Dilan Çiçek Deniz

Dilan Çiçek Deniz — Biography

Dilan Çiçek Deniz is an actress and model whose path ran from a beauty pageant to leading roles in series and film; her name is most associated with Sena Koçovalı in Çukur. In 2014 she came second at Miss Turkey, took the Miss Universe Turkey title and represented Turkey at the Miss Universe contest in Miami. In recent years she has put more weight on cinema.

Born in Sivas, she took three years of theatre training in high school and won an acting prize at an inter-school contest; at fifteen she published a poetry book, Güneşi Annem Sanırdım. While studying tourism guidance at Ege University she turned to comparative literature and moved to İstanbul University. She reached the screen in 2015 as Ebru in Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar, the adaptation of Pretty Little Liars, and the same year played Elif in Güneşin Kızları. She took the lead in Bodrum Masalı and won the Shining Star award at the 2016 Golden Butterfly Awards.

The turning point was Çukur, where she shared the lead with Aras Bulut İynemli over two seasons. After it came Elif Urazoğlu in Yarım Kalan Aşklar on a digital platform, Rüya Yıldırımlar, one of three female leads of Alev Alev, and Manolya (Mona) in Kusursuz Kiracı. In cinema she appeared in Yarına Tek Bilet, Kal and Aniden, and in 2024 played Şirin in Season of Love, sharing the lead with Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu.