Seda Bakan

Photo Source: Rüya Gibi, Show TV

Seda Bakan Erel is a Turkish actress. She is known for her roles in Adanalı, Behzat Ç. (also: Furkan), Kardeş Payı (Equal Share), Arif V 216 (also: Şükrü), Öldür Beni Sevgilim (Kill Me If You Dare), Mucize Doktor (A Miracle), Zeytin Ağacı (Another Self, also: Aytaç & Tuba), Gelin Takımı (Bride Squad) and more. Her new series Rüya Gibi (Like a Dream, also: Gökberk, Burcu, Uğur, Celil, Şebnem, Yağmur, Ahsen, Emre & Yeliz) was released on December 2, 2025.

Facts:

• on her mother’s side she is of Thessaloniki origin and on her father’s side she has roots in Sarajevo, so she is Balkan on both sides of her family
• in 2019, she welcomed her first daughter Leyla and in 2022 she experienced the joy of meeting her second daughter Ela
• had come into the spotlight due to the tension she experienced with Tuba Büyüküstün, whom she worked with on the series Zeytin Ağacı
  • says she loves Tuba very much and that a deep bond formed with her and the team during the months they spent far from home, creating a friendship that cannot be easily broken
• was widely praised by the public for celebrating her daughters according to Turkish (and Islamic) traditions
  • including a 40th-day prayer service and simple, modest birthday celebrations
  • she said: “I love our customs and traditions. They give me a zest for life. I am very attentive to my family life.”