Selin Genç (born 21 June 1994) is a Turkish

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and

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Biography

Selin Genç was born on June 21, 1994, in

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(

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), and is from

Tunceli Tunceli (, , ) is a municipality (belde) in Tunceli District and capital of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a Zaza majority. It had a population of 35,161 in 2021. Name During Ottoman times, the settlement was called ''Kalan'' or ''Ma ...

both on her father and mother's side. She became interested in theater while in

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Career

Education

Selin Genç during her studies at

, she joined her school's drama group. After graduating from high school, she decided to enroll in the

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faculty of Işık University in

Şile Şile is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli (districts of G ...

(

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), where she graduated a few years later. Following her interest in acting, she decided to enroll in the theater department of

Selçuk University Selçuk University () is a public university, state-owned higher educational institution which was founded 1975 in Konya, Turkey. It is one of the largest universities in Turkey with a student body of 63,000 of which 2,200 are foreign students f ...

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

, where she obtained her acting degree a few years later. During the last year of his university education, he studied acting best at Akademi 35 Half Art House, an acting school run by actors

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and

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Professional career

Selin Genç in 2016 made his first theatrical experience with the show ''Murder Ballad''. After the education he received, he was offered to act in television series. From 2018 to 2022 she was chosen to play the role of Gülten Taşkın Ciğerci in the ATV series ''

Bir Zamanlar Çukurova is a Turkish romantic drama psychological thriller series that broadcast on ATV Turkey between September 13, 2018 and June 16, 2022. Synopsis During the 70s, the couple in love Züleyha and Yılmaz decide to hide their identities due to the mu ...

'' and where she acted alongside actors such as

Hilal Altınbilek Hilal Altınbilek (born February 11, 1991) is a Turkish people, Turkish Actor, actress and Model (person), model. She is most famous for her role as Züleyha Altun in the TV series Bir Zamanlar Çukurova (2018-2022). Biography Hilal Altınbilek ...

, Uğur Güneş,

Murat Ünalmış Murat Ünalmış is a Turkish actor. Life and career Ünalmış spent his childhood in Kayseri before moving to Istanbul to attend secondary school. During his high school years, he played for the basketball team of Fenerbahçe S.K. After grad ...

, Bülent Polat, Selin Yeninci,

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and

Furkan Palalı Furkan Palalı (born 27 October 1986) is a Turkish actor and model who was chosen as the Best Model of Turkey in 2011. Since 2010, he has worked in both the national and international fashion industry and has pursued a career in acting, starting ...

. In 2020, for the latter series, she was nominated for ''Best Supporting TV Actress'' at the Turkey Youth Awards. In 2021 she joined the cast of the Star TV series ''

Sana Söz ''Sana Söz'' (International title: ''True Lies'') is a Turkish romantic drama series composed of 7 episodes, that broadcast on Star TV between November 2 and December 14, 2021. It is directed by Şenol Sönmez, written by Ali Erkan Ersezer and ...

'', playing the role of Bahar Atalay. The following year, 2022, she made her film debut with the role of Elif Karaca in the film ''Garip Bülbül Neşet Ertaş'' directed by Berker Berki and Ömer Faruk Sorak. In 2023 she joined the cast of tabii's web series ''Yangın Günleri: Independenta''. In 2023 and 2024 she was chosen to play the role of Sena in the series broadcast on

TRT 1 TRT 1 (''TRT One'') is the first Turkish national television channel, owned by state broadcaster TRT. It was officially launched on 31 January 1968 as a test broadcast, becoming regular by the early 1970s. It was the only channel Turkey until 15 ...

'' Teşkilat''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Theatre

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Genç, Selin Living people 1994 births Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Actresses from Istanbul Turkish female models Turkish twins Twin models