Selda Alkor, who was born in Konya on January 3, 1943, graduated from the Girls' Institute and entered the world of cinema by finishing first in the competition organized by Ses magazine in 1965. Alkor, who made his debut with his role in the movie Saturday Your Sunday Benim, became one of the well-known faces of Turkish cinema by starring in nearly a hundred films throughout his career.
On the television screen, she received great acclaim, especially for her character "Sümbül Karadağ" in the TV series Asmalı Konak; Thanks to this performance, she won the Best Actress award at the 30th Golden Butterfly Awards. She was also etched in the memory of the audience with her roles such as "Yurdanur Eroğlu" (Çemberiyorum Gül Oya) and "Nur Kurteşi" (Behind the Bars). She played the historical character Kösem Sultan in the 2010 movie Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan.
Selda Alkor belongs to a well-established family. His father, police officer Muharrem Alkor of Circassian origin, took his place in history when he killed the well-known Greek bully Hrisantos during the occupation of Istanbul; His mother is Meliha Hanım, who is of Georgian origin. The artist is married to former national basketball player Cihat İlkbaşaran.
Alkor, who is also interested in music as well as acting, has recorded songs such as "Mr. Fakir / Tomorrow Will Be a New Day" and "I Made a Joke, Understand / It's Unknown". Throughout his artistic life, he was crowned with many honorary awards such as the 39th Golden Orange Film Festival in 2002, the 15th Golden Boll Film Festival in 2008, the 17th Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actor Awards in 2012 and the SİNEGED Lifetime Honor Award in 2019.
Selda Alkor was born on January 3, 1943 in Konya, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 55 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Call My Manager (2020)
- Behind Bars (2007) — Nur Kurteşi
- Asmalı Konak (2002) — Sümbül Karadağ
- Was It Gonna Be Like This (1997) — Süreyya Şahinkaya
- Gül Oya in My Circle (2004) — Yurdanur Eroğlu
- Completely Different Conversations with Ceyda Düvenci (2022) — Selda Alkor
- Street Girl (1966)
- Istanbul in Cinema (2011)
- Dusty Roads (2013) — Mürüvet Gündoğan
- I Want to Live (1967) — Phosphorous
- Hicran Street (2007) — Handan
- Farewell (1967)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.