Hande Erçel (born 24 November 1993) is a
Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in ''
Güneşin Kızları'', ''
Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, Halka, Azize,'' ''
Sen Çal Kapımı and
Bambaşka Biri
''Bambaşka Biri'', internationally known as ''Another Love'', is a Turkish romantic mystery drama television series directed by Neslihan Yeşilyurt. Produced by Tims&B Production, it stars Burak Deniz and Hande Erçel as Kenan Öztürk and Leyl ...
''.
Early life
She was born on 24 November 1993 in
Bandırma
Bandırma ()Greek: Panormos(Πανορμος)is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, northwestern Turkey. Its area is 755 km2, and its population is 167,363 (2024). Bandırma is located in the south of the Marmara Sea, in the ...
. She studied at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in the Department of Traditional Turkish Arts. In 2012, she participated in a
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
held in
Azerbaijan
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, where she placed second.
Career
Between 2015 and 2016, she portrayed the character Selin Yılmaz Mertoğlu in the television series ''Güneşin Kızları'', aired on
Kanal D
Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993.
The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...
. Subsequently, from 2016 to 2017, she played the role of Hayat Uzun in the series ''Aşk Laftan Anlamaz'', broadcast on Show TV. Her performance in this series earned her the Best Female Comedy Actress award at the
Golden Butterfly Awards
The Golden Butterfly Awards (Turkish: ''Altın Kelebek Ödülleri'') are annual Turkish music and television awards held since 1972. Sponsored by Pantene, winners are chosen by readers of the daily newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and the event is broad ...
.
In 2019, she appeared as Müjde Akay in the series ''Halka'' 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 ...
and as Azize Aksu Günay in the series ''Azize'' on Kanal D. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed Eda Yıldız in the series ''Sen Çal Kapımı'', aired on FOX. Most recently, from 2023 to 2024, she played
Leyla Gediz in the series ''Bambaşka Biri'', also broadcast on FOX. The series concluded with its 16th episode.
Personal Life
She is the daughter of Kaya Erçel and Aylin Erçel, and the sister of actress Gamze Erçel. On 10 January 2019, her mother, Aylin Erçel, a mother of two who had been receiving cancer treatment for an extended period, passed away in the hospital despite all medical efforts.
Filmography
Film
Streaming
Television
Music video
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
Turkish television actresses
1993 births
People from Bandırma