Emel Çölgeçen

Emel Çölgeçen — Biography

Emel Çölgeçen has been on screen since 1994 and is also a stage actress and presenter. She became best known for Meriç in the series Aliye and for the role of lawyer Sema in Poyraz Karayel. In autumn 2025 she plays Refika in Güller ve Günahlar on Kanal D.

Interested in dance during her school years, Çölgeçen won a place at Marmara University's Faculty of Economics after high school, but left in her second year for the Theatre Department of Akademi İstanbul; she speaks English very well. Her screen path began with Gülşen Abi and took off in 2004 with Aliye. Then she played Azra in Sağır Oda, Pelin in Tramvay and, in 2007, Berfin in Kara Duvak. She played Eda in Köstebekgiller.

Next came Poyraz Karayel, where she played lawyer Sema, a character she also played in the film Poyraz Karayel: Küresel Sermaye. After that she played Ülfet in Kırlangıç Fırtınası, Şehnaz in Ferhat ile Şirin and Gülizar Yılmaz in Bir Gece Masalı. She has won an award at the Ankara International Film Festival.