Seda Türkmen

Seda Türkmen was born on January 9, 1987, in Izmir, Turkey. She graduated from the Performing Arts Department of Dokuz Eylül University. She began her acting career in theater and made her television debut in 2009 with the series "Papatyam" (Daisy). She gained critical acclaim for her roles in the films "Kelebekler" (Butterflies, 2018) and "Mavzer" (Rifle, 2020) — for the latter, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Adana Film Festival. Among her other notable works are the series "Kanatsız Kuşlar" (Wingless Birds, 2017-2018), "Sandık Kokusu" (Scent of the Chest, 2023-2024), "Yargı" (Judgment, 2023), and the films "Aşkın Kıyameti" (Doom of Love, 2022) and "Bursa Bülbülü" (Bursa Nightingale, 2023). For her theater performance in "İstila!" (Invasion!), she received the Sadri Alışık Award for Best Supporting Actress (2017). She continues to be passionate about theater, with recent stage work including "Istırap Korosu" (Chorus of Suffering) and "Kutsal" (Sacred), for which she won the Turkish Theater Critics Association Award (TEB Ödülleri) for Best Actress of the Year (2025). She was married to actor Bora Akkaş from 2017 to 2019. In 2025, she married Ilgaz Giritlioğlu.