Personal Info
Birth date
1982-07-15 (42 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ankara, Türkiye
Also known as
-Melis Birkan
Biography
Melis Birkan (born 15 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She graduated from ballet department for elementary school, high school and modern dance department for university in State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She is best known for theatre and films Issız Adam, Barda, Sen Ben Lenin, Ulak, Adını Sen Koy. She won Sadri Alışık Best Actress Award for Issız Adam. She was cast in romantic comedy series in "Çapkın" alongside Okan Yalabık. With Erdal Beşikçioğlu, she was cast in "Köprü" based on life of governor Recep Yazıcıoğlu. She had guest roles in hit comedies Avrupa Yakası and İşler Güçler. With Okan Yalabık, she played in spin off period series Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu? of hit series Hatırla Sevgili. She played in period comedy drama series in "Deli Saraylı" with ensemble cast. She joined as leading role in third season of hit surreal comedy Leyla ile Mecnun. She played in hit mini series 46: Yok Olan alongside Erdal Beşikçioğlu again. With Tolga Sarıtaş, she played in mini historical series Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya about Meskhetian Turks and in third season of military series Söz which nominated International Emmy Awards.
Filmography
Leyla and Mecnun
8.2
Overview:
Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.Söz
6.8
Overview:
Yavuz Karasu, a well-trained Turkish soldier, is in Istanbul with his fiance where a terrorist operation takes place. Dr. Bahar, who is not a surgeon, tries to save his fiance. After this incident, Yavuz goes back to Karabayir and Bahar follows him all the way to give him something that belongs to him. Another incident happens and he is chosen to be the commander of a team whose mission is to catch a terrorist and protect Karabiyir and their country Turkey. The whole team is solid, consistent, and willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their country.The Agency
6.643
Overview:
Dicle finds herself in an agency when she comes to Istanbul dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. There’s only place for stars, ego wars, greed, fame, money, hope and disappointment here. As Dicle struggles to exist in this glamorous world without losing her way... Her broken family ties start to bleed again. Her father who abandoned them before she was born is now one of the sharks of the industry and they are working in the same agency. And the magical lights of cinema start to shed light on Dicle’s first love.The Ambassador's Daughter
7.615
Overview:
Sancar has always & Nare has always yearned for love. When they meet and fall in love as children, they know they are meant to be; they just have to wait to be old enough to marry. On the night of their wedding, a startling revelation by Nare forever changes their lives and puts their love on hold until the night of another wedding many years later.İşler Güçler
7.8
Overview:
İşler Güçler, is a Turkish comedy series which first aired on 28 June 2012 on Star TV and tells the story of 3 actors, with the motto, Modern Muzip Yalanlar. Ahmet Kural, Murat Cemcir and Sadi Celil Cengiz shares the leading roles. Although rumour had it that it was going to be over at the end of the summer, the board of Star TV made an explanation that they would go on issuing it in the 2012−13 publication season, due to the interest their fans had shownThe European Side
7.5
Overview:
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.Land of Beautiful Love
3.5
Overview:
The heir of a wealthy Cappadocian family, Arhan Alaca, falls in love with the lively Izmir doctor Deniz Dervişoğlu. Everything starts when Arhan takes Deniz to Cappadocia to meet his family. All plans go awry, and the secrets and showdowns of two families cast a shadow over the love of two young people. The balance within the family is disrupted, and Arhan is torn between his love and his family.Vanished 46
7.2
Overview:
A genetics professor experiments with a treatment for his comatose sister that blends medical and shamanic cures, but unlocks a shocking side effect.You Me Lenin
6.3
Overview:
One day waves bring a wooden statue of Lenin to a small town by the Black Sea. The statue is erected in the town square by the Municipality with the hope that it would attract tourists to the town. As an official opening ceremony is planned with the participation of the Prime Minister and a Russian delegation, the statue gets stolen. Two police investigators from Ankara are assigned to find Lenin in twelve hours. Townspeople give an unexpected answer to the question «Where is Lenin?».At the Bar
6.3
Overview:
A group of drug-influenced lumpen teenagers from the suburbs of the city descends into the center where they do not belong, where they are excluded. They adopted a brutal method to seize rights that were not granted to them. Unaware of what will happen to them, cheerful and well-to-do university students are helpless in the face of this gun-wielding mob that suddenly raids the bar where they are having fun.Life
6.8
Overview:
Hicran runs away from home when she is forced into an engagement with Rıza by her father. Rıza, who thinks that Hicran doesn't want to be with him, doesn't care at first. But when it begins to bother him, he decides to confront the situation and embarks on a long search for her in Istanbul.Alone
6.2
Overview:
Alper is a renowned chef in his 30s at his own luxury restaurant. He lives an isolated life and spends his nights with one-night stands and paid intercourses. One day, his life changes utterly when his path crosses with Ada and gets enamored by her casual and modest outlook at life. As they start to get romantically involved, Alper must also overcome his chronic feeling of desolateness.You're Everything To Me
6.1
Overview:
When an old fling shows up with their infant child, a dallying man-child must take on the role of father and create a fairytale world for his daughter.The Messenger
5.6
Overview:
In a place where there is no time, a traveler comes to an unnamed village where we do not know where on the map. The weary traveler is a messenger. They have stories to tell, words to say.Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2
4.3
Overview:
One of the missile launchers deployed by the US on the seabed of the Black Sea to strike Tehran in response to a potential threat is accidentally fired due to an unexplained mishap. The officers manage to divert the smart missile's coordinates and safely land it on Turkey's Black Sea coast without causing an explosion. All that remains is to go back and retrieve the missile from the village without anyone noticing...Kadın Kafası
NYR
Overview:
Adaptation of İrfan Kangı's theatre play. Beyza, who has devoted herself to her work and career, is at a loss as to what to do after receiving a surprise marriage proposal from Tankut, whom she met just a month ago, and decides to ask her childhood friends for advice on how to behave. Aylin, one of Beyza's closest friends and a family therapist, offers to help Beyza, but the situation begins to take an unexpected turn that no one could have anticipated.Acting
2024Land of Beautiful Love (6 Episodes) as Ünzile Dervişoğlu
2023Life as Hicran's Mother
2022Kadın Kafası as Unknown
2021You Me Lenin as İdil
2020The Agency (1 Episode) as Self
2019The Ambassador's Daughter (2 Episodes) as Canan
2017Söz (15 Episodes) as Unknown
2016You're Everything To Me as Pınar
2016Vanished 46 (13 Episodes) as Ceyla
2015Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya (4 Episodes) as Safiye
2013Saklı Kalan (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2012İşler Güçler (1 Episode) as Unknown
2011Leyla and Mecnun (43 Episodes) as Leyla Yedinci
2010Deli Saraylı (11 Episodes) as Hüma
2009Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? (17 Episodes) as Cemile Gürcan
2009Adını Sen Koy as Aybige
2008Alone as Ada
2008The Messenger as Emine / Ümmü
2007At the Bar as Nil
2007Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2 as Çiçek
2006Köprü (65 Episodes) as Elmas
2006İyi ki Varsın (1 Episode) as Gizem
2005Çapkın (17 Episodes) as Kiraz
2004Mucizeler Komedisi as Harika
2004The European Side (1 Episode) as Herself