Hazal Şenel

Hazal Şenel — Biography

Hazal Şenel is an actress best known for playing Kıvılcım Aykar as a child in the series Selena; she has worked in television, film, theater and voice acting. In later years she also stayed in viewers' memories as Salça in Pis Yedili. In 2025 she stepped away from acting and opened a business of her own.

Her career began with Selena (2006-2009) on atv, whose lead was Sinem Kobal, and she began to be recognized as Kıvılcım Aykar. In 2008 she played the Cashier Girl in the film Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti. On Show TV she first played Melodi Kuzu, the daughter of the family in the comedy series Türk Malı, and then Salça in Pis Yedili. In 2015 she returned to cinema with Hannâs: Karanlıkta Saklanan (as Elif) and Bizans Oyunları: Geym of Bizans (as Çiğ Börek). 2017 was a busy year: she played Yeşim in İçimdeki Fırtına, Burcu in İki Yalancı, broadcast on Kanal D, and Nuran in Bahtiyar Ölmez. She then took the role of Şirin in Elimi Bırakma in 2019 and of Simin Tezer in Gecenin Ucunda in 2022-2023.

A graduate of Yeni Levent High School, Şenel trained as an actress; she has practiced roller skating, swimming and volleyball, studied ballet and is interested in folk dancing. She has also appeared in many theater plays.