Gülcan Arslan

Gülcan Arslan (born 1 May 1986) is a Turkish actress.

Early life Gülcan Arslan was born on 1 May 1986 in Karasu, Turkey. She studied theatre at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center before appearing in various plays and commercials.

Career Arslan made her debut with a role on the TRT1 series Sardunya Sokak. In 2008, she was cast in youth series Sınıf and in the same year appeared on Kanal D's Hepimiz Birimiz İçin.

Arslan had her first leading role in the period series Her Şeye Rağmen in 2011 alongside Can Nergis. In 2012, she was among the main cast of Star TV's Bir Çocuk Sevdim for 39 episodes alongside Hakan Kurtaş. In the following year, she became a regular with Can Nergis in the 8th season of Arka Sokaklar, portraying Commissioner Leyla Candaş.

In 2014, she had the leading role alongside Seçkin Özdemir in the series Günahkar as Saliha. In 2017, she shared the leading role with Engin Akyürek and Fahriye Evcen on the ATV series Ölene Kadar, playing the role of Beril. In 2021, she had a recurring role in the drama series Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir.

She subsequently portrayed Fahriye Sultan for 14 episodes in the historical drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. She played in historical series Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı on based life of Hayreddin Barbarossa.

Filmography Year Title Role Type Notes 2007 Sardunya Sokak Canan TV series Supporting role 2008 Hepimiz Birimiz İçin Mine Pekmezci TV series 2008 Sınıf Zehra TV series 2008 Gurbet Kuşları - TV series 2009 Kafkas - TV series 2009 Kahramanlar Figen TV series 2011 Entelköy Efeköy'e Karşı - Film 2011 Herşeye Rağmen Leyla Açıkalın TV series Leading role 2011 Bir Çocuk Sevdim Mine TV series 2013 Arka Sokaklar Leyla Candaş TV series Supporting role 2014 Günahkar Saliha Tezhanlı TV series Leading role 2015–2016 Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem Fahriye Sultan TV series Supporting role 2017 Ölene Kadar Beril Karalı TV series Leading role 2019 Zengin ve Yoksul Nihal Taştan TV series Supporting role 2021 Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir Nesrin / Gülbin Göksu TV series 2021 Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı Despina TV series Leading role 2024 Kimler Geldi, Kimler Geçti Defne TV series Supporting roleReferences: