Ece Irtem, the Turkish actress best known for playing Isil in One Love, has died at 35.<\/p>\n
Ece Irtem, the Turkish actress best known for playing Isil in One Love, has died at 35, News.Az<\/a> reports, citing T\u00fcrkiye Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n She was found unresponsive at her home this morning, just one day after her birthday.<\/p>\n The cause of death was reported as a heart attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ece Irtem was born on June 14, 1991, in Sivas. She graduated from Yasar University\u2019s Opera and Vocal Performance department in 2014, finishing third in her class.<\/p>\n While studying, she worked with well-known artists such as soprano Aytul Buyuksarac, Izmir State Opera and Ballet director, tenor Levent Gunduz, Paolo Susanni, Esra Mamac, and mezzo-soprano Anna Chubuchenko.<\/p>\n Irtem started competitive running in primary school. She also began acting at a young age, writing and performing her own skits for school plays, a passion she kept throughout her life.<\/p>\n After moving to Istanbul, Irtem studied acting at the Sadri Alisik Cultural Center from 2014 to 2015. She trained with Kayhan Yildizoglu, Okday Korunan, Kadim Yasar, and Tolga Ciftci.<\/p>\n She became well known for her role as Isil in One Love, a popular Turkish TV drama with a huge audience base.<\/p>\n