Meli Bendeli (born 1989) is a Turkish transgender actress.[1][2]

Meli Bendeli
Born
Ahmet Melih Yılmaz

1989 (age 34–35)
OccupationActress

Biography

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Bendeli was born in 1989 in Ankara as ″Ahmet Melih Yılmaz″. She graduated from Ankara University DTCF Theater Department. She is an experienced theater actor. She was very popular with her acting performance in the theater play Woyzeck Masalı directed by Erdal Beşikçioğlu.

Bendeli, in addition to her theater works, has started to act in films and TV series since 2010. She took part in the series Hatırla Gönül in 2015, and in 2018 she started to portray the character of Timsah Celil in the TV series Çukur, but later left the series. She played the role of Şinasi in the series Cam Tavanlar, which was broadcast on Show TV and made its final in 2021. At the same time, she plays the leading role in Miriam Yasta, staged by Tatbikat Sahne, and directed by Erdal Beşikçioğlu, which premiered on 19 November 2021.

In January 2022, Bendeli came out as a transgender woman and began using she/her pronouns.[3][4]

Filmography

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Film

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Film
Year Title Role
2021 Sıradan Bir Gün Tolga
Gölgelerin İçinde
Ali'nin Tabiatı Musa
İçimdeki Kahraman Kahraman
2020 Yeniden Leyla Umut
Orada Volkan
2019 Gölgeler İçinde Ati
2018 Yuva
2017 Körfez Cihan
Daha Osman
2015 Abluka
2010 Felaket Meriç
Baymin Url Melih

Television

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Television
Year Title Role
2021 Cam Tavanlar Şinasi
Ex Aşkım Berke
2019–2020 Çukur Timsah Celil
2017 Hayat Şarkısı Cambaz
2015 Hatırla Gönül

Theatre

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Year Title Venue Notes
2021 Miriam Yasta Tatbikat Sahnesi
2020 Acting Tatbikat Sahnesi
2019 Hep Sonradan Boğaziçi Performing Arts Society
2016 Apaçi Gızlar Mek'an
2015 Woyzeck Masalı Tatbikat Sahnesi
2014 Artık Hiçbi'şii Eskisi Gibi Olmayacak Sil Gözyaşlarını Mek'an
- Tevaffuk Mek'an
- Kuyu Mek'an
- Bernarda Alba'nın Evi Mek'an
- Kadınlar, Aşklar, Şarkılar Mek'an

References

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  1. ^ "Transgender Actor Ahmet Melih Yılmaz Who is he, how old is he and where is he from?". raillynews. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Ahmet Melih Yilmaz". turkishdrama. 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Ünlü oyuncu Ahmet Melih Yılmaz trans olduğunu açıkladı". Sözcü. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Melı Bendelı "O Zamanlar Çok Aşiktim, Aklimi Da Onu Da Kaybettım!" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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