karahan says she initially rejected a role in the television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl.
She said her first husband did not want her to act, and she first agreed not to work.
Karahan later accepted the role of Mihrimah Sultan, saying she needed to support her mother and sibling.
She said that earning her own money helped her feel she did not depend on a man.
Karahan said her work and colleagues helped her leave the marriage, which ended while the series was in its second season.
Her comments highlight how having paid work and support from colleagues helped her through that period.
Pelin Karahan said acting helped her regain a sense of herself and leave her first marriage.
She said she initially turned down an offer to play Mihrimah Sultan in the series Muhteşem Yüzyıl because her then-husband did not want her to act.
She later accepted the role, saying she needed to support her mother and sibling and did not want to depend on another man.
Karahan said she divorced during the show’s second season and that her work and colleagues helped her through the process.
She married Erdinç Bekiroğlu in Barcelona in 2011, and their marriage ended in 2013.
- Who
- Pelin Karahan, a Turkish actor, spoke about her first marriage and acting career.
- What
- She said taking an acting role helped her become financially independent and leave her first marriage.
- When
- She described the events years later in a program, reported on October 18 and 19, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- She said she accepted the role to support her mother and sibling and avoid depending on another man.
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Karahan met Erdinç Bekiroğlu at the gym where she exercised.
Karahan and Bekiroğlu married in Barcelona, Spain.
Karahan said she divorced and that her work and colleagues helped her leave the marriage.
The couple’s divorce was finalized at a hearing.
- Role
- Mihrimah Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl
- First husband
- Erdinç Bekiroğlu
- Marriage date
- October 3, 2011
- Wedding place
- Barcelona, Spain
- Divorce hearing
- November 19, 2013
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