Tuba Büyüküstün
Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1982)
Hatice Tuba Büyüküstün (Turkish pronunciation: [tuːˈbaː byjyˈcystyn]; born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress and model. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses.
Personal life
Büyüküstün is Muslim. Büyüküstün's parents are from Erzurum. Her grandparents are Turkish immigrants. The maternal side of her family are Turkish immigrants from Crimea. Her paternal side are Muslim immigrants from Crete, Greece. She studied costume & design at Mimar Sinan University, and graduated in 2004. On 28 July 2011, she married the Turkish actor Onur Saylak in Paris, France. In January 2012, she gave birth to twin girls Maya and Toprak.
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