# Asude Kalebek
**Asude Kalebek** (full name **Asude Selma Kalebek**) is a Turkish actress known for playing Rasel Aseo in the Netflix period series *[The Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-club-2021-tv-series)* (Kulüp, 2021–2023), Naz Ertekin in *Sakla Beni* (Hide Me, 2023–2024), and Melek Hancıoğlu in the atv series *A.B.İ.*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) • [2](https://www.biyografya.com/tr/biographies/asude-selma-kalebek-5e498245) She was born in 1999.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asude Selma Kalebek[2](https://www.biyografya.com/tr/biographies/asude-selma-kalebek-5e498245) |
| Born | 1999; sources disagree on the city, giving Adana[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) or Istanbul[3](https://www.atv.com.tr/asude-kalebek/kimdir) |
| Education | Bogazici University, Translation Studies (Çeviribilim); acting training at Istanbul Sahne Sanatları Tiyatrosu[3](https://www.atv.com.tr/asude-kalebek/kimdir) • [4](https://www.turkishdrama.com/asude-kalebek.html) |
| Breakthrough role | Rasel Aseo in Netflix's *The Club* (Kulüp), 2021–2023, 20 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) |
| Second lead role | Naz Ertekin in *Sakla Beni* (Hide Me), 2023–2024, 26 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) |
| Current role | Melek Hancıoğlu in *A.B.İ.* on atv, produced by OGM Pictures[5](https://www.atv.com.tr/haberler/2026/01/08/abinin-meleki-asude-kalebek-yeni-rolunu-anlatti) |
| Languages | English and French[4](https://www.turkishdrama.com/asude-kalebek.html) |
## Education and path to acting
Kalebek studied translation at Bogazici University in Istanbul, a program taught with an emphasis on English, and she also speaks French.[3](https://www.atv.com.tr/asude-kalebek/kimdir) • [4](https://www.turkishdrama.com/asude-kalebek.html) She prepared for a screen career while still a student, taking acting lessons at the Istanbul Sahne Sanatları Tiyatrosu, and has said that her formal training otherwise consisted of a year in the university's theater club.[4](https://www.turkishdrama.com/asude-kalebek.html) • [8](https://domashniy.ru/kino_i_serialy/asude-kalebek-ya-fanatka-velikolepnogo-veka)
In interviews she described a long auditioning process: for about a year to a year and a half she sent audition tapes everywhere without being selected, then auditioned repeatedly for six months for the role that became her first job.[6](https://ensosteps.com/our-interview-with-asude-kalebek-one-of-the-new-stars-of-netflix-steps-interviews/)
## The Club (Kulüp)
Kalebek made her screen debut as Rasel Aseo in *The Club*, a Netflix original Turkish period series set in 1950s Istanbul, appearing in 20 episodes across 2021–2023.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) Her character is the rebellious daughter of Matilda, played by Gökçe Bahadır, and the cast also included Salih Bademci, Barış Arduç, Metin Akdülger, and Fırat Tanış.[7](https://www.elele.com.tr/kimdir/asude-selma-kalebek-kimdir-yasi-boyu-burcu) She said the experienced cast knew it was her first job and had received no prior training, and that they guided her in both life and acting; Bahadır, who played her mother, supported her especially before emotional scenes.[6](https://ensosteps.com/our-interview-with-asude-kalebek-one-of-the-new-stars-of-netflix-steps-interviews/)
## Later roles
**Sakla Beni.** Her second series role was Naz Ertekin in *Sakla Beni* (Hide Me), which ran for 26 episodes in 2023–2024.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/) The character, a wealthy and willful young woman, drew comparisons in Russian-language coverage to Hürrem Sultan as portrayed by [Meryem Uzerli](https://www.edgepedia.org/meryem-uzerli) in *Magnificent Century*, a series Kalebek has said inspired her to pursue film as a teenager.[8](https://domashniy.ru/kino_i_serialy/asude-kalebek-ya-fanatka-velikolepnogo-veka)
**A.B.İ.** She plays Melek Hancıoğlu in *A.B.İ.*, an atv series produced by OGM Pictures that also stars [Kenan İmirzalıoğlu](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenan-imirzal-oglu) and Bergüzar Korel.[5](https://www.atv.com.tr/haberler/2026/01/08/abinin-meleki-asude-kalebek-yeni-rolunu-anlatti) Describing the character, Kalebek said Melek is intelligent and honest, trusts her brother Doğan above all, and dreams of becoming a surgeon like him while seeking to stand on her own feet free of her father's pressure.[5](https://www.atv.com.tr/haberler/2026/01/08/abinin-meleki-asude-kalebek-yeni-rolunu-anlatti)
She has also appeared as a guest, playing Burcu, the girlfriend of Samet, in the third episode of the third season of the TOD platform series *Var Bunlar* in 2025.[9](https://www.yudum.net/kimdir/asude-kalebek)
## References
1. [Asude Kalebek, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12956676/)
2. [Asude Selma Kalebek, Biyografya](https://www.biyografya.com/tr/biographies/asude-selma-kalebek-5e498245)
3. [Asude Kalebek kimdir? Asude Kalebek Biyografisi, atv](https://www.atv.com.tr/asude-kalebek/kimdir)
4. [Asude Kalebek: Tv Series, Biography, Turkish Drama](https://www.turkishdrama.com/asude-kalebek.html)
5. [A.B.İ'nin Melek'i Asude Kalebek yeni rolünü anlattı, atv](https://www.atv.com.tr/haberler/2026/01/08/abinin-meleki-asude-kalebek-yeni-rolunu-anlatti)
6. [Our Interview with Asude Kalebek, One of the New Stars of Netflix, StepS Interviews](https://ensosteps.com/our-interview-with-asude-kalebek-one-of-the-new-stars-of-netflix-steps-interviews/)
7. [Asude Selma Kalebek Kimdir?, Elele](https://www.elele.com.tr/kimdir/asude-selma-kalebek-kimdir-yasi-boyu-burcu)
8. [Асуде Калебек: «Я фанатка «Великолепного века», Домашний](https://domashniy.ru/kino_i_serialy/asude-kalebek-ya-fanatka-velikolepnogo-veka)
9. [Asude Kalebek nedir? Hayatı ve bilinmesi gerekenler, Yudum](https://www.yudum.net/kimdir/asude-kalebek)
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