Emel Dede

Emel Dede — Biography

Istanbul-born Emel Dede is an actress in Turkish television series and films, best known for playing Gonca Hatun in Kuruluş: Osman. She also trained in psychology. She completed her university studies at Haliç University and took one-to-one acting lessons from Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu, working as well at 35 Buçuk Sanat Evi, in on-camera acting classes and at 3Mota.

Her screen career began in the mid-2000s with Bıçak Sırtı, followed by Küçük Kadınlar and, in 2010, Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki. She appeared in Muhteşem Yüzyıl in 2011 and in the following years in Aşkın Bedeli, Emanet, Alın Yazım and Seddülbahir 32 Saat. She played Leyla in Sevda Kuşun Kanadında, and the character Berfin in Kanal D's İsimsizler brought her to a wide audience.

From 2017 she took part in the first two seasons of Çukur, the third season of Payitaht Abdülhamid and Kuzgun, and widened her film work with Bordo Bereliler 2: Afrin. From 2019 her role as Gonca Hatun in Kuruluş: Osman became her best-known part and kept her in the cast of a long-running historical series. Metamorfoz is also mentioned among her recent work.