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Didem Balçın

Didem Balçın

Actor · 44 years old

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Age44
Birth dateMay 18, 1982
BirthplaceAnkara
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signTaurus
Eye colorGreen
EducationAnkara University Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Theatre and Acting Department

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Didem Balçın — Biography

Didem Balçın is the actress known as the face of Selcan Hatun in the world of historical drama: she played the character in Diriliş: Ertuğrul and its sequel Kuruluş: Osman. In cinema she is known as Fatma in the Çakallarla Dans comedy series. She works on stage and screen alike, and has recently been seen in the series Korkma Ben Yanındayım and in newer films of the franchise.

After graduating from the theater department of Ankara University's Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, she moved to Istanbul, where her first professional stage role was in Levent Kırca Theatre's Ateşin Düştüğü Yer. In 2009 she founded her own theater with Nergis Öztürk; for Bunu Yapan İki Kişi she shared the Lions award for best comedy actress with her partner. In 2011 she opened Doda Sanat, an arts education and production company, with her sister Özlem Kunduracı.

On television she has moved through roles such as Didem in Sevgili Dünürüm, Gönül in Firar, Dila Hanım and Meleklerin Aşkı. On the big screen she appeared in Başka Dilde Aşk, Açlığa Doymak, Göl Zamanı, Gulyabani and Oflu Hoca'nın Şifresi. In 2026 she said that acting has no age limit and that she plans to keep performing until the age of 80.

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Didem Balçın carries Selcan Hatun from Diriliş: Ertuğrul to Kuruluş Osman, historical action series that follow the Kayı tribe and fight Templars and Mongols. For an action fan the real value is one character lasting across two series. In my view that continuity keeps the world of the series coherent. Anyone starting should go to the first season of Diriliş: Ertuğrul.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Didem Balçın is Fatma in all five Çakallarla Dans films. Since the series is built around four friends from Fikirtepe, this repetition shows, in my view, the scale of the series rather than Balçın's range. To see range one has to look at Leyla in Başka Dilde Aşk, a drama about a deaf young man and Zeynep that won prizes at festivals. It shows her working in drama as well, outside the comedy series.

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