Biography of Selda Sürer:
Selda Sürer, a talented actress of Albanian and Dagestan descent, pursued her education at Bursa Anatolian Girls' High School.
Her career in cinema began with Erden Kiral's Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde, earning her the "Best Actress" award twice at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. To date, she has appeared in over forty films and television series, with her first international work being the film Ayna in 1984. This film won the Oscar Award for "Best Foreign Language Film" in 1991. Her subsequent films include Umuda Yolculuk (1990),Dunkle Schatten der Angst (1993),and Yara (1998).
Sürer has been married twice, first to Bülent Kayabas in 1981, and later to Sarp Kuray, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement with the 16 June Movement. Known for her strong stance on women's rights, Sürer participated in the 1 May celebrations in Istanbul in 2007, where she was detained by the police but released the following day.
Sürer's notable television roles include playing the character of "Neriman Kozcuoglu" in the TV series Asi, which aired on Kanal D between 2007-2009. In 2021, she returned to the big screen with the film Sen, Ben Lenin, and continued her television acting career with the 2023 TV series Aile.
