Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000.
Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father descends from the Turkish community in Bulgaria.
She completed her primary and secondary education in ðzmir. In 2000, she was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant but, Cansu withdrew due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus (Host country of the Miss Universe in 2000); Turkey had no relations with the Republic of Cyprus. She was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus unless she could pass through Northern Cyprus, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through Athens, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons". This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year.
Shortly thereafter, the former Miss Turkey started to work as a professional model. She left the Archeology Department of Istanbul University and focused on the modeling profession. Representing Turkey in all international organizations of Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association, Cansu Dere participated in various fashion shows in Paris in 2002 and 2003 and worked with many important photographers.
In 2006-2008, she played the character of 'Sñla' in the TV series Sñla with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. In 2009-2011, she played the character of 'Eyà Âan' in the Ezel series. She played the Iranian Safavid spy 'Firuze/Huymerya' in Magnificent Century in 2012-2013. She played the character of 'Zeynep Güneà Â' in the TV series Anne with Beren Gökyñldñz, who played her daughter Turna/Melek in 2016-2017. From 2020-2022, Cansu played the character of 'Asya Yñlmaz' in the TV series Sadakatsiz, the Turkish adaptation of the English-made Doctor Foster series broadcast on Kanal D, in which she shared the lead role with Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen.
She played in crime à Âahsiyet which won International Emmy Award.
In 2007, she portrayed the character of 'Defne' with Kenan ðmirzalñoÃÂlu in the movie Son Osmanlñ Yandñm Ali. In 2009, she took a role in the black comedy Acñ Aà Âk. With her ex-lover Cem Yñlmaz, she had cameo role as American dancer in hit period comedy "Yahà Âi Batñ". With Hazal Kaya, Erdal Beà ÂikçioÃÂlu, she played franchise crime series "Behzat ÃÂ.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm".