Çiğdem Batur

Çiğdem Batur — Biography

Çiğdem Batur is a versatile performer who combines acting with presenting, theater and voice work, and is best known as Prosecutor Leyla, whom she played for five seasons of Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu. Her given name is Ayşe Çiğdem, and she comes from a family of Circassian origin. She continues to work in both cinema and television.

She started in the arts while studying at Gazi University's Faculty of Communication, performing with the Grup Mimus Theatre Company from 2000 to 2004, and graduated from its public relations and publicity department. She also took classes in diction, presenting, acting and voice-over. In 2004 she presented the program Alışveriş Çantası on ART television, and at TRT she worked as a presenter, actress and program and director assistant, and she has one short film to her name. Her series career opened in 2006 with Gümüş, followed by Vazgeç Gönlüm (2007) and Papatyam (2009).

The turning point was Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu. Afterwards she played Alara in the film Büşra, appeared in the series Pinhan, played Tuba in Bizim Hikaye, and in 2017 portrayed Türkan Erten in the Fox TV series Deli Gönül. In cinema she appeared in 10. Köy Teyatora (2014), Bordo Bereliler Afrin (2018), the romantic comedy Aşk Yolunda (2021) and Gizemli Mesaj (2023). In 2020 she took over as host of the program Kuaförüm Sensin.