Selen Ozturk is a popular Turkish actress. She is familiar to the audience from the TV series "The Magnificent Century". Selene also played in the films Once Upon a Time and Cicero.
Biography of the actress
Selen Ozturk was born on July 23, 1980 in Izmir. Her mother is a native of Cyprus, and her father is from Ushak. The actress was educated at the Ankara State Conservatory at Hacettepe University. This educational institution trains musicians, theater actors, ballet and opera dancers. After completing her studies, Selene moved to Istanbul. In the Turkish capital, she worked in several theaters. She could be seen at Tiyatro Kedi, founded by Hakan Altiner in 2002. Famous Turkish actors - Suat Sungur, Demet Evgar and Teoman Kumbarajibashia - have played in this theater in different years. Selena also collaborated with the Tiyatro Oyun evi theater, founded in 1996 by Mahir Gunshiray and worked for Oyun Atölyesi.
The beginning of a career in cinema
Selena's first film role was in the series Black Snake, which has been running since 2007. The directors of the military action movie are Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan and Feride Kaitan. Selena has one of the main roles in this series with elements of melodrama. Her partners on the set were Serkan Genk, Arif Erkin, Binnur Kaya and Bulent Inal. So far, season 1 has been released, on the script of which Fikret Bekler, Kerim Ceylan and Sertach Ergin worked. From childhood, the main character was raised as a warrior. When he grew up and got into the detachment, all the skills and lessons of his father came in handy.
In 2009, the actress was invited to the film "Infinity". This is a comedy drama starring Serap Aksoy, Aicha Bingel from My World, Ferhat Gundogdu and Ismail Hadzhioglu. The director of the Turkish film is Cemal Shan. Then the famous historical series "The Magnificent Century" began. In it, the actress got a permanent role. The plot revolves around the sultan and his captive, whom he made his first wife. The series was shown not only in Turkey, but also in Russia, Hungary and Poland. Among the directors of the serial drama are Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan and Yagyz Alp Akaydin. The Magnificent Century ran from 2011 to 2014 and consists of 4 seasons.
Then the actress was invited to one of the main roles in the TV series "My name is Gultepe". Drama directors - Zeynep Gunay, Deniz Kolosh. The series ran in 2014 and 2015. The central characters are played by Aicha Bingel and Mete Horozoglu from the series “The Magnificent Century. Empire Kesem”, Ekin Koch and Tolga Sarytash, who played in the TV series“Daughters of Gunesh”. The drama "My name is Gultepe" consists of one season. In 2014, the actress was invited to a Turkish film with the original title Çilek, which can be translated into Russian as "Strawberry". Selene's heroine is Keren. The script for this crime scene was written by Chaglayan Neiman.
Creation
In 2015, Ozturk got a role in the melodrama Once Upon a Time. Her heroine is Sema. The film also starred a colleague of the actress on the TV series "Magnificent Century" Melisa Sezen. She has the main female role. In 2015, there was a Turkish TV series "Remember Genul" with the participation of Selene. The heroine of the drama is an orphan. She lost her parents as a little girl. The heroine grew up in a boarding school, where she met her majority. The girl grew up independent. She started working as a nurse. The heroine is popular with the opposite sex, but does not know who to give preference to.
In the historical series "Rights to the Throne of Abdulhamid," Selene received a prominent role. The drama took place in 2017. It tells about the last ruler of the Ottoman Empire. The actress's partners on the set were Bulent Inal and Bahadir Yenisehirlioglu, Ozlem Jonker and Hakan Boyav. In the same year, Selene was invited to play in the film "District". The drama tells the story of life in a disadvantaged, poor Turkish region. The film was presented at the Istanbul International Film Festival.
In 2019, the actress was cast for the role in the film "Cicero". The director of the historical action movie is Serdar Akar. The leading roles in the crime drama were given to Erdal Beshikchiolu and Burcu Birijik from The Magnificent Century, Ertan Saban and Murat Garibagaoglu from Ertugrul Resurrected. In the center of the plot is an Albanian who lives in Turkey. He served at the embassy and accidentally became the owner of important government information. The hero sold her to the Nazis. Then events develop in an unexpected direction. The painting was shown not only in Turkey, but also in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, France and Great Britain.
Later, the actress could be seen as Tuna in the TV series Aziz by Volkan Kocaturk. The main characters in the drama were played by Bugra Gulsoy, Hande Erchel and Mustafa Avkyran. The script was written by Emre Ozdur and Meryem Gyultabak. In the same year, Ozturk played in the film "Turkish Hercules". This biographical sports drama has been shown in Turkey, France, Great Britain, Germany and Austria. The plot tells about the fate of a famous weightlifter. He became the Olympic champion 3 times, set a world record several times. During her acting career, Selen often had to work with such actors as Gyurkan Uygun, Ilker Aksum, Oktay Dener, Nur Fettahoglu, Tolga Sarytash, Engin Ozturk, Tansel Ongel, Ezgi Eyyuboglu, Bugra Gulsoy and Burcu Birijik. Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan and Serdar Akar invited her to her paintings.
