At the age of 35, actress Ece İrtem from Coração de Mãe loses her life after a sudden illness in Türkiye
Turkish actress Ece İrtem, known in Brazil for playing the character Hande in the soap opera “Coração de Mãe”, shown by Record, passed away this Monday (15) at the age of 35. The Turkish press reported that the artist began to feel unwell at around 12pm local time, shortly before her death was confirmed.
Preliminary information released by Ece İrtem’s advisory team indicates that she suffered a massive heart attack. At the time of the incident, the actress was at her official residence accompanied by her mother. Despite the initial indications, the police and health authorities in Istanbul maintain active investigations to certify the real reason for the death.
The official confirmation of the death was made publicly by Uğur Gökkoyun, the actress’s lawyer, through a statement on his social networks. The professional reiterated that the death occurred at home and that the main suspicion is a generalized heart attack, but considered that the definitive diagnosis depends on the report from the local Institute of Legal Medicine.
The public defender also expressed support and condolences to Ece İrtem’s family and close friends in this time of mourning. He assured that new details about the burial and the results of the forensic examinations will be shared with the press and the public as soon as the official autopsy report is completed and released by the government.
Ece İrtem’s trajectory on television and success in Brazil
Born in 1991 in the province of Sivas, Turkey, Ece İrtem graduated in Acting from the University of Yaşar and began her professional career on television in mid-2014. The artist accumulated important roles in big-budget productions in the Turkish audiovisual market before achieving international recognition.
In Brazil, the actress gained notoriety with the broadcast of “Coração de Mãe” (original title “Cennet’in Gözyaşları”), produced between 2017 and 2018 and licensed to dozens of countries. In the plot, her character Hande played an important role in the story’s conflict centers, which generated strong engagement and a fan base among Brazilian viewers who follow the catalog of Middle Eastern productions on open TV.
