Çagla Kubat

Çagla Kubat (born 16 November 1978) is a Turkish model, actress and windsurfer who is member of Fenerbahçe sailing & windsurfing team. She was born in Izmir. She graduated from Italian High School of Istanbul and Istanbul Technical University with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. She was the first runner-up for the Miss Turkey 2002 beauty pageant and represented Turkey at Miss Universe 2002. Çala is also a champion windsurfer, having won the IFCA windsurfing European Slalom Championship in 2005, in Alaçati. In 2006, in her first PWA (Professional Windsurfers Association) event, she placed 6th in IFCA Slalom World Championship. She founded her own windsurfing school "Çagla Kubat Windsurf Academy" in Alaçati, Izmir Province. She ranked third in the women's category at the 2012 World Slalom Championship in Spain. In 2013, she became champion in the Master Female Slalom category of the IFCA Junior, Youth & Masters Slalom World Championships held in Alaçati. She took the third rank at the 2013 World Cup. Çagla Kubat's pastimes besides windsurfing are snowboarding, wake-boarding, rollerblading, horseback riding and scuba diving and playing tennis. She starred in successful leading female roles in two Turkish TV series to date. These are Sagir Oda ("The deaf room") in 2006 and Kuzey Rüzgari ("The northern wind") with Kadir Inanir and Oktay Kaynarca this year.