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Turkish actress Ece Irtem, known for playing Isil in the television drama "Kizilcik Serbeti," internationally referred to as "One Love," has died at the age of 35.
A statement given by her mother has brought forward new details about her final hours.
Irtem's lawyer, Ugur Gokkoyun, said in a statement that the actress died at home while she was with her mother. He said initial findings suggested that she may have died of a heart attack, but stressed that the investigation was still ongoing and that the exact cause of death would be clarified by the autopsy report.
Gokkoyun also said the public would be informed once the autopsy report was released, and extended condolences to Irtem's family and fans.
A new development came out after the program "Cansu Canan ile Yeni Sayfa" (New Page with Cansu Canan) broadcast on Show TV, which obtained the statement given by Irtem's mother, Nuriye Irtem, to the police.
According to the statement, Nuriye Irtem said she and her daughter went to a birthday celebration at a venue on the same street as their home at 5:51 p.m. She said they cut a cake, spent time together and returned home at 8:36 p.m.
The mother said she put her daughter to bed after she took her antidepressant medication, as she had also been drinking alcohol. She added that she heard her daughter get up to use the bathroom during the night before going back to bed.
In her statement, Nuriye Irtem said she later called her daughter for breakfast but received no answer.
"When I entered her room, I saw a bad fluid coming from her mouth. She drank a lot of alcohol and was also using strong antidepressant medication," she said.
Irtem's funeral is expected to take place in Izmir, her hometown, where she will be laid to rest following a ceremony.
Ece Irtem was born in Sivas on June 14, 1991. She studied at Yasar University's Music Department, specializing in opera singing.
She began her acting career in 2014 with the series "Kacak Gelinler" (Runaway Brides) and later appeared in productions including "O Hayat Benim," (That is My Life) "Seref Meselesi" (Matter of Respect) and "Kertenkele Yeniden Dogus."
In 2017, she played Afet in the Show TV series "Yeni Gelin" (New Bride). She later joined "Payitaht Abdulhamid" as Robina in 2019, appeared as Gizem Sezer in "Bay Yanlis" in 2020, and played Ferda in "Mahkum" in 2021.
In the following years, she also took part in "Yasak Elma" and "Aile." Her most recent role was Isil in "Kizilcik Serbeti."
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