Belçim Bilgin


Belçim Bilgin is a Turkish actress of Kurdish origin.

Life

She was born in Ankara, Turkey on January 31, 1983. She is the great grand niece of Sheikh Said who is known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion. According to her statement, Sheikh Said is the elder brother of her father's grandfather. Her cousin is actress, Rojda Demirer. She graduated in 1999 and studied at Mehmet Emin Resulzade Anatolian High School. In 2002, she started to study at the Information and Document Management Department of Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. In these times, Bilgin, who wanted to be a theater actor since high school years, met famous actor Yılmaz Erdoğan through a friend. She married Yılmaz Erdoğan in 2006.

Career

She played the leading role in Iraqi Kurdish director Hiner Saleem's film 'Kilomètre Zéro', attended the Cannes Film Festival. In 2011 she played in the movie "Kurtuluş Son Durak", Love Likes Coincidences. In 2013 she played in the movie "The Butterfly's Dream" directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan. Belçim Bilgin works with the "Uçan Süpürge", a women's communication and research association, to prevent child marriage.

Filmography