Çiçek Dilligil

Çiçek Dilligil — Biography

Çiçek Dilligil is an actress and drama teacher who grew up inside the theatre. Wide audiences know her mostly from television, above all as Naile in Avrupa Yakası and Meltem in Kuzenlerim. She remains on screen today with characters such as Hülya Necipli in Tövbeler Olsun, alongside her work as a teacher.

She is the daughter of actor and director Avni Dilligil and actress Belkıs Dilligil, and former State Theatres general director Rahmi Dilligil is her uncle. At six she met cinema as Çiçek in the film Minik Cadı, and at ten the stage in the City Theatres' children's play Kedi Kız. While studying at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory she began working in series and television films from her third year, and at Kenter Theatre in acting and dubbing. Her professional stage life began with Kent Oyuncuları, and for a time she was part of the Tiyatrokare company. She first stood out on screen through the atv children's programme Dinozorus, followed by Çılgın Bediş, Kuzenlerim and Avrupa Yakası.

Later credits include Harem, Sil Baştan, Dilek Taşı, Aşk Mevsimi and the 2025 film Orman Çocukları. She has taught theatre and chaired the department at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center, and served on the jury of the 17th Afife Theatre Awards. She is married to Bora Öztoprak.