Belçim Bilgin (born 31 January 1983) is a Turkish actress of

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origin.

Life

She was born in

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on 31 January 1983. She is the great grand niece of

Sheikh Said Sheikh Said of Palu ( ku, شێخ سەعید, translit=Şêx Seîd, 1865 – June 29, 1925) was a Kurdish sheikh, the main leader of the Sheikh Said rebellion and a Sheikh of the Naqshbandi order. He was born in 1865 in Palu to an influenti ...

who is known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion. According to her statement, Sheikh Said is the elder brother of her father's grandfather. Her cousin is actress

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. She graduated in 1999 and studied at Mehmet Emin Resulzade Anatolian High School. In 2002, she started to study at the Information and Document Management Department of

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in Ankara, Turkey. In these times, Bilgin, who wanted to be a theater actor since high school years, met famous actor

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through a friend. She married Yılmaz Erdoğan in August 2006. The couple moved to the

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in 2014, where they settled down in

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Career

She played the leading role in Iraqi Kurdish director

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's film ' Kilomètre Zéro' and attended the

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. In 2011 she played in the movie "Kurtuluş Son Durak", Love Likes Coincidences. In 2013 she played in the movie " The Butterfly's Dream" directed by

. Belçim Bilgin works with the "Uçan Süpürge", a women's communication and research association, to prevent child marriage.

Filmography

*'' Babamın Kemanı'' (2022) *''Buluşma Noktası'' (2021) *'' Hekimoğlu'' (2020) - Selin Kurt *'' Uzak Ara Eğlence'' (2020) - Herself (judge) *''

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'' (2020) (short film) - Filiz *'' Acı Kiraz'' (2020) - Dr. Panova *''Rüzgar'' (2019) - Ece *''

Backstabbing for Beginners ''Backstabbing for Beginners'' is a 2018 political thriller film directed and co-written by Per Fly, and based on the eponymous memoirs of Michael Soussan. It follows the real life corruption scandal in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, and stars The ...

'' (2018) – Nashim *''Cebimdeki Yabancı'' (2018) *''Çember'' (2017) *''

Annemin Yarası ''Annemin Yarası'' ( en, My Mother's Wound) is a 2016 Turkish dramatic film. Set in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it tells the story of Salih, a Bosniak teenager seeking revenge against the man who raped his mother during the Bosnian War. ''Annemin Yar ...

'' (2016) – Nerma *''Limanlardan Çağrı'' (2016) Yvette Kedabdar *'' Kördüğüm'' (2016) – Naz *''Çalsın Sazlar'' (2014) *''

Sadece Sen ''Sadece Sen (English title: Only You) '' is a 2014 Turkish drama film directed by Hakan Yonat. This film is a remake of the 2011, South Korean film, Always Always may refer to: Film and television * ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Ja ...

'' (2014) – Hazal *''

Kelebeğin Rüyası ''The Butterfly's Dream'' ( tr, Kelebeğin Rüyası) is a 2013 Turkish drama film written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan. The film was selected as the Turkish entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Fil ...

'' (2013) – Suzan Özsoy *'' Sessiz'' (2012) *'' Fasle Kargadan'' (2012) *''Gergedan Mevsimi'' (2012) *'' Kurtuluş Son Durak'' (2011) – Eylem Women and Turkish Cinema: Gender Politics, Cultural Identity and ...Eylem Atakav - 2012 p 111 "Indeed, violence resonates at different levels: verbal, physical and psychological. What is also thought-provoking is that none of these characters are seen outside the private domain. Eylem (Belçim Bilgin) attempts to commit suicide after being " *'' Keşanlı Ali Destanı'' (2011) – Zilha *'' Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever'' (2011) – Deniz Usman *'' Güldünya'' (2009) *'' Yol Arkadaşım'' (2008–2009) – Figen *'' Güz Sancısı'' (2008) – Nemika *'' Dol'' (2007) – Taman *'' Hatırla Sevgili'' (2006) – Defne Gürsoy *'' Sıfır Kilometre'' (2005) – Selma

References

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* 1983 births Living people Turkish people of Kurdish descent {{Turkey-actor-stub Kurdish actresses