Elçin Sangu was born on 13 August 1985, as the only child of an ethnic
Circassian family from
İzmir in Western coast of
Turkey. She graduated from Opera Department at
Mersin University and took acting lessons at the Sahne Tozu Theatre. Between 2012 and 2013, she played the lead role of Nehir in
Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer. From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Eda Çağlar in
Bir Aşk Hikâyesi, an adaptation of the
South Korean television series ''
I'm Sorry, I Love You. In 2014, she portrayed Güzide in historical drama series Kurt Seyit ve Şura filmed in Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Following another leading role in 2015 a
TV series Sevdam Alabora
, she started acting in Kiralık Aşk'' along with
Barış Arduç the same year. In 2016, she became the face of
Sunsilk care products, and
Boyner. The popular romantic comedy series
Kiralık Aşk aired on
Star TV until its finale in January 2017. In August of the same year, Sangu together Barış Arduç were cast in the movie
Mutluluk Zamanı (previously titled
Yanımda Kal and
Gitme Sen!). ==Personal life==