Biography
Şeyla Halis was born on 13 January 1977 in Istanbul. She graduated from the piano department of Mimar Sinan University’s State Conservatory and then trained in theatre at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. She has performed with the Dormen Theatre and Tiyatro Kılçık and has acted on camera since 1999.
Most viewers know her as Menekşe, the flower seller in Cennet Mahallesi (2004 to 2007). She also played Jale in Avlu and appeared in Vuslat, Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan, Yahşi Cazibe and Akasya Durağı. For Semiha in the film Vücut (2011) she won Best Supporting Actress at the 18th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. She released the single Pazartesi Sendromu in 2016, and married Bekir Çiçekdemir in 2010; they have a daughter, Selin.
In 2026 she joined the cast of Tuzlu Kahve as İrma.
