Hande Erçel: 'Men and women are not equal in our industry'

Hande Erçel, who most recently starred in the series 'Bambaşka Biri', stated that men and women are not equal in the acting industry. Erçel said, "Men and women are not equal in our industry. You notice the difference on set immediately."

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Hande Erçel: 'Men and women are not equal in our industry'

Actress Hande Erçel made statements to a magazine.

Erçel said, "Men and women are not equal in our industry. You notice the difference on set immediately. I cannot stand the attacks made against a woman regarding her weight, her eyebrows, her eyes, or what she wears. The body is ours, the choice is ours. In my youth, I was deeply hurt by comments made about my weight. There is no way a woman who is confident in her own existence cannot shine."

WHO IS HANDE ERÇEL?

Hande Erçel was born in 1993 in Bandırma, Balıkesir. She continues her studies at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Traditional Turkish Arts. She began her training at the 3mota acting workshop between 2011 and 2013, while simultaneously working as a play assistant at Tiyatro Kedi.

Hande Erçel participated in the Miss Civilization of the World competition held in 2012 and placed second in the contest held in Azerbaijan. She began her acting career in 2014 with the series "Çılgın Dershane Üniversitede". In 2014, while portraying the character of Selin Karahanlı in the series "Hayat Ağacı", she acted alongside İdil Fırat, Fikret Kuşkan, Onur Saylak, Özge Özberk, and Kenan Bal.

In 2015, Hande Erçel played the character of "Selin Yılmaz" in the series "Güneşin Kızları". The cast of the series included names such as Emre Kınay, Evrim Alasya, Kanat Heparı, Tolga Sarıtaş, Berk Atan, Miray Akay, Sarpcan Köroğlu, Burcu Özberk, Sarper Arda, Meltem Gülenç, Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı, and Funda İlhan. Between 2017 and 2020, she continued her training with the Harika Uygur Chubbuck workshop, acting coach Merve Taşkan, and theater director-coach İbrahim Çiçek.