Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress.
Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including ÃÂemberimde Gül Oya, Bñçak Sñrtñ, Bir Bulut Olsam, Muhteà Âem Yüzyñl, Kñrmñzñ Oda and à Âubat. She played two different roles in the surreal series à Âubat alongside her ex-husband Alican Yücesoy.
After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like Av Mevsimi, Bir VarmÃ±à  Bir Yokmuà  and Cenneti Beklerken. Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winning KÃ±à  Uykusu in 2014. Sözen frequently was invited as a jury member to many international film festivals including Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2015), International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey, 2016), Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2017) and Cannes Series (France, 2018).
Following her role in the 3rd Season of ÃÂric Rochant's influential series Le bureau des légendes in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with Damien veut changer le monde.
With Kenan ðmirzalñoÃÂlu, she played in Blutv's detective series about history of theology. Sözen appeared in Netflix series Biz Kimden Kaçñyorduk Anne?, the adaptation of the Perihan MaÃÂden's novel. She had leading role in an episode of mini series with ensemble cast.
Achieving an extraordinary level of critical success in her homeland by winning both Theater Critics Association's and Film Critics Association's awards for the actress in a leading role in 2015 with her performances in play Kalp DüÃÂümü (The Knot of the Heart) .
In 2025, Sözen was questioned by Istanbul police on suspicion of "promoting terrorist propaganda", following her role in Le Bureau des Légendes, in which her character wore an outfit similar to that of the YPG, designated as a terrorist organisation in Turkey. Sözen, who was not detained, denied that the costume was a deliberate reference to the group and observed that the programme had not been broadcast in Turkey.
As of 2014, she is in a relationship with Harun Tekin who is one of the founding members and the vocalist of the Turkish rock band Mor ve ÃÂtesi.