Ece Özdikici

Ece Özdikici was born on July 2, 1982, in Izmir, Turkey. She graduated from the Painting Department of Izmir Anatolian Fine Arts High School and the Acting Department of the State Conservatory at Mimar Sinan University. During her conservatory years, she worked as an assistant to Prof. Dr. Zeliha Berksoy at Dostlar Tiyatrosu and graduated by playing Polly in "The Threepenny Opera". She completed her master's degree in Film and Drama at Kadir Has University. She began her professional acting career at Bakırköy Municipal Theatre with the role of Young Girl in "The Good Person of Szechwan". She then won the audition for the Istanbul State Theatre to play Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and later portrayed Laurie in "The Wave", for which she received her first theatre awards: the Afife Jale New Generation Special Prize and the VIII. Lions Kerem Yılmazer Young Talent Prize. In 2010-2012, she played Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Istanbul City Theatre, earning a nomination for the Sadri Alışık Award for Best Actress. Her theatre work also includes roles in "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Chaos". On television, she is known for roles in "Sır Gibi", "Küçük Hanımefendi", "Dila Hanım", "Cinayet" (as Ayla Akgün), "Poyraz Karayel" (as Songül), "Kadın" (as Jale), and others. In cinema, she appeared in "That Good Night", "Sizi Seviyorum" (as Eda), "Mor Ufuklar" (as Bahar, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2017), and "Koza" (as Nihal). She also actively works in dubbing for commercials, films, and animated movies. Ece Özdikici has been passionate about painting since childhood, plays the piano, and is fluent in English. In her free time, she enjoys swimming and traveling. Ece Özdikici was married to architect Mert Duyal from 2014 to 2020. The couple divorced by mutual consent in February 2020. In April 2025, the actress married mechanical engineer Ahmet Uzun in Edinburgh, and the wedding ceremony took place in Bodrum in September 2025.