(Miss Turkey) Selen Soyder: Husband, Dating Secrets, Height & Net Worth

Turkish actress Selen Soyder is best known for being a Pageant Contestant, who was crowned Miss World Turkey 2007 and earned a Golden Butterfly Awards nomination for her role in 'Hangimiz Sevmedik?.'

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Who is former Miss Turkey, Selen Soyder?

Selen Soyder (Mükerrem Selen Soyder) is a Turkish model, actress, and former beauty pageant who won the Miss World Turkey 2007 and awarded for Best National Costume category in Miss Bikini of the Universe, in 2006.

After that Soyder cast in her first film 'Yer Gök Ask' in 2010, and a few years later in 2017, she received a nomination for the Golden Butterfly Award with Can Yaman as Best TV Couple. It was the 2016 TV series 'Hangimiz Sevmedik?' And there her role name was Itir Yesil.

Earlier life & Education

Selen was born on 26^th December, 1986 in Turkey. Actress and Beauty Pageant whose full name is Mükerrem Selen Soyder. Her parents are known to be of Greek origin.

She completed her secondary (high school) education at Selma Yiğitalp Anadolu Lisesi in Izmir . After that, Soyder started graduation in History Department at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey and she graduated in 2009.

Career & Beauty Contest

Soyder was selected as the second beauty in the Miss Model of Turkey contest in 2006 and received the “Miss Bikini of the Universe” award in the Best National Costume category.

After that In 2007, she participated in the 'Miss Turkey' beauty pageant organized by Star TV and was selected as Miss Turkey, in which a total of 1,200 people participated. In the same year, she participated in the Miss World pageant on the Island of Sanya in China and represented Turkey among the 106 participating countries. But she failed to win first place.

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After returning from China, she modeled at Vakko. She then went to Canada to learn the Canadian language and returned to Turkey in 2009.

Movies & TV Roles: ‘Yer Gök Aşk,’ ‘Lale Devri’ and ‘Reaksiyon’

From 2010 to 2016, Soyder starred in leading character roles in a total of four Turkish TV series. She played the role of Toprak Karagül in the 2010 TV series Love is in the Air, (Original title “Yer Gök Aşk”). Later she acted in the role of Toprak Ilgaz in the 2010-2014 TV series “Lale Devri,” Both of these TV series are presented by Fox TV.

She was in StarTV presented tv series “Reaksiyon” as Zeynep in 2014. Reaksiyon was her highest-rated TV series. According to the IMDB database, the TV series achieved a rating of 7.0 out of 10 from the audience. She starred here with Erdal Besikçioglu, Melis Isiten, and Ibrahim Celikkol, in the role name Zeynep. The series was written and directed by Ozan Aksungur.

In 2016-17 drama series 'Hangimiz Sevmedik?', she played the role of 'Itir Yesil', where she and Can Yaman, both received Golden Butterfly Award nominations in the Best TV Couple category.

Then she took a break from acting and this year starred in a comedy romance film called “In Your Dreams,” (Original title: “Rüyanda Görürsün”) which was released in February 2023. In addition, Two popular TV series she recently starred in are Can Borcu (2025-) and Kendi Düsen Aglamaz (2023-24).

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Selen Soyder Can Yaman Controversy

In 2016, Turkish actor Can Yaman was accused of defaming Selen in the scenes of the TV series Hangimiz Sevmedik?. Because he insulted her terribly on the spot and threw away of her teacup. From here Selen filed a lawsuit against Yaman. Later on, The Istanbul court ordered Can Yaman to pay a fine of 7,830 Turkish liras.

Selen Soyder Husband

In 2011, Selen became very close to Ulas Inac, the director of the TV series "Love in the Sky" and took a step towards marriage. However, in early 2012, they announced that they had split. In 2012, Selen got engaged to Turkish actor Tolgahan Sayışman, they acted together in the TV series The Tulip Age (Lale Devri). But later they got separated.

Selen lives in Izmir with her mother Behice Yazıcı and continues her acting career from here. She has no children yet.

Years Of Marriage Ended Quietly

After a few years, She married Oren Frances, a Turkish-Jewish businessman in 2015. This couple was together for almost 7 years and Soyder divorced Oren Frances in August 2022. But people still don't know the real reason for their divorce, where they were together for 7 years.

Selen said about her divorce: "Two good people cannot be two good husbands and wives. Even though you are very good friends, sometimes you cannot be a very good husband and wife."
Via Instagram

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Selen Soyder Height in feet

Actress Selen is a beautiful woman with a slim and graceful figure. She is 5 ft 9 inches or 177 cm tall, and her weight is approximately 55kg, which is equal to 121 lbs. In feet inches: 5′9″
In centimeters: 175 cm
In meters: 1.77 m

Official Instagram of Selen Soyder

Selen at Şamdan Plus in 2021

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Popular TV shows with Selen Soyder

• 2010 – 2012 Love is in the Air (Main title: Yer Gök Aşk)
  as Toprak Karagul | Channel: FOX TV, TV series
• 2010 – 2014 The Tulip Age (Lale Devri)
  as Toprak Ilgaz | FOX TV, TV series
• 2014 – Reaction (Main title: Reaksiyon)
  as Zeynep | Star TV, TV series
• 2016 – Cahide's Open Marriage (Short Film)
  as Oyuncu
• 2016 – 2017 Hangimiz Sevmedik?
  as Itir Yesil | TRT 1, TV series
• 2023 - In Your Dreams (Main title: Rüyanda Görürsün)
  as Eda
• 2023 - Her Fall Doesn't Cry (Main title: Kendi Düsen Aglamaz)
  as Sinem Devran | TV Series
• 2024 - Kendi Düsen Aglamaz
  as Sinem Devran, Sinem Soner | TV Series
• 2025 - Can Borcu
  as Sude | Drama

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Awards Received

Turkish model Selen received her first major award (Miss Bikini of the Universe 2006) in 2006 for best performing Best National Costume category in Turkey. Later she won the Female TV Star of the Year Award for the year 2013, through the tv series “Lale Devri.”

Others

• 2006 – Miss Bikini of the Universe – Best National Costume
• 2007 – Miss Model of Turkey – 1st Ranking
• 2013 – 4th Prestige Award – Best Actress (Lale Devri)
• 2013 – 19th Politics Magazine Award – Best Actress (Lale Devri)

Soyder and Loves For Her Pets

Selen has one cat and four pet dogs and she loves them very much. She often takes them when he goes out, takes good care of them, and even sometimes takes them to film sets during movie acting.

Final Words

Mükerrem Selen Soyder is a Turkish model, actress, and winner of Miss Turkey 2007. She starred total of 7 TV series and Movies. After marrying Oren Frances, they were together for 7 years and later separated.

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