Seda Bakan

Seda Bakan — Biography

Seda Bakan is an actress who has left a mark on Turkish television and cinema in both drama and comedy. She became known as Eda in Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi and Feyyza in Kardeş Payı, and in film is especially associated with comedy roles. In recent years she has stayed on screen with the Gelin Takımı films and Netflix's Zeytin Ağacı.

Born in Gebze, Bakan studied foreign trade at Sakarya University and took acting classes at the TÜRVAK Cinema-TV Training Center. Her father's side is Bosnian and her mother's descends from Thessaloniki-Drama immigrants. She took her first steps in 2006 as a presenter on programmes such as Number One TV and Avea On Air, then acted in commercials and in Sana Mecburum and Pars: Narkoterör. The turning point was Behzat Ç., which began in 2010: she played Eda in the series and in the films Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm and Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor. In 2014 Kardeş Payı raised her popularity.

Next came Kara Bela, Bana Sevmeyi Anlat (as Leyla Aydın), Mucize Doktor and Arif V 216, which ranks among the ten most-watched films in Turkey. She sat on the jury of Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye in 2015-2016. She married musician Ali Erel in 2014, and they have two daughters.